About the Night:

spiiill, presented by iii as part of Scratch Renaissance, is an event that features the artists as the scratch work, the unfinished article.

it exists in recognition that

• there are few spaces to develop the art of speaking about a creative practice
• self promotion can be uncomfortable

but that both are necessary skills, often called upon in important settings where there may be resources and support at stake.

so let’s practice articulating the practice.

three artists will be in conversation with Tali and each share a piece of their work on screen - a rehearsal, an improvisation, a show trailer, a completed work or extract thereof.

About the Curator:

Shannelle ‘Tali’ Fergus is a London raised, Margate based creative working within the dance community and in the dance industry – with 20+ years’ experience and a unique 360 perspective, working across performance, choreography, teaching and talent management.

Tali is founder, producer and lead facilitator of identity. ideas. industry. (iii), a programme and method designed to encourage dance artists’ curiosity about their creativity and the industry at large, through movement, conversation and literature.

The programme, in its 8th year, has been supported by breakthrough initiative Artists4Artists (One Dance UK People’s Choice Award nominee), Chisenhale Dance Space, Impact Dance, Redbridge Drama Centre, casting agency Sillis Movement, Siobhan Davies Studios and Studio Wayne McGregor.

spiiill joins an expanding roster of offers under the iii umbrella, including the ‘A Deep Dive With..’series, hosting culture shifting figures from the dance community, ‘The Artists’, a paid professional development programme, in collaboration with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and ‘tiiiny humble opinions’, a soon to launch podcast series.

About Scratch Renaissance:

‘Scratch Renaissance’ is a yearlong adrenaline shot for the grassroots dance and performance sector. From May 2025 to July 2026, CDS will host a series of monthly scratch nights at our East London venue. In line with our artist-led ethos, we will work closely with six small artist-led collectives to create six new scratch night models. These models will explore what a scratch night can be while supporting marginalised artists in showcasing their work for the first time.

Scratch Renaissance is supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

Accessibility:

Please note, we are on the second floor of a warehouse building, accessed by a staircase only. We regret that we cannot currently adequately support wheelchair users and those for whom stairs are a barrier.

We are committed to removing other barriers to access. If you would like to talk to us about your access needs, please contact: sam@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk. Read more about our commitments to anti-ableism as part of our Artist Community Culture Document