Darren Pritchard studied at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance before being asked to join Random Dance Company for their Eastern European tour. He has also danced for African Cultural Exchange, Robert Hylton's dance company and worked with Khemtech Dance. His choreography credits include advertising campaigns, music videos and theatre choreography. He also trained in New York at the Alvin Ailey Summer School and was resident artist, under the mentorship of Edward Lynch (RJC), at Contact Theatre in 2002. Darren is artistic director of Company Fierce which is a balanced triangle of commercial, training and 'high art' work. Company Fierce exists to promote the whole spectrum of black dance and to show the sophistication and diversity offered in the black dance genres on a professional level.