Dance in Leeds - Spring/Summer 2010

DanceLeedsthe best of what’s on in

Spring / Summer 2010

and around Yorkshire

Yorkshire Dance is proud to present the Dancein Leeds Spring / Summer 2010 brochure, and toplay a pivotal role in nurturing and presenting thevery best in professional dance...

Isadora Duncan

Dancing: the highest intelligence in the freest body

... and to offer a wealth of opportunity for anyone and everyone to dance.

For more information contact 0113 243 8765 or [email protected] St Peter’s Buildings, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH

www.yorkshiredance.comYorkshire Dance is a Registered Charity No. 701624VAT Registration No. 418019370 Company Registration No. 2319572

Classes, Courses & Workshops: everything fromballet to breakdance, ballroom to Bollywood – for allabilities. Call 0113 243 8765 for current brochures.

Community & Learning: a range of outreachprojects, including free classes for adults with learningdisabilities, older people and parents with youngchildren.

Residencies: free or subsidised studio space for danceartists to research, develop and create work.

Professional Development: technique classes,a diverse programme of masterclasses and workshopswith leading professionals, a monthly improvisationevent, intensive choreographic workshops, anda bi-monthly network meeting for dance professionals.

Free e-mail list: information on auditions, funding, workshops, jobs,study opportunities, and lots more.

Youth Dance: we have partnered with Youth Dance England to helpdeliver a national youth dance network to increase access, raise standardsand improve progression routes for children and young people in our region.

NATIONAL DANCE NETWORK

Choreographersand Composers –a perfect match?

Sat 27 Feb, 6.30pmLeeds College of Music

Presented by Yorkshire Dance

with Leeds College of Music

A unique chance to seenew work created followinglast year’s Choreographers& Composers Exchange byBeth Cassani and DaveKane, with dancersRiccardo Meneghini andVanessa Grasse.

Afterwards, find out aboutthe collaborative processesused through a Q&Asession with the artists andcontributions by courseleader and composer,Matteo Fargion.Ends 7.30pm

East Midlands Children’sTheatre Consortium

Telling Tales

Sarah SpantonRed Beast

National DanceNetwork Dance3

Instant DissidenceShe’s Lost Control

Demon Barber RoadshowTime Gentlemen Please

Slanjayvah DanzaCrazy Joanna / Blind Passion

Refresh TheatreCompany Alice

MotionManualDanceMakers & Hyb

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DanceLeedsthe best of what’s on in


PCI Choreographic PlatformThree Years in the Making

Rannel Theatre CompanyFlhip Flhop

Junction 25From Where I Am Standing

Verve 10Verve 10

Northern Ballet TheatreAs Time Goes By

Northern Ballet TheatreRomeo & Juliet

Yorkshire Dance & YouthDance England Fresh 2010

NSCD Graduate / PostgraduatePerformance Companies

NSCDStudent Showcase / Graduation

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PCI Choreographic Platform

Three Years in the Making___________________________________stage@leeds Sat 23 Jan

photo © Georges Bacoust

PCI Choreographic PlatformThree Years in the Making

stage@leeds at University of LeedsSat 23 Jan, 2.30pm & 7.30pmBox Office 0113 343 8730Tickets £8.50, concessions £6.50

Three Years in the Making is a sharing of the choreographic workcreated by 3rd Year Dance students from the School of Performanceand Cultural Industries Dance students in association with LeedsUniversity Union Contemporary Dance Society.

Created entirely from each individual choreographer’s vision andusing an ensemble company, the show promises an eclectic mix ofpieces capturing the diverse perspectives of the individual students’final choreographic practice.

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www.stage.leeds.ac.uk

photos © Mark Sherratt

Rannel Theatre Company

Flhip Flhop – Everything Happens on the Break

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Rannel Theatre Company & makin projects presentFlhip Flhop – Everything Happens on the Break

stage@leeds at University of LeedsThu 28 Jan, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 343 8730Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00

Putting a fresh new twist on Hip-Hop theatre, Rannel TheatreCompany bring their acclaimed work Flhip Flhop – EverythingHappens on the Break back to theatres this Spring.

Life can be really boring, especially when you’re a decorator withtime on your hands and beats in your head. But when your mate’sinto the same sounds as you are, work gets a bit funkier.

This crazy pair of painters escape the monotony of their dull jobs bytaking refuge in hip-hop, MC-ing and beatbox, mixing it up but usuallyending up just mixed up!

Rannel’s must-see new show combines witty dialogue and intricatechoreography to create an energetic and hilarious comedy for allages.

“Wonderfully fresh and fine comic actors... superb funky moves

and breaking. A comedic gem.”

Scotsman

“Rannel Theatre Company throw down an

hour of genuinely breathtaking physical

comic theatre. This is a genuinely laugh-out-

loud funny show, skilfully executed with razor

sharp timing and intrinsic hip hop skills.”

The List

HIP-HOP COMEDY THEATRE

photo © Adam Low

Junction 25

From Where I Am Standing____________________________________stage@leeds Sat 30 Jan

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www.junction-25.com

Junction 25From Where I Am Standing

stage@leeds at University of LeedsSat 30 Jan, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 343 8730Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00Group Bookings: 1 free ticket with every group of 10

The art of parenting is to teach the art of living...

From Where I Am Standing is a tender, funny and exhilaratingexploration of family dynamics from Glasgow’s acclaimed company ofteenagers, Junction 25, performed alongside their own parents.

Junction 25 is led by artists Tashi Gore and Jess Thorpe and based atGlasgow’s Tramway, forming an integral part of the venue’sparticipatory programme.

Over the past few years, the company has created and performed anumber of pieces including NO ID (2008), Dirty Words (2007) andElegant Variation (2006) which won rave reviews and tourednationally to Imaginate’s WYSIWYG and Promote YT’s NFYT.

From Where I Am Standing has been performed at the NewTerritories Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe.

“Extraordinary and deeply moving...

one of the best pieces I’ve seen anywhere”

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

This tour is supported by the Scottish Arts Counciland is a Tramway Education Project.

DANCE THEATRE

Northern School of Contemporary Dance presents

Verve 10___________________________________The Riley Theatre at Northern Schoolof Contemporary Dance Fri 19 Feb, Sat 20 Feb, Wed 7 Jul

photos © Chris Nash & Brian Slater

Verve 10The postgraduate performance company of theNorthern School of Contemporary Dance

The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary DanceFri 19 Feb, 7.30pm – PreviewSat 20 Feb, 7.30pm – PremiereWed 7 Jul, 7.30pm – Final performanceBox Office 0113 219 3018Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50

Energetic, thought provoking contemporary dance performed bysome of Europe’s most talented young dancers.

“One of the most enjoyable evenings of dance that I’ve been to.”

Audience Member, The Riley Theatre, Leeds

An invigorating mixed bill of new dance works created by leadinginternational choreographers. The variety of choreographic stylesand ideas will appeal to all, whilst the phenomenal strength andenergy of the dancers will impress and inspire.

Verve, the award winning postgraduate performance company of theNorthern School of Contemporary Dance, features dancers freshfrom intensive technical training at some of Europe’s leading

conservatoires, who will go onto work with some of the UK’smost highly regarded dancecompanies.

Featuring work by Laïla Diallo,Luis Lara Malvacías, MichaelSchumacher, Kathinka Walterand David Zambrano.

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photo © Merlin Hendy

Northern Ballet Theatre

As Time Goes By ____________________________________

Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 23 – Thu 25 Feb

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Northern Ballet TheatreAs Time Goes By

Leeds Grand TheatreTue 23 – Thu 25 Feb, 7.30pmwith Thu 2.30pm matinéeBox Office 0844 848 2715Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.comTickets £8.50 – £32.00, discounts available

As Time Goes By is an opportunity to see the Company performa rich variety of work by an array of talented choreographers.

Title piece As Time Goes By conjures up an era of classic glamouras the dancers perform stylish choreography to a selection oftimeless songs including Always and Sophisticated Swing. Leeds jazzsensation Peter Grant will sing live.

Returning by popular demand Mark Godden’s breathtaking Angelsin the Architecture is inspired by the lives and times of the Shakerpeople. Simple yet highly moving, “every step’s a delight,” SundayExpress, 2009.

Completing the programme is a selection of exciting short piecesincluding Ossein by multi-award winning choreographer WayneMcGregor; a new piece, Powerhouse Rhumba, by NBT’s ArtisticDirector David Nixon, set to Powerhouse by Australian composerGraham Koehne; Petipa’s world famous Grand pas de deux fromDon Quixote, set to Ludwig Minkus’ score; and NBT Ballet Masterand former principal dancer, Daniel de Andrade, premières GlassCanon set to music by Scottish musicians Moishe’s Bagel.

All music played live by the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra.

BALLET

photos © Richard Farley


Romeo & Juliet____________________________________Leeds Grand Theatre Sat 27 Feb – Sat 6 Mar

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Northern Ballet TheatreRomeo & Juliet

Leeds Grand TheatreSat 27 Feb – Sat 6 Mar, 7.30pmwith Thu & Sat 2.30pm matinéesBox Office 0844 848 2715Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.comTickets £8.50 – £32.00, discounts available

Northern Ballet Theatre returns with one of its best loved ballets,the stunning Romeo & Juliet. This classic adaptation ofShakespeare’s most famous tragedy is a perfect blend of classicalballet, drama and live music, for which the company is renowned.

NBT’s production of this ultimate tale of forbidden love is romantic,heartbreaking and dramatic – from the balcony scene to the younglovers’ devastating and untimely deaths.

Lez Brotherston’s sumptuous costumes and marble sets, along withProkofiev’s timeless score played live by the NBT Orchestra, makesRomeo & Juliet an unforgettable and moving theatrical experience.

BALLET

photo © Lizzie Coombes

Yorkshire Dance & Youth Dance England

Fresh 2010____________________________________West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 10 Mar

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Yorkshire Dance & Youth Dance EnglandFresh 2010a part of U. Dance

West Yorkshire PlayhouseWed 10 Mar, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 213 7700Book securely online www.wyp.org.ukTickets £8 (discounts and groups of 5+ £2 off)

A sensational showcase of dance performed by young people aged11-19. Anything could happen – street dance, bharatanatyam,contemporary dance – in an evening of fierce competition.

Fresh 2010 is a showcase for the finest youth dance groups fromYorkshire and the Humber, and a celebration of the achievements ofthe region’s young dancers.

The groups are competing to dazzle an elite panel, who will selectone group to represent Yorkshire at the prestigious U.Dance England2010.

U.Dance England 2010 sees Youth Dance England returning to theWest Midlands for a fantastic weekend event culminating in anextraordinary showcase of dance performances by young peoplefrom across England on Sun 4 Jul at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

YOUTH DANCE

EDge photo © Nuno Santos

2 for 1

ticket offer

Book any other Riley

Theatre show in advance

(before day of performance)

and receive a free ticket

to any of these

shows

Northern School of Contemporary Dance presents

Graduate / PostgraduatePerformance Companies____________________________________The Riley Theatre at Northern Schoolof Contemporary Dance Mar – Jun

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Graduate / Postgraduate Performance Companies

The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary DanceBox Office 0113 219 3018Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50

Be amongst the first to catch emerging dance artists performing withsome of Europe’s leading conservatoire and university contemporarydance companies.

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mapdanceUniversity of ChichesterSat 20 Mar, 7.30pmDance works by ShobanaJeyasingh, Matthias Sperling,Gregory Maqoma, Colin Pooleand Keira Martin – a programmethat offers a mixture of dancetheatre, punchy choreography,and intriguing humour.

Royal ConservatoireArtesis University College ofAntwerp, BelgiumSat 1 May, 7.30pmAn exclusive performance fromBelgium’s Royal Conservatoire.The programme will showcasework from several Europeanchoreographers and will bepreceded by excerpts from theVerve 10 programme.

EDgeLondon ContemporaryDance SchoolSat 5 Jun, 7.30pmTen exceptional dancers on thecusp of their professionalcareers. Work specially createdby choreographers WallyCardona (USA), FraukeRequardt (Germany), RickNodine (USA), Darren Ellis, LucySuggate and Nicholas Quinn.

The Space CadetsScottish School ofContemporary DanceSat 19 Jun, 7.30pmAlways brave and new, acompany of twenty dancers anda programme of newcommissions from Sara Blanc,Martin Robinson and PeteShenton (New Art Club).

photos © Chris Nash

Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Student Showcase / Graduation____________________________________The Riley Theatre at Northern Schoolof Contemporary Dance Tue 23 – Fri 26 Mar / Thu 8 Jul

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Northern School of Contemporary Dance

The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary DanceBox Office 0113 219 3018Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50

Student Showcase Tue 23 – Fri 26 Mar, 7.30pm

Performed by the students of NSCD’s BPA (Hons) ContemporaryDance degree course, the Student Showcase is a spectacularperformance. Students in their final and second year perform fourdiverse and exclusive works created by professional choreographersincluding Simon Birch and Debbie Johnson, whilst first yearsundertake their own choreographic explorations. Famed for theirstrength and intensity the students promise to present a riveting andirresistible evening of fresh new work.

GraduationThu 8 Jul, 7.30pm

The zenith of their dance careerto date – graduating studentspresent contemporary danceworks by visiting professionalchoreographers as well as theyear’s best student choreography,

selected from graduates of the BPA (Hons) and PGDip inContemporary Dance and the PGDip/MA in Choreography. Anunmissable opportunity to experience the talents of the nextgeneration of dance artists as we bid them farewell and wish themthe best of luck in their future careers as dance artists.

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photos © Alan Fletcher

East Midlands Children’s Theatre Consortium

Telling Tales____________________________________The Carriageworks Sat 27 Mar

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East Midlands Children’s Theatre ConsortiumTelling Tales New dance theatre for children aged 4+ and families

The CarriageworksSat 27 Mar, 2.00pmBox Office 0113 224 3801Book securely online www.carriageworkstheatre.org.ukTickets £9.00, concessions £6.00, family £28.00

A playful introduction to dance, Telling Tales takes a fresh look attwo well-loved children’s stories, alongside two new dance pieces.Look out for a mischievous version of the famous The Hare and the

Tortoise story; a dressing-up game involving a squabble over thebiggest overcoat you’ve ever seen; and a speed version of The Golden

Goose involving only 2 dancers but a cast of thousands. In the finale,Sea of Clothes, shirts and skirts take on a dancing life of their own!

A first project from East Midlands Children’sTheatre Consortium of Lakeside ArtsCentre, Déda and Spark Children’s ArtsFestival, Telling Tales was created by twoacclaimed international choreographers ofwork for children and young people –Enrique Cabrera (Aracaladanza) and HélèneBlackburn (Cas Public).

50 minutes including question and answer session with the dancers.

“My daughter and her friend came... and I laughed and clapped

as much as them!” Lakeside audience member

Telling Tales is funded by Arts Council Englandthrough Grants for the Arts

DANCE THEATRE FOR CHILDREN

photo © Sarah Spanton

Yorkshire Dance presents Grotesqueries 1Sarah Spanton

Red Beast____________________________________Yorkshire Dance Fri 23 Apr

Buy

tickets for both

Grotesqueries

(see pages 28 and 29)

and save £1.50

on the price of

every ticket

Terms and conditions apply;

subject to availability.

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Yorkshire Dance presents Grotesqueries 1

Sarah SpantonRed Beast

Yorkshire DanceFri 23 Apr, 2.00pm, 4.00pm, 6.00pm & 8.00pmBox Office 0113 243 8765Tickets £9.00, concessions £7.00

A quietly provocative exploration of perceptions of female body hair.An evocative visual and physical discourse on the grotesque, thedisgusting, the body outside cultural conventions.

This is a subtly disturbing and contemplative experience; animmersive journey to meet Spanton as Red Beast. Lying in wait, sheis the tale... and she tells the tale...

Red Beast is a tightly woven collection of impressions – of womanas fairytale, as feral, as half-woman-half-beast, as surreal, as a child, astrapped, as part of us, as part of nature, as transgressive, asabandoned, as afraid, as fearless.

Red Beast is a guided journey through live performance, videoinstallation, image-text exhibition and an opportunity to contributeto an artist’s book – gifted to each participant.

Grotesqueries: Yorkshire Dance is proud to present these boldnew works in which two of Yorkshire’s leading female artistschallenge our perceptions of beauty and ugliness throughperformance.

See pages 28 & 29 for Grotesqueries 2:Instant Dissidence’s She’s Lost Control

photos © Tanja Raman + Dbini Industries, Irven Lewis & Freddie Opoku-Addaie

National Dance Network presents

Dance3____________________________________The Riley Theatre at Northern School ofContemporary Dance Sat 24 Apr

Dance3 is also

touring to Barnsley,

Northallerton and

Bridlington – and

nationwide – visit

www.dance3.org

for details

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www.dance3.org

National Dance Network presentsDance3Tanja Råman, Tom Dale, Freddie Opoku-Addaie

The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary DanceSat 24 Apr, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 219 3018Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00with post-show discussion

A triple bill of new work from the nextgeneration of dancemakers.

Experience dance in a new dimension –three fresh, bite sized performancesshowcasing the best of a new wave ofprofessional choreographers and theircollaborators in one evening. Threesuper talented artists let theirimaginations run riot creating compellingand varied performances mixing physicalbrilliance, music and film.

Featuring work by Tanja Råman + DbiniIndustries, Tom Dale and Freddie Opoku-Addaie; accompanied by A BlankCanvas, a foyer installation by HeatherEddington’s State of Flux dancefilmcompany, blending dance, film andanimation.

Dance3 is a new small scale touring initiativefrom the National Dance Network touring threesets of triple bills throughout the UK in 2010.

NATIONAL DANCE NETWORK

photo © Lucy Barker

Yorkshire Dance presents Grotesqueries 2Instant Dissidence

She’s Lost Control____________________________________Yorkshire Dance Fri 30 Apr

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tickets for both

Grotesqueries

(see pages 24 and 25)

and save £1.50

on the price of

every ticket

Terms and conditions apply;

subject to availability.

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Yorkshire Dance presents Grotesqueries 2

Instant DissidenceShe’s Lost Control

Yorkshire DanceFri 30 Apr, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 243 8765Tickets £9.00, concessions £7.00Contains footage of epileptic seizures and may contain nudity. Suitable for ages 16+

An immersive dance performance installation lasting an hour, lookingat epilepsy and the control behaviours involved in avoiding epilepticseizures, created by award-winning choreographer Rita Marcalo.

She’s Lost Control is the second in a trilogy exploring therelationship between dance, epilepsy and drug research. It addressesMarcalo’s own experience as an epilepsy sufferer and that of otherwell known sufferers such as Joy Division’s singer Ian Curtis. Itconcerns itself with the healthy body, the body which is not in anepileptic state, and the measures to keep the body in that state.

The first in the trilogy, Involuntary Dances – “well-conceived, witty

and thought-provoking,” Allan Sutherland, The Guardian – explored theopposite – the epileptic body, the body in a state of illness, and thebehaviours that might provoke the condition.

Grotesqueries: Yorkshire Dance is proud to present these boldnew works in which two of Yorkshire’s leading female artistschallenge our perceptions of beauty and ugliness throughperformance.

See pages 24 & 25 for Grotesqueries 1:Sarah Spanton’s Red Beast

Supported by Arts Council England, CIDA,Bradford Playhouse, Yorkshire Dance,Theatre in the Mill and Dance Digital.

photo © David Kosky

Demon Barber Roadshow

Time Gentlemen Please____________________________________The Carriageworks Sat 15 May

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Demon Barber RoadshowTime Gentlemen Please

The CarriageworksSat 15 May, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 224 3801Book securely online www.carriageworkstheatre.org.ukTickets £10.00, concessions £8.00

In 2001 The Demon Barbers, winners of Best Live Act at the BBCRadio 2 Folk Awards 2009, brought together some of England’s mostexciting young traditional dancers to create their high energyspectacular The Demon Barber Roadshow.

Used to pushing the boundaries of English traditions they now take afurther step and invite three young hip hop dancers for a night outat their local pub, The Fighting Cocks. Clog, Rapper* and Morrismeet B-boying, Popping and Krump in this humorous and unmissablevisual feast. Think Riverdance with a false moustache, Stomp with bellson and both sitting in the front seat of a Bugatti!

“Check them out for proof that England’s exciting, phwoar-inducing,

evolving dance, song and instrumental traditions are thriving, live

and very kicking.” f ’Roots

“One of the best live bands I’ve ever seen. If you get a chance to see them

– don’t miss it – they are brilliant.” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

* Not that kind of rapper... Rapper Sword is a form of traditional dance from

Northumbria, first performed by miners on Tyneside.

Supported by Arts Council England& co-produced with Yorkshire Dance

DANCE THEATRE

photos © Emma Dalzel

Slanjayvah Danza

Crazy Joanna / Blind Passion – Live Cut____________________________________stage@leeds Fri 21 May

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www.slanjayvahdanza.com

Slanjayvah DanzaCrazy Joanna / Blind Passion – Live Cut

stage@leeds at University of LeedsFri 21 May, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 343 8730Tickets £8.50, concessions £6.50

An evening of works including the brand new Crazy Joanna,a socially conscientious piece recounting the anguished escape ofa woman trapped in abusive relationships.

Crazy Joanna explores the dark side of passion. Taking the vieweron a journey through history, it discloses the torment of emotionallyabused women through the ages, arriving at present time. CrazyJoanna is a dance and film integration piece following thetormented life of medieval Spanish Queen Juana la Loca, through thebackstreets of Buenos Aires at the birth of the Tango – toa neighbourhood near you.

Blind Passion – Live Cut

Devised through a passion for dance andthe body as a work of art in itself,blindfolded, the dancers show great trustand honesty towards each other to telltheir tale. Through intricate contactwork sprinkled with Tango influences, thedancers and choreography movesmoothly, subtly becoming morerevealing and dynamic, challenging theaudience with intrigue and question.

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www.refreshtheatre.co.uk

Refresh Theatre CompanyAlice

The CarriageworksSat 5 Jun, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 224 3801Book securely online www.carriageworkstheatre.org.ukTickets £10.00, concessions £8.00

Alice is a solo performance that fuses expressive dance, anevocative soundscape and a mysterious mix of multimedia. Thisexciting new show is a raw and playful search of the soul – a curiousdetective story where destiny meets chance, time is measured in teaand the self is the main suspect.

What happens if your dreams become too vivid, and your wakinghours become ruled by memories of the night?

Follow Alice down the Rabbit hole where fantasy and reality areintertwined. Faced with endless tunnels, which one is Alice braveenough to take?

In pursuit of her white rabbit soul-mate, Alice attempts to unite thedifferent aspects of herself. By examining evidence of her nighttimebehaviour Alice can begin her process of understanding andacceptance.

Alice takes the audience on an enchanting adventure of spectacularevents and moments of intimacy.

On a journey into the subconscious that could easily be your own,Alice explores the space that occupies our hidden thoughts.

Refresh Theatre uses a collision of different art forms to create anentertaining theatre experience.

DANCE THEATRE

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MotionManual

DanceMakers & Hyb – a double bill____________________________________Yorkshire Dance Fri 11 & Sat 12 Jun

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MotionManualDanceMakers & Hyb – a double bill

Yorkshire DanceFri 11 & Sat 12 Jun, 7.30pmBox Office 0113 243 8765Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00

DanceMakers – a working relationship in 10 actsis a humorous lecture performance, portraying the dancer-choreographer relationship. In ten sequential episodes Dan Watsonand Manuela Berndt embark on a journey through audition paranoia,rehearsal scenes and private moments, and experience the greatinterdependency, common misunderstandings and precariousseduction between the two forces that create the dance.

Hyb is a duet between two opposed individuals gradually mutatinginto super bodies. The term Hybrid describes a mixture or acombination of previously separate systems of different species andprocesses, which create a newly compound whole. In this compellingchoreography the dancers’ distinctive physicality and movementquality merge to create an innovative form freed from genre andvocabulary, also integrating film, projections and sound.

Choreographer Manuela Berndt is one of The Fourteen, a group ofdance artists participating in Yorkshire Dance’s LIFT. Funded by ArtsCouncil England, LIFT is a career mentoring programme enablingYorkshire Dance to fund two Associated Artists and The Fourteenthrough a programme of residencies and training.

MotionManual is a Leeds based collective of artists from differentperformance backgrounds which creates multidisciplinary danceproductions and undertakes residencies and international touringthroughout Europe and overseas.

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in Sheffield Spring / Summer highlights

Sheffield Theatres Box Office 0114 249 6000

Book online www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

A four-week feast of the very best comedy,

theatre, dance and music. Tue 2 – Tue 30 Mar

Wed 24 Mar, 7.00pm

Youth Dance Platformin association with Get Active School Sport

Partnership & Wayne Sables Project

This platform event will showcase a diverse

range of youth dance performances from

Doncaster-based dance groups. £5

Thu 25 Mar, 7.30pm

This Is Now

by New Art Club

Britain’s funniest dance

duo – “the Reeves

and Mortimer of

contemporary dance” – deconstruct the first

ever ‘Now’ album, jump headlong into the dark

pool of days gone by and come out covered in a

filthy 80’s gunk. £8 / £5

01302 342349

www.doncastercivic.co.uk

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

Tue 26 Jan

Bonachela Dance Company

The Land of Yes

and The Land of No

In a new collaboration with

composer Ezio Bosso, Rafael

Bonachela delves into the

world of signs and symbols

that rule our everyday lives

and spark our hidden

memories. “A company with a

vivid sense of personality.”

The Times

Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Mon 22 – Wed 24 Mar

Les 7 Doigts de la Main

Traces

Cirque as you’ve never seen it

before! “So thrilling it will

surely make a whole

generation run away and join

the circus.” The Guardian

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

Fri 21 & Sat 22 May

Michael Clark Company

come, been and gone

Evolving from Michael Clark’s

admiration for the music of

rock’s holy trinity, David

Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou

Reed, who worked in close

proximity during the 1970s,

“an outrageously

gorgeous

piece of

modern

dance.”

The

Observer

Doncaster Hothouse Festival

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© Valerie Remise

Full info for all 11 national & international companies visiting

Sheffield and SY Spring10 visit www.danceworks.org.uk

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Traces

Thu 11 – Sat 13 Feb, 7.30pm

with Sat 2.30pm matinée

Traces is a high

energy, dazzling

display of urban

acrobatics that

combines

traditional circus

skills with

basketball,

skateboarding,

a mix of street and contemporary dance,

traditional theatre, humour and amazing audio

visual effects.

“A spectacular delight that will rob you

of your breath” The Sunday Times

Tickets from £12 – £21.50

WINNER OF OVER 30 INTERNATIONAL

THEATRE AWARDS

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Mon 29 Mar – Sat 3 Apr, 7.30pm

with Wed 2pm & Sat 2.30pm matinées

When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995,

Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern

re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition

upside down, taking the dance world by storm.

Now firmly crowned as a modern day classic,

this iconic production is perhaps best-known for

replacing the traditional female corps de ballet

with a menacing male ensemble. Matthew

Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle

with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez

Brotherston, to create a provocative and

powerful Swan Lake for our times.

Tickets from £12.50 – £35

The Dance Consortium in association with Dance Umbrella presents

companhia de dança DEBORAH COLKER

Fri 7 & Sat 8 May, 8pm

Colker’s work is renowned across the world for

the incredible skill and concentration it demands

of her Brazilian dancers. Not only do they move

with feather light grace and precision, but also

with a touch of daring acrobatics and athleticism

which leaves audiences astounded and

exhilarated. It’s this ability to combine the

passionate with the sublime which makes a

performance by Companhia de Dança Deborah

Colker a truly unforgettable experience.

“Colker is extraordinarily inventive.”

The Sunday Times

Tickets from £13.50 – £23.50

01274 432000booking fees apply

bradford-theatres.co.uk

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photo © Bill Cooper

photo © Flavio Colker

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Dance events include:

Wed 10 Mar, 7.30pm

Richmond School

dance students

(£6)

Fri 14 & Sat 15 May, 7.30pm

Independent Ballet Wales

Giselle

(£6 – £16.50)

Fri 21 May, 7.30pm

Diamond Cabaret

(£5 – £13.50;

concessions £4.50 – £11.50)

Fri 28 May, 7.30pm

Jaleo Flamenco

(£6 – £16.50)


Vincent Dance Theatre: If We Go On

Wed 24 Feb: 7.30pm

Tickets £12, £10, £8 +concessions £2 off

If you had one last dance

in you, what shape would

it take? Presenting a

relentless succession of

splintered transactions,

where words lose their

strength and movement

meanders into exhaustion and incoherence.

Bonachela Dance Company

The Land of Yes and The Land of No

Wed 24 Mar: 7.30pm


This highly

physical and

emotive work

presents an

exploration into

the human

psyche, the power

of imagination and the body’s ability to give

physical shape to memory, experience and

emotions.

Scottish Dance Theatre: Double Bill

Tue 25 May: 7.30pm


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Call our Box Office on

01748 825252 or visit

www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk

for our theatre brochure and all

ticket enquiries.

A Spring & Summer season

exploding with dance, drama, music

and poetry awaits you! Guided

tours of the UK’s most complete

Georgian playhouse resume on 6th

Feb, Mon – Sat from 10am – 5pm.

Dance Saver! Book for any

2 events and save £4 off

the total ticket price.

Box Office 01484 430528

Book Online

www.thelbt.org

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The Civic

Barnsley

Hanson Street

S70 2HZ

0845 1800 363

barnsleycivic.co.uk

The Cholmondeleys and

The Featherstonehaughs

Dancing on your Grave

Sat 13 Feb, 7.30pm (£14/£12)

A troupe of deceased,

downtrodden music hall

artistes, The Corpse de Ballet,

is stuck on an endless

purgatorial tour. A ghoulish,

all-singing all-dancing music

hall experience.

2Faced Dance Company

Still Breathing

Sat 27 Feb, 7.30pm (£10/£8)

A gritty new work exploring the

space we occupy. Stunning

athleticism set to an

electrifying score, this is an

hour of unstoppable,

seemingly impossible

movement.

National Dance Network

presents Dance3

Wed 17 Mar, 7.30pm (£9/£7)

Three fresh, bite sized

performances by a new wave

of choreographers.

4m2, Claire Cunningham

& Jose Agudo: engaging

physical theatre combining

real stories and stunning filmic

backdrop. Cabin Fever, Tom

Dale: lost in a world of their

own, a character’s cabin fever

and mental loops produce

exhilarating, hypnotic

performance. a mind as

beautiful, Douglas Thorpe:

a blistering, brutal and tender

exploration of schizophrenia.

The Russian State Ballet of Siberia, Giselle

Wed 10 Feb, 7.30pm

Thu 11 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

The most poignant of all classical ballets – the

story of Giselle and her aristocratic but

duplicitous lover Albrecht – is a chilling, heart-

rending tale of love, treachery and forgiveness

from beyond the grave.

and The Sleeping Beauty

Fri 12 Feb, 7.30pm

Sat 13 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Every child’s favourite fairy tale; a classic story

of love, innocence, mystery and magic set to

Tchaikovsky’s sublime score. A stunning fantasy

in which the Lilac Fairy struggles against the

evil Carabosse.


Romeo & Juliet

Wed 19 – Sat 22 May

This classic adaptation of

Shakespeare’s most

famous tragedy is a

perfect blend of classical

ballet, drama and live

music. The ultimate tale of

forbidden love is romantic, heartbreaking and

dramatic – from the balcony scene to the young

lovers’ devastating and untimely deaths.

Sumptuous costumes and sets, with Prokofiev’s

timeless score played live by the NBT

Orchestra, make Romeo & Juliet an

unforgettable and moving theatrical experience.

Box Office 01482 226655

www.hullcc.gov.uk

Kingston Square, Hull, HU1 3HF

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Hull DanceSpring Season 2010

David Toole & Lucy Hind: Extra-Ordinary

Wed 5 May, 8.00pm (£8, concessions £4)

Acclaimed as an actor

and dancer on stage and

screen, David Toole’s

credits are numerous, his

critics adoring, his

biggest fan about to

partner him in an

extraordinary duet.

A most extraordinary

journey of self-discovery

for them both awaits, in this incredibly funny,

moving and soberingly trenchant dance piece.

A duet, written, directed and performed by

David Toole and Lucy Hind; one with no legs,

one with no clue. www.developmentlab.org.uk

Rosie Kay Dance Company: 5 Soldiers

Wed 19 May, 7.30pm

£12, concessions £10, groups 10+ £8

A timely, controversial

and moving

exploration of war in

modern times.

A unique collaboration

between award

winning choreographer

Rosie Kay, visual artist

David Cotterrell and theatre director Walter

Meierjohann. “The real business of war is

human, dirty, messy, painful and happening

right now.” Rosie Kay www.rosiekay.co.uk

Box Office 01482 323638

or www.hulltruck.co.uk

Hull Truck, 50 Ferensway, HU2 8LBHull Dance is a Hull City Council initiative,

organised by City Arts in partnership with Hull Truck.


Moves: Festival of Dance

Mon 21 - Sat 26 June 2010

Moves Festival of Dance returns in June this

year following last year’s hugely successful

event that attracted over 2000 people. The

week long programme of dance features a host

of professional performances from world class

dance companies and artists showcasing their

work. The festival is the only one of its kind in

Wakefield and this year’s promises to present a

vibrant cross section of dance styles packed in

to one week!

To find out more contact 01924 211 311

or visit www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk

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Box Office 01423 502116

www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk

Kala Sangam presents

Kala Kahani: Artistic Tales

Sat 23 Jan, Sat 27 Feb & Sat 20 Mar, 7.45pm

£10 (£8 concessions)

Kala Sangam hosts three different evenings

showcasing South Asian storytelling, music and

dance.

A group of artists will present Asian and English

tales through South Asian music and dance. Be

prepared to expose the senses to a myriad of

storytelling and South Asian arts.

Vincent Dance Theatre presents

If We Go On

Fri 19 Mar, 7.30pm

£9 – £13 (£2 discount for concessions)

The internationally renowned Vincent Dance

Theatre returns to Harrogate Theatre with its

brand new show, If We Go On.

In a relentless succession of splintered

transactions, where words lose their strength,

music strains to be heard and movement

meanders into exhaustion and incoherence,

If We Go On asks: If you had one last dance

in you, what shape would it take? This is

contemporary dance at its finest.

“Brave, intelligent entertainment” The Times

New English Contemporary Ballet

Wed 16 Jun, 7.30pm

£10 – £14 (£2 discount for concessions)

In a sparkling new

programme of work by four

contrasting choreographers

including Ballett Basel’s

Richard Wherlock and

Strictly Come Dancing’s

Craig Revel Horwood, New

English Contemporary Ballet

brings its stylish fusion of

ballet and contemporary dance back to

Harrogate in characteristically scintillating style.

“Pure delight... a joy to watch” Dance Europe

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The Riley TheatreNorthern School of Contemporary Dance98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BHBox Office 0113 219 3018

stage@leedsUniversity of LeedsWoodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JTBox Office 0113 343 8730

The CarriageworksMillennium Square, Leeds LS2 3ADBox Office 0113 224 3801

Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZBox Office 0844 848 2715

West Yorkshire PlayhousePlayhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UPBox Office 0113 213 7700

Yorkshire DanceSt Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AHBox Office 0113 243 8765

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