Author: Dennie

Five Years On Postcard Project

As part of the #Lapsang Hussey Tea Talk Diaries project, today launches the Five Years On (from Covid) Postcard Project https://teatalkdiaries.blogspot.com/

Recent Podcasts

Over the last three months I have been asked to be part of 2 podcast projects: 1: Linked to my PhD and my paper Building a case for coaching: informing an innovative, pedagogical approach to dancer development https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14647893.2022.2097656 Here is a link to the podcast: Labours of Sports Coaching: When to coach, teach, or train, with Dennie Wilson https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3589cdc5-eefe-4b41-9f81-083d1ff9963f/ 2: Linked to the Crick project as part of my work with the RAD. On Time is a miniseries exploring the hidden connections between time and vaccination. Featuring scientists, artists, historians and influential voices in the field of immunology, we will explore topics such as HISTORY, MEMORY and SPEED and their relations to immunology On Time : Speed https://ontimepodcastseries.podbean.com/

Commonwealth Games 2022

Commonweath Games 2022 Alexaander Stadium Athletics and Parathletics Read more

Launching for 2022 - "The Blue Space Concept Coaching Space"

Hopefully, in 2022, we will be able to emerge from our COVID Cocoons.  As someone who is a curious, creative and hopefully connected individual, the 21 months since March 2020,  has provided time to reflect, study, research and do many hours as a volunteer coach (working with vulnerable adults); I did, finally learn a new skill (block paving a raised area of my garden) on Christmas Day 2020.   As I emerge forward into 2022 I look to focus on the things in life that bring me happiness, fulfillment and a sense that I am contributing positively to the world in whatever small way I can.    And so I launch The Blue Space Concept Coaching Space; a Coaching Space which gives time to the individual for the exploration of thoughts, ideas, fears, aspirations and challenges.  Coaching sessions can be health and well-being, performance, career development/transition  focused.  And ... the holistic health of the person is what is important, so whether physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, fundamentally the coaching space; where it takes place and what is discussed, is unique and defined you. The Blue Space Concept - Coaching - information and booking The Blue Space Concept on Twitter  

#Lapsang Hussey - The Tea Talk Diaries

In August 2019 dna3d launched #Lapsang Hussey - The Tea Talk Diaries.  As part of the dna3d creative digital domain this is an ongoing long term interactive TEA installation curated by Elle Evans, the great grand-daughter of high wire walker, clown and theatre manager Jack Riskit.    

Victory Presentations Lead - London Marathon Events

Since 2015, Dennie has worked as Presentation Lead for London Marathon Events to deliver the Elite Athletes presentations for the Virgin Money London Marathon, the Mini-Marathon, the Vitality Big Half, Vitality 1000 and Westminster Mile and Prudential Ride London.  Those events have seen GB athletes such as Mo Farah, David Weir and Shelly Woods triumph, alongside Eliud Kipchoge win the London Marathon for the 4^th time.  Marcel Hug, Manuele Schar, Daniel Romanchuk, Mary Keitany (breaking Paula Radcliffe’s women’s-only world record), and cyclists arrive on The Mall after eventful and hard fought races with Alia Viviani, Pascal Ackermann, Alexander Kristoff, Tom Boonen the winners from 2019 – 2016.  2018 saw the introduction of The Big Half where the Cutty Sark provided a stunning back drop that rivals Buckingham Palace.  

dna3d update (September 2019)

As a result of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Dennie’s role as Victory Ceremonies Producer, which took her away from the West Midlands initially for 6 months, the company took a pause from creating and performing.  During that time life for most of the company members changed significantly.  Dennie herself has developed as an artist, academic, researcher and performance coach, and further posts will outline how the dna3d dance design digital web domain will be developed for 2020. Christa married, became a mother fto three cygnets.  She continues as Artistic Director of the highly successful Walsall Academy of Dance https://walsallacademyofdance.co.uk/home-page/principal  Kasia, as a result of the partnership between BRB and dna3d was offered a contract with the Birmingham Royal Ballet Department of Learning and Participation.  Kasia and has gone on to become Engagement Manager within the department.  Shanelle’s performing career continued to bloom with Shanelle performing with ACE Dance and Music, Rosie Kaye, for who she has become a rehearsal director.  Shanelle also contributed to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games handover ceremony, leading a section of the work beamed live from Birmingham to Brisbane.  Michael Price won an Emmy with David Arnold for Sherlock  and has since, established the Michael Price Trio and Ensemble to perform his own work. https://www.michaelpricemusic.com  Ian Wallman has become a hugely successful photographer http://www.ianwallman.com

Victory Ceremonies 2012 ... mission complete

I can't quite believe it but the Games are over... I keep having to pinch myself that I am back here in Birmingham and tomorrow when I wake up it won't be 04:00 hours and I won't have to get on the N8 bus to the Mall ( well Tottenham Court Road and then a walk to the Mall!) for the early morning medal delivery. I must say for at least the first 3 nights back here I had dreams about Victory Ceremonies for Boxing, Cycling and then one about having to get Sir Stephen Redgrave to the Athletes Victory Parade... Read more

Arena Theatre … here we come

Waking at 4.30 am through the Christmas and New Year period has much to do with our new performance project Podium Finish. This morning was no exception and the times and dates on the dna3d ‘rehearsal pod’ blog will show 26 entries between 5 and 5.30am this morning. This is because the outline of the project and what is behind the new piece, a piece that takes the 26.2 miles of a marathon as the backbone of the piece. I don’t want to say too much just yet... Read more

World Championship Performances

Check out the fabulous pictures on the dna3d flickr feed to see the colour and energy of the Opening Ceremony of the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships at the NIA back in November 2011. 100 performers as Bugs, Bees, Butterflies, Icarus, the Wright Brothers, RAF & WAF pilots, Air Tourists, Cosmonauts and Astronauts, and models of Spitfires, Bi-planes, Red Arrows, Concorde and the Soyuz Rocket, whirred, spun, jumped, pirouetted, floated and soared around the Arena, as the Opening Ceremony told the story of the history of flight in dance, poetry and acrobatics. Read more