Meledy Movingtheater

We are Meledy Movingtheatre! We are an West Midlands based interdisciplinary Dance and Theater Company which was founded in 2013 at the University of Bedfordshire. At first we started just creating work towards our graduate degree at the University. But now we have successfully completed our degrees we want to take our work to the next level and perform and create professionally!

We create work that is fresh and unique. We make it our aim to surprise and entice the audience as well as challenge them! We love to include our audience members with our work.

Meledy Movingtheater consists of two main choreographers and performers, Edy Samuels and Melissa Williams.

Edy Samuels BA (Hons), is a choreographer dancer, actor, singer, musician and model. In essence he is an Artist! He gained a passion for the arts at the young age of 5. He started off learning musical instruments, drums and piano, which then lead on to performances at his school. He then began acting at the age of 12, and dancing professionally at the age of 16, gaining and triple distinction in Performing Arts at his secondary school and college. Edy also achieved a 2:1 Degree in Performing Arts at the University of Bedfordshire. Edy has also been a part of a Master level Choreographer Kristina Dimitrova.

Melissa Williams BA (Hons), is also a choreographer, dancer, actor, singer and model. She has always had a strong interest in the arts from the young age of 10, however she started her professional performing career at the age of 16. She has gained her triple distinction at college, as well as her 2:1 Degree at the University of Bedfordshire. Melissa is also a member of Wingless, a interdisciplinary Dance and Theater company, which is artistically lead by Magnum Phoenix.

Both Edy and Melissa have been professionally trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Contact Improvisation, Martial Arts, Cunningham Technique, Street and Hip Hop.

During our performing careers we have performed with a range of choreographers and companies. In 2012 we worked with Fleur Darkin Dance Company for her work Disgo, which was performed at the MAC Theater in Birmingham. In 2013 we worked with two amazing choreographers from Texas Darla Johnson and Nicole Wesley on the work The Justice Project, which was performed at the University of Bedfordshire. We have also worked with the Artistic Director of Thrive Productions Dawn Davis in the production A Turn of Dramatic Events.