Phoenix Dance Theatre enter their 30th year of producing and touring and, more than most companies, they have been through their fair share of ups and down. So far, 2011 seems to be one of the ups. The company has a new AD, in the shape of Sharon Watson, and three new pieces of work […]
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When last we featured National Dance Company Wales they were performing a piece by Itzik Galili. This time out they are doing a piece by……… ok, it’s Mr Galili again but hey, the guys good so let’s move on. The company are currently touring ‘Romance Inverse’ by the aforementioned Israeli dance maker and ‘By Singing […]
Protein are back on tour with their latest in a long line of socially savvy works. This time the company’s creative protagonist, Luca Silvestrini, is taking aim at social networking and all of its related foibles. As with many of Protein’s creations ‘LOL (lots of love)’ contains a hefty dose of acting from the dancers, […]
As you may guess from the title we have for you, our dear readers, a video feature from one of the premiere Scandinavian dance companies and living proof that our Nordic friends have more about them than good health care and progressive social policies. On their soon to be completed UK tour the company are […]
Candoco Dance Company took to the road once again this past April with their new touring triple bill entitled ‘Renditions’ with continued touring ever since. As triple bills go this is about an eclectic mix as you are likely to find in the wacky world of dance. Featuring ‘In Translation’ from Israeli dancesmith Emanuel Gat, […]
Quite a lot of dance work in this cold and often unpleasant land, takes place not in the warm confines of the theatre but in the harsh outdoors. ‘ A Fool’s Journey’ created by Footwerk is one such piece of dance. Created by dance maker Helen Parlor, alongside writer Sally Annette the work takes a […]
Something just a little bit different this time out with ‘Rotor’ from Siobhan Davies Dance. It’s different because the work is not being presented on tour in a wide range of theatres but as an art exhibition. Siobhan Davies has been performing, creating and touring choreography for over thirty years. More recently however, since the […]
The previous work to come from Jasmin Vardimon Company was the retrospective piece ‘Yesterday’. This time up with ‘7734’ we have an altogether darker work that plays on mankind’s ability to be unspeakably cruel and unreservedly kind Although Ms Vardimon draws on her personal experience and research of the holocaust the work itself is not […]
Candoco Dance Company took to the road once again this past April with their new touring triple bill entitled ‘Renditions’ with continued touring ever since. As triple bills go this is about an eclectic mix as you are likely to find in the wacky world of dance. Featuring ‘In Translation’ from Israeli dancesmith Emanuel Gat, […]
For the first time here on Article19 we bring you the latest touring productions from Ludus Dance Company, which, believe it or not, is one of the longest running dance companies in these United Kingdoms! Another first is the company’s commissioning of a touring triple bill with works from Yael Flexer ‘What If?’, Nigel Charnock […]