Jan 08 - Chris Hocking Appointed As Adjudicator For The 16th Gibraltar International Dance Festival
M.O. Productions has announced that the international adjudicator travelling from the United Kingdom for the 16th edition of the Gibraltar International Dance Festival is Arts Educational School Principal Mr Chris Hocking.
Chris trained at the Nesta Brooking School of Ballet where he studied National with Mr Robert Harold. He then went on to a very successful performing career in the West End, on tour and in regional repertory theatre. Shows include Chicago, Carousel, The King and I, The Rocky Horror Show, Chess, Hot Stuff, On The Town, Barnum and Hello, Dolly.
He has choreographed the UK tours of Oklahoma, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, the British premiere of Jekyll and Hyde and The Rise & Fall of Little Voice. Other credits include Club Tropicana - The 80s musical (which he co-wrote) at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Schwartz Stories at The King’s Head, Let Him Have Justice (Cochrane Theatre), , Keeler (Charing Cross Theatre) The Railway Children and Wind In The Willows (both Sevenoaks Playhouse).
Chris has been awarded the Fellowship of the British & International Federation of Festivals and is the Vice-Chair of the All England Dance.
He has directed and choreographed numerous pantomimes around the country and has been awarded an M.A. in Choreography from Middlesex University.
Festival Organiser Seamus Byrne said, ‘M.O. Productions is delighted to bring over to Gibraltar a highly qualified and experienced individual in the world of dance. We are confident that Mr Hocking will contribute towards the development of our performers and raise our local standards.’
The 16th Gibraltar International Dance Festival will be held between Thursday 15th February and Saturday 17th February at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre. For further information please contact e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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