PRIME AT 10
ROLLING IN THE DEEP Dance Base PRIME performance 2019 Image: Maria Falconer
PRIME - Celebrating 10 years of joy through dance
PRIME - Celebrating 10 years of joy through dance
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Orders for delivery will be available from 28 June
PRIME AT 10 cover image by Brian Hartley
An inspiring book crafted with care, creativity and love from ‘Scotland’s leading company of elder dancers’ as they celebrate ten glorious years of dance. All profits from sales will be donated to Dance Base.
164 pages
Insights from 24 outstanding choreographers on their artistic practice
Stunning photography
Behind the scenes stories from the dancers who have performed with PRIME over the last ten years.
Current company members are aged 66 to 82 years
COME AND SEE US DANCE
Celebrating their 10th anniversary year, Dance Base's in-house company for over 60s will showcase a new commission by Robbie Synge alongside a revival of Steinvör Palsson's Carry on Dancing which premiered in 2016.
BUY TICKETS: Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Dance Base
Dance Base's in-house companies PRIME and Lothian Youth Dance Company (LYDC) showcase new work in a double-bill.
Now in its 10th anniversary year, over 60s company PRIME will showcase new commissions by Tony Mills and Robbie Synge.
ON THE ONE PRIME residency with Tony Mills 2025 Image Brian Hartley
PRIME
PRIME is Dance Base’s in-house dance performance company for dancers aged over 60 years old. Founded in 2015 by Morag Deyes MBE, PRIME was born from a desire to change the under-representation of older dancers on stage and to actively challenge stereotypes around ageing, ability, and who can be a dancer.
Since its creation PRIME has worked with some of the best choreographers in the UK to perform progressive and creative choreography which empowers dancers and audiences alike to explore their full potential in life and dance. PRIME has toured nationally and internationally and participated in many festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Luminate and Singapore Silver Arts Festival. Most recently the company took part in an international collaboration with the Taiwanese dance company B.DANCE, touring a new performance piece across Scotland in May 2023 and presenting it at a 6-date run as part of the Dance Base Fringe Festival programme where they received reviews from The Guardian and The Scotsman. They were also featured in short films by BBC Scotland and a documentary by ARTE TV. (links below)
The company is led by Artistic Director Steinvör Palsson who took over the role from Dance Base’s previous Artistic Director and PRIME founder Morag Deyes in 2022.
The company currently has 16 members aged between 66 and 82 years old – Annie Young, Christine Thynne, Diane Mitchell, Eleanor Morrison, Judy Adams, Karen Duignan, Kathy Jenkins, Marilyn Shiells, Mark Saunders, Moira Berry, Nancy Patterson, Norma Turvill, Paul Burrows, Rosie Orr, Sara Cameron McBean and Tom Daniel.
THE WAY WE HOLD EACH OTHER Dance Base PRIME performance 2024 Image: Amy Sinead