When last we saw the all male dance company, helmed by company AD Tamsin Fitzgerald, they were performing a triple bill of works but for the 2013 season it’s a single evening work entitled ‘Out of His Skin’ or bust. The titular work was created by Ms Fitzgerald and tells the tale of a straight […]
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Most small scale dance companies will try very hard to keep things simple, what with tight budgets, smaller venues and limited resources. Not so for Tom Dale Company who are about to embark on a stint at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with ‘Refugees of the Septic Heart’. The show feature 6 dancers, almost as many […]
When last we saw bgroup they were performing their own curious mix of dance and theatre with ‘The Lessening of Difference’ that all ended with a massive snowball fight. This time the company are on stage with a very different, although no less curious, work called ‘Just As We Are’. In many way the work, […]
Following on from the success of last years full length work ‘Gameshow’ the Manchester based Company Chameleon return to the touring circuit with a double bill of new work. One piece, ‘Eden’ from Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard and ‘Pictures We Make’ from company AD’s Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner. For this year the […]
In the wide world of dance we often forget about the place where all the dancers come from to begin with. That is, the dance school. We feel sure there is a quote somewhere proclaiming that great artists are “born” or some such nonsense but in the real world they are trained. We, here in […]
For the 2013 season National Dance Company of Wales are back on the road with a trio of new works from Eleesha Drennan, Angelin Preljocaj and Christopher Bruce. The triple bill offers up three very different pieces with ‘Virtual Descent’ by Ms Drennan taking a look at the modern world and all its problems, ‘Noces’ […]
When last we saw Ballet Lorent they were performing ‘Underneath the Floorboards’ a show aimed at little kids aged from 0 to 5 years old, and kids that are 0 years old are a tough crowd. This time out the company have upped the stakes with ‘Rapunzel’, the classic kids fairy tale by the Brothers […]
The post graduate dance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are back for with another mix of dancers and dance makers trying to build some sort of future in the current wreckage of the profession. Hey, we are nothing if not positive here in TheLab™. For the 2013 season the company has amassed […]
For the first time on Article19 we bring you the work of Neon Dance company owned and operated by one Adrienne Hart for almost ten years. The company’s latest work is called ‘The Intention’ and at the moment it is a work in progress. Inspired by the book ‘The Invention of Morel’ by Adolfo Bioy […]
Religion, now there’s a subject folks can have a level headed discussion about over tea and biscuits no matter where you are or who you happen to be talking to. Right? With ‘There is Hope” Rosie Kay, dance maker, has taken the subject by the throat and given it a good shake with a new […]