Grow - Anna Newell

Grow - four performers in brown smocks and petal-like arms in front of a yellow hedge on a purple-lit stage - their arms have long petal-like arm extensions that fly out — Photos by Brian Hartley

Following the enormous success of Four Go Wild in Wellies, Indepen-Dance invited Anna to return to make a new early years show, collaborating with composer David Goodall and choreographer Hayley Earlam.

Grow is about the life of plants, but more than that is about the joy of discovering movement from the first tiny stretchings of a seed to the glorious spring of abundant flowers!

Indepen-Dance triumphs again The List

Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - a performer mid barrel jump in front of a bright green and yellow hedge on stage. his costume has long petal-like arm extensions that fly out
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - a performer wearing long green gloves reaches out his arms. the arms of other performers with gloves who stand behind him create a picture of 8 arms
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - 4 performers in green leggings and tops with brown smocks over them crouch by a cartoon-like flower
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - a line of performers with brown smocks and folded petal-like arms - two of them look at each other quizzically and the front performer roars with laughter
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - two performers in long green gloves and brown smocks create shapes with their hands
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - a close up of legs below the knee in green leggings. two hands in shiny green gloves are wriggling through between them like little seedlings
Photos by Brian Hartley

Grow - four performers in brown smocks and petal-like arms in front of a yellow hedge on a purple-lit stage - their arms have long petal-like arm extensions that fly out
Photos by Brian Hartley