6 August 2022
Xtina Headlines Brighton & Hove Pride

3 September 2022
Celebrating 20 Years of 'Dirrty'

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Christina Aguilera - Dirrty | 201 Dance Company | Andrea Walker Choreography

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CHOREOGRAPHY, CONCEPT & DIRECTION | Andrea Walker

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VIDEOGRAPHY & EDIT | Josh Brady

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DANCERS |

Yasmin Cogan de Abreu (on its own line)

Mike Ashurst
Georgina Crawford
Brooke Dalton
Maisie Hopkins
Ruth Ellen Little
Nicholas Piscedda
Kerry Smith
Laraib Waheed
Andrea Walker
Lauren Woollard

And 60+ talented Brighton dancers, including dancers from The Marta Scott Dance Company (https://msdance.org.uk/), Outta Puff Daddys (https://www.outtapuffdaddys.co.uk/), Visual Artists (Instagram: @visualpoets_company) and Marina Studios (https://marinastudios.co.uk/)!

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ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER | Nicholas Piscedda

MUSIC EDIT | Rhiannon Rolf

DRONE OPERATOR | Al Pott

PRODUCED BY | Andrea Walker and Patrick Collier for 201 Dance Company
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:

ICTHEATRE

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:
Brighton & Hove Pride, Arts Council England, ICTheatre, Marina Studios, Pip Sayers, Martin Kovac, Arunima Abeywickrema, Celeste Woods Ferrer, Mia Bird, Amanda Schofield, Annelies White, India Phillips, Kim Morgan, Jordan Mullineaux, Marta Scott Dance Company, Outta Puff Daddys, Visual Artists

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SONG: Dirrty
ARTIST: Christina Aguilera ft. Redman
ALBUM: Stripped

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A NOTE FROM CHOREOGRAPHER ANDREA WALKER:
When Christina Aguilera was announced as a headline act for Brighton & Hove Pride, I
knew I wanted 201 to do something special. We involved the whole community and got
onboard the best dancers we knew, truly on a mission to live our best lives in a dance video that celebrates queerness, love and also Xtina's incredible career.

Xtina headlining Pride was exciting enough, but next month also marks the 20 Year
Anniversary of 'Dirrty'. I knew there was no other choice when it came to what song we'd be dancing to:

'Dirrty' is an iconic, revolutionary track, and back in 2002 it also represented the queer
awakening for so many young gay individuals like myself. Xtina got so much push-back
when 'Dirrty' was first released. The media of the time called the song and video
"controversial". Yet, Xtina never backed down, always acknowledging, stressing how the
track and video represented her true vision as an artist. "This is me, take it or leave it". No
wonder the song resonated with so many of us from the LGBT+ community. No wonder 'Dirrty' is a queer anthem.

Pride is all about inclusion, so I really wanted the final moments of the video to have
dancers of all different backgrounds, styles and skills. I couldn't be happier with how the project turned out. We hope we've done Brighton proud! -Andrea