On Stage
Produced and toured by The Place as part of The Playground Tour 2026.
Created in collaboration with choreographer and performer Lewis Norman and composer/musician Steve Blake, design by Simon Vincenzi.
We present – for your entertainment – the spectacular street dances of our awesome insects. Featuring, The Crunchy Cockroach, The Mesmeric Mantis, The Handsome Honeybee, and The Heavenly House Fly!
Brought to you by your buzzin’ hosts; ’BUG’ the drummer, and ‘GUB’ the street dancer.
Lea Anderson is a co-founder and artistic director of The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs dance companies founded in 1984. As well as touring extensively throughout the UK and overseas, the companies are renowned for their pioneering work in non-theatrical spaces and venues. In 2002 Lea was awarded an MBE for her services to dance, and in 2006 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Dartington College of Arts. In 2014 Lea was appointed Regents Professor at the University of California, in Los Angeles.
Supported and co-commissioned as part of Stomping Ground, a commissioning partnership with Creative Crawley, City Moves, FABRIC, FESTIVAL.ORG, Pagrav Dance Company, Strike a Light, The Place, Tramway.