Performances. January - July 2012

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January - July 2012

Welcome to Dance City’s Spring and Summer performance brochure. We have an exciting mix of work from across the world being performed at Dance City in 2012. Our new International strand brings two dance companies from Sweden and our Discover series introduces some new names to the Dance City Programme. The Discover series

is priced at £5, offering amazing experiences for an incredible price, and you will be amongst the first to see these stunning productions. April sees our first Dance City commission; Anthony Lo-Giudice and his company are creating a new piece of work based around his Italian cultural heritage. We also have a brilliant piece of children’s dance theatre from balletLORENT. Underneath The Floorboards is a magical journey for 0 to 5 year olds. In May National Dance Company Wales make a welcome return after their well received debut at Dance City last year. Mark Bruce returns to the North East after wowing audiences at the Sage Gateshead and the North East’s own Apple Yang brings her new deeply moving work Letter to My Father.I am sure there is something to excite you in this seasons programme and look forward to seeing you at Dance City soon.

Also check out our Classes brochure for a wide variety of dance classes for all at Dance City.

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IntroductionAnthony Baker, Artistic Director

Key

Suitable for All For Ages 0-5 Years Minimum Advised Age

Post Show Talk* Interval No Interval

Running Time

7 January - 1 April 2012

0191 261 0505www.dancecity.co.ukTemple Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BR

* Meet the cast and creators of the show in an informal chat in the theatre immediately after the performance. All welcome. FREE

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What’s On Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505 or book online at www.dancecity.co.uk

Shake the Tree The Flex Dance Company

Name of the Next Song Andersson Dance

Display Björn Säfsten

Triple Bill National Dance Company Wales

Letter to my Father Appetite Dance Productions

May Probe

30 Cecil Street Dan Canham

Public Announcement Various Artists

Made in Heaven Mark Bruce Company

Cruising and Clubbing Joseph Mercier

The Making of Dance Andersson Dance

Underneath the Floorboards balletLORENT

ROMA Lo-Giudice Dance

Scratch Night Various Artists

Open Art Surgery Various Artists

28 Jan

17 Feb

17 March

17 - 18 May

9 June

11 Feb

25 Feb

29 March

26 May

5 July

16 Feb

6 - 8 March

21 April

31 May

7 July

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8pm £8 (£5 concession) 40 mins (no interval) T his performance will be followed by a post show talk.

Shake the Tree follows George, a young learning disabled man entering adulthood, a time of many choices. One bad or one ill-informed decision and the consequences could reverberate for decades. One good choice or moment of inspiration, and the possibilities become endless.With choreography by Tess Chaytor, Creative Director of TIN Arts working with Creative Advisor, Charlotte Vincent. Flex is a growing dance company of artists with a learning disability based in the North East of England.

Shake the TreeThe Flex Dance Company

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Sat 28 Jan


8pm£12 (£8 concession) 1 hour (no interval) This performance will be followed by a post show talk.

Told through dance, words and music, May is a tale of a passionate relationship between two misfits whose coming together brings them both close to destruction. May portrays a gritty realism against a captivating fairy tale.

May is a critically acclaimed and daring work of dance theatre written by Tim Crouch and directed by New Art Club’s Pete Shenton.

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‘…boundary-blurring dance-theatre pinned to new writing’

The Times

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8pm£5 1 hour (no interval)

Orjan Andersson takes you on a journey through the creation of a dance piece; you will see the finished product, learn how it was made, what choices were taken and how and why particular bits of choreography made it to the final cut. Together with the dancers he will demonstrate the creative process and open the dance studio door, allowing the audience inside what is usually a sacred space of trial and error. This is the perfect introduction for those who are interested to find out how dance is made.

The Making of Dance Andersson Dance

Thurs 16 Feb

INTERNATIONAL

DISCOVER


INTERNATIONAL

Name of the Next Song is a dance piece drawn from the inspiration of vast Scandinavian landscapes. The piece is focused on nature, deriving inspiration from sounds and movements, which are incorporated into both choreography and the musical score. Andersson’s versatile craft as a dance maker has given him an indisputable position as one of Sweden’s most interesting choreographers. This piece is performed by four dancers from Spain, Israel and the USA, with live music by BJ Nilsen.Co-production Andersson Dance and Aarhus Theatre. With support from the Swedish Arts Council, The Cultural Capital of Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and Nordic Culture Point.

This performance is accompanied by live music.

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Fri 17 Feb

LIVE MUSIC

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In 2009 Dan Canham (Kneehigh, DV8, Punchdrunk, Fabulous Beast) made a film in a dilapidated theatre in Limerick, Ireland. Using that film as source material, this original piece of dance-theatre is an eloquent, heartbreaking elegy for a lost and ruined theatre. A performance of fragments of memories, of wild nights and long disappeared communities. It evokes the life of a once thriving building and asks what is left when a theatre closes its doors to the public.Made with support from Grants for the Arts through Arts Council England, Escalator Performing Arts, Bristol Ferment and Battersea Arts Centre.

2pm & 8pm£5 35 mins (no interval) Both performances will be followed by a post show talk.

30 Cecil StreetDan Canham

‘..exquisite and evocative dance theatre journey

through memory’

Guardian

Sat 25 Feb DISCOVER


10:30am & 1:30pm£8 adult, £5 child

45 mins (no interval)

It’s Moving Day! John discovers a bottomless box that leads him Underneath the Floorboards and into a strange and magical world… Doe eyed Fawn, blue bundle of fluff Guffy and punky Mimic lead John on a delightfully starlit journey home.

Filled with original songs and beautiful movement, parents can relax while children get to interact with performers and the story.

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Underneath the FloorboardsballetLORENT

“Truly magical. One of the best things I’ve ever done with my 2 and a half year

old daughter”

Audience Member

Tues 6, Wed 7, Thurs 8 March

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Björn Säfsten is one of Scandinavia’s most interesting young choreographers. Display deals with question of how we present, exhibit and display ourselves in the world. The theatre becomes a place of exploration and discovery as the dancers take us on a journey through our world of signs and symbols which we use to differentiate ourselves and say who we are.

Säfsten piece In Trembling Space was awarded first prize in the choreographic competition at Dansens Hus in Stockholm 2007 and in 2009 Säfsten was awarded the Cullberg prize.With support from the Swedish Arts Council, The Cultural Capital of Stockholm Co-production with NorrlandsOperan. In co-operation with MDT.


DisplayBjörn Säfsten

Sat 17 March INTERNATIONAL

8pm£12 (£8 concession) 1 hour 30 mins (includes 15 mins interval) This performance will be followed by a post show talk.

Public Announcement is Dance City’s showcase for new dance works. The work is selected as a snap-shot of what is hot and happening across the North of England, with invited guests from Liverpool, Leeds and Edinburgh joining work from the North East in a celebration of the next big ideas in dance. If you want to be ahead of the crowd and see the headline makers of tomorrow, Public Announcement is where to do it.


Public Announcement Various Artists

Thurs 29 March

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Set against a semi biographical backdrop of the choreographer’s upbringing, ROMA is a journey through the cultural influences of Italy and its impact on the choreographer. Exploring themes of Lo-Giudice’s childhood, parental expectation and choices to be made this new dance work comes to life in explosive and athletic new choreography. ROMA transports you to a physical and psychological world of religious iconography, the quest for love and the fear of the demonic.

Commissioned by Dance City.

8pm£5 50 mins (no interval) This performance will be followed by a post show talk.

ROMALo-Giudice Dance

Sat 21 April DISCOVER

MADE AT


National Dance Company Wales makes a welcome return to Dance City with a ravishing and entrancing triple bill of international work. This programme pushes the company’s 12 dancers to the limit revealing both their supreme talent and individuality.

World-famous choreographer Ohad Naharin has created a hypnotic female duet set to Ravel’s famous music in B/olero and a ceremonial dance encapsulating the physicality of the five male dancers in Black Milk.

Itzil Galili, renowned for creating passionate and dynamic choreography, returns with another new production after delighting audiences in spring 2011. Phantoms Of Us is a powerful new work from Eleesha Drennan, accompanied by evocative visuals from artist Sue Williams.

8pm£15 (£10 concession) 1 hour 35 mins (includes 20 mins interval) The performance on Thurs 17 will be followed by a post show talk.

Triple Bill National Dance Company Wales

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‘pure contemporary genius’

The Guardian

Thurs 17, Fri 18 May

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Following the heart-stirring dance theatre of its recent productions Love and War and Sea of Bones, the Mark Bruce Company presents its new full-length work, Made in Heaven.

Mark Bruce’s work is always highly visual and sensual, where a leopard morphs into a mermaid, a chain-gang is ruled by a blind cop, and vampire dolls and malicious virgins perform a savage pageant.

With music ranging from Debussy and Leadbelly to Queens of the Stone Age and The Black Keys, this surreal, sometimes comic piece affirms the human spirit as it interrogates the very idea of heaven.

8pm£12 (£8 concession) 1 hour 10 mins (no interval) This performance will be followed by a post show talk.

Made in Heaven Mark Bruce Company

‘..a compelling evening of dance theatre’

The Guardian

Sat 26 May


Scratch is a new night of a dance work at Dance City, a night of surprises and challenges. Choreographers try out new ideas and you are invited to comment on what you see to assist in the development of the work. Performances vary in length from 1 to 15 minutes and may take place in different spaces throughout the building.


Scratch NightVarious Artists

Thurs 31 May

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Apple Yang, Artistic Director of Appetite Dance Productions, creates worlds shaped through her inner experiences as a Chinese woman living in contemporary Britain. Here she explores her relationship with her father, its challenges, its joys and the hidden woman she has become. Told through expressive and beautiful dance we discover what it means to be a Chinese woman shackled by the weight of expectation.

This performance is accompanied by live music.

8pm£12 (£8 concession) 50 mins (no interval) This performance will be followed by a post show talk.

Letter to my FatherAppetite Dance Productions

Sat 9 June

LIVE MUSIC


Cruising and Clubbing is a dance-theatre performance exploring how gay men have met and seduced each other, from the 60’s to the present day.

Blending bodies with beats and contemporary dance styles with gesture, the three dancers move their way through this world of late night lust, combining pursuit and seduction with moments of beautiful tenderness.

This show contains full nudity and explicit sexual material.

Part of Newcastle Pride Celebrations 2012.


Cruising and ClubbingJoseph Mercier

Why should strangers not be lovers and yet remain strangers?

Thurs 5 July

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Hosted by Breakin’ Convention’s Artistic Director, Jonzi D, Open Art Surgery is a showcase of brand new ideas in Hip-Hop Theatre. We invite you to delve into the minds and souls of dancers, emcees, beatboxers and musicians as they dare to try something new, dangerous and exciting!

At the end of the show we welcome the audience to give their own diagnosis, with the opportunity to ask the performers questions and give feedback. The conversations continue as the performers and audience converge after the show for an evening of music, musing and merriment.

Open Art Surgery will present new work from Bad Taste Cru and Sana Crew with more to be confirmed. (Line up correct at time of print).

www.breakinconvention.com

7.30pm£5 Approx 2 hours (no interval)

Open Art SurgeryVarious Artists

Sat 7 July


IGNITE is a series of free development seminars, classes and workshops for professional artists. Guest speakers, practitioners and touring companies will once again deliver a range of activity as part of Dance City’s continued commitment to locally-based dance professionals.

We Need to Talk About Dance Dance Critics – Power and Influence Donald Hutera

Tuesday 21st February | 11:30am - 2pmEsteemed dance critic Donald Hutera will discuss what role a critic has in forming opinion around dance and how that can affect what kinds of dance work is produced.

Artist Development – How do we form a landscape for the creation of dance? Eddie Nixon

Tuesday 20th March | 11:30am - 2pmEddie Nixon, Artistic Director at The Place in London will explore what role dance agencies play in shaping and developing artists and programming their work.

Taste Makers – Who decides what is good dance? John Ashford

Tuesday 17th April | 11:30am - 2pmJohn Ashford, Director of Aerowaves Dance Network will look at how taste in dance is formed and who wields the most influence.

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Where to find us...Dance City is approximately a 5 minute walk from both the St. James and Central Station Metro stations. The Grainger Town Multi-Storey Car Park is situated right next to the Dance City building on Waterloo Street.

Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BR

Looking for a place to park? Free Parking in Grainger Town Multi-Storey Car Park after 5pm.

Finding Dance CityDirections from St James’ Boulevard (A189) by car: Turn onto Westmorland Road (A186) at the crossroads, and then take the first immediate left at the traffic lights onto Waterloo Street. As there is no parking outside the Dance City building, underground access to the Grainger Town Multi-Storey Car Park is on the next left after Akbar’s Restaurant. Leave the car park via the east entrance for access to Dance City, which stands next to the car park.

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