Stan Won't Dance

Age Liam Steel, 38; Rob Tannion, 34

What they do Stan Won't Dance is a new company founded by two former DV8 dancers that is already winning a big reputation. About to be appointed the South Bank's 2005 company-in-residence, the duo's first show, SINNER, inspired by the Old Compton Street nail-bomber, has been touring to huge acclaim and proving that the collision of text, visuals and bodies can be a pretty potent combination. A US tour beckons in the autumn. Future plans include working with not just playwrights but also singers and circus artists.

They say "We're not a dance company, an we're not a theatre company. we are located somewhere in that gap between text and movement. We want to defy expectations: as soon as people know what to expect from us, we'll change it."

We say These lads have the nous and the experience to change the face of dance theatre much as Frantic Assembly (for whom Steel has choreographed) transformed physical theatre in this country.