ResDance Series 11: Episode 7: The Space Between: Reflections on Creativity and Movement with Elle Dillon- Reams
In this episode, Elle talks about finding freedom in the spaces between dance, acting, writing and movement. She shares insight int her unconventional journey into contemporary dance and how her practice has evolved into a way ofexploring the body, storytelling and ideas that can be difficult to put into words. We discuss creative process, the pressures and expectations placed on the body, and Elle’s interest in making work around taboo subjects and the questions we often avoid. From “showing, not telling” to embracing uncertainty, this is a conversation about the power of art to connect, challenge and make us see things differently. A thought-provoking conversationabout creativity, movement and what happens when we give ourselves permission to explore beyond the expected.
Biography
BIO Elle Dillon-Reams is a neurodivergent, queer, multi-disciplinary artist, originally from Brighton. Alongside Yoga, Pilates and Barre teaching, Elle is a multi-award winner of Poetry Slams across the UK, alumni of the inaugural New Writing South Playwrights collective, and her debut poetry collection Maladaptive was published by Verve Poetry Press. Elle's poem BUOY was recently long listed for theprestigious Forward Poetry Prize for best performed poem 2026. Elle was selected by Craig Charles and BBC6 Music as part of the Poetry class of 2023, she has since had several commissions from the BBC, and has performed her writing at festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, LedburyLiterary Festival, and The Edinburgh International Festival. Elle's show MEAT was shortlisted for both The Cabaret awardand the International Touring award for Brighton Fringe 2026, and won the Most Outstanding Dance Production Award from South East Dance.
Elle's debut show HoneyBEE won both The Three WeeksEditors award and Best Newcomer from The Scotsman, she took both HoneyBEE and her second solo show MEAT to Edinburgh in 2023, and in 2025/26 toured both shows across the UK receiving five star reviews, sellouts, and an OffieNomination. Elle is currently developing her next show BUOY with Brighton Dome and PlayOn Theatre, and will be making her west end debut this Xmas show yet to be publicly announced!
Contact details
Instagram: @lauharveytodd / @englishnationalballet
LinkedIn: @elledillonreams
Website www.elledillonreams.com
Other relevant links
www.elledillonreams.com/honeybeeplay
www.elledillonreams.com/meat
https://elledillonreams.bigcartel.com/product/maladaptive
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