Ariantella is going to be a new concept in dance, giving opportunities specifically to young, talented, dancers to get performance experience and provide a stepping stone towards a possible career in dance.
Why are we unique? Because everything we do is original work. The stories we tell, with the music we compose and the choreography we create, is all unique to Ariantella and has never been seen or heard anywhere else!
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Alex has been composing and making music most of his life, having studied Music and Composition for Film and TV in London, UK. He is classically trained on both piano and violin and has performed with the North London and Bath Symphony Orchestras.
Alex’s musical influences are varied and draw on styles in many genres, including Electronica, Synthwave & Chiptune, as well as traditional classical, orchestral and symphonic styles. A fascination with the blurring of sound, music and ambience has always held an interest and he is looking at ways these elements can be fused into something both new and familiar.
Recent collaborations have seen Alex work with Ariantella Dance, an exciting new dance company specialising in the telling of fable, lore and historical tales through dance. He has also worked with Lorraine Bowen on an 8-Bit version of her Crumble Song. He has also contributed to Video Game soundtracks including ‘PBJ – The Musical’, created by Lorraine Bowen and Philipp Stollenmayer, and ‘Last Dream II’, by White Giant RPG Studios.
Peter was making up stories from a young age, and entertaining his friends before bedtime at sleepovers with off-the-cuff adventure stories is one of his oldest memories. His interest in producing also started at a young age and he was arranging charity events, shows and concerts throughout his teens.
He was somewhat uncertain about what to do for a career and so ended up doing a degree in Video Production. This led to an early career in project management for national household brands and founding video production departments in a couple of different companies, as well as producing and directing independent music video projects for local Indie bands and RnB artist Kele le Roc.
He also worked as a programme manager for a global digital agency, winning global awards on projects for brands such as HSBC. He then went on to found a digital agency and also hold the role of CTO at a global volunteering organisation, personally designing the platforms used by brands such as L’Oreal and Astra Zeneca.
But his dream has always been to work in storytelling. In 2023 he self-published his first novel and is working on a second.
He describes himself as someone “who makes things happen” and is passionate about everything he does. His drive is to bring the Ariantella dream to life, not only making a successful touring company but also, one day, realising the vision of the Ariantella Academy and Foundation!