Jan Popper Theater Schedule

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Janet began her dance and drama training at Dartington College of Arts and continued dance studies in the US where she created and toured 2 solo programmes before forming Janet Smith and Dancers.

Janet's work concerns people, culture, community and identity.

She works collaboratively, drawing inspiration from individual dancers as well as the world around her.In January 2009 Janet was awarded the Jane Attenborough Dance UK Dance Industry Award for her lifelong contribution to the art form.

In 2010 the company has performed again at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has toured across Holland and to Milan.Artistic Director Janet Smith was awarded the Jane Attenborough Dance UK Dance Industry Award at the Sadler's Wells, London on 26 January 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the art form throughout her career.Scottish Dance Theatre was founded by Royston Maldoom in 1986 as the Dundee Rep Dance Company.

She has also restaged Chiaroscuro and Touching Zulu for the company and more recently co-directed NQR (Not Quite Right) (2010) with Caroline Bowditch and Marc Brew.

In Spring 2006, Janet co-directed MONKEY, a hugely successful first collaboration between Dundee Rep Ensemble and SDT.