Choreographers Discuss Their Practice - Spectacular Simplicity

Nacera Belaza, Jonathan Burrows, Charles Linehan and Ros Warby in conversation with Rosemary Butcher, Ramsay Burt, Eckhard Thiemann and others.

This year’s Dance Umbrella festival features a number of artists who present a radically pared down vision of choreography. Despite spanning different generations and cultural backgrounds, they share similar concerns: an absence of narrative, scepticism of formal technique and a resistance to, or redefining of, the theatrical.

Discussing minimalism as a choreographic approach rather than style, Spectacular Simplicity explores the reasons and methods which these choreographers use to bring out the essential. The innovations of Trisha Brown and her Judson Dance Theater colleagues (including Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, Deborah Hay and David Gordon), form a starting point for the speakers to investigate the role of reduction and elimination in choreographic practice today.

Wed 20 October, 4pm

The Place: Founder's Studio

Tickets: £7 (concs £5) 

Dance Umbrella

photo: Yvonne Rainer in Trio A (1973) by anon.

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Entangled

Four nights of breathtaking dance and theatre from five new and exciting dance companies:

Antique Dances will be performing their works Ternion and Hoard. The company repertoire looks to push both the physical and mental capabilities of the dancers.

Big Beef Dance Theatre Through the presentation of four games, gaME+YOU demonstrates and discusses the interplay between relationships which we decide, and that which are decided for us.

Collisions Dance Company perform their work Inertia. Set to the works of Ludovico Einaudi, this contemporary ballet explores various forms of Inertia and how they can influence our bodies and the bodies of those around us.

Joss Arnott Dance This exciting and demanding work looks at extreme physicality and what the body can achieve technically.

Tempered Body Dance Company Body of Work explores the epidemic of body anxiety and how it is transferred transgenerationally.

Part of London Fringe Festival 2010
4-7 August, doors open 7.15pm

The Actors' Church (St.Paul's Church), Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E9ED www.actorschurch.org

Tickets: Pre booked £12, concessions £10, on the door £14

Tickets bought via www.temperedbody.com/entangled.html

photo: Joss Arnett Dance 

copyright Kyle Stevenson

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A Brief Encounter with... Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo, Zoë Svendsen (UK)

DISCOMBOBULATOR

Discombobulator is a fantastical solo set against evolving projections of a neglected Venetian façade. The remarkable liquid agility of Ben Duke’s performance triggers, in real-time, the live electronic composition and computer-generated imagery. This media interplay explores the ultimately insurmountable separation between the physical presence of the body and the imaginative possibilities of virtual reality.

Discombobulator is a collaboration between Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo and Zoë Svendsen.

The piece was developed during a 12 day interdisciplinary residency at Venice Biennale’s International Festival of Contemporary Music (2009).

Discombobulator is part of Dance Umbrella's Brief Encounters series, in which short works by talented new choreographers or established artists are performed prior to main stage shows. 

UK PREMIERE

Fri 15 October, 6.45pm. Sat 16 October, 4.15pm 

Southbank Centre's Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tickets: £5 or free if booked at the same time as Trisha Brown Repertory Evening.

See Dance Umbrella for further details

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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan in Lin Hwai-min’s new work

Water Stains on the Wall

Water Stains on the Wall  Dancer: TSAI Ming-yuan 

Performed by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan  Photo by LIU Chen-hsiang

World Premiere
November 19-28, 2010
The National Theater, Taipei, Taiwan

The virtuosity of Cloud Gate dancers has made the critics ask “when has one ever seen a company with such magical and beautiful body?” (Neues Deutschland) and rave that they “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman. These are performers who can make stillness every bit as eloquent as animation. In fact, they have the power to change your metabolism” (Chicago Sun Times). In his new work Water Stains on the Wall, Lin Hwai-min challenges them with the task of dancing on a rigged, tilted stage.

Covered with white Marley, the set looks like a piece of rice paper, onto which images of drifting clouds in different degrees of blackness are projected. They look like flowing ink, creating exquisite spaces that are constantly shifting. The total effect reminds one of Chinese classical landscape painting.

To the music that consists of traditional Chinese instruments against a soundscape of water dripping, the light gray silk robes worn by the dancers are constantly “dyed” black by the projected clouds and reappear in shinning white light. Deeply grounded on the tilted floor, yet appear to be floating all the time: whirling and leaping high on the top of the white space, they give the illusion of the summer clouds and the water stains on the wall.

The title of the dance came from a conversation between two of the most respected calligraphers in China:

“Where do you get the inspiration for your calligraphy?” asked Yen Chen-ching, the great master of brush writing in Tang Dynasty (618 - 907).

“I observe summer clouds that resemble mountains with spectacular peaks,” replied the young Huai Su, who later became the most renowned calligrapher of the wild cursive style.

“How about water stains on the wall?” asked Yen Chen-ching.

“Right on!” exclaimed Huai Su.

In reality, water stains on the wall are the result of a long process of natural evolution, organic and unpretentious. The legend of the conversation established “water stains on the wall” as a popular metaphor that represents the highest state in the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy. Lin Hwai-min and dancers take off from this metaphor and create an abstract work of beauty and magic that stands sublimely on its own.

CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan was founded in 1973 as the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community. Directed by internationally renowned choreographer Lin Hwai-Min, Cloud Gate transforms ancient aesthetics into thrilling modern celebrations of motion. The 24 dancers of the company receive trainings from the West and the East, including chi kung, meditation, internal martial arts, modern dance, ballet, and calligraphy.

With frequent appearances in the international arts festivals, including the Next Wave Festival, Cloud Gate has received high acclaims throughout the world. Among them, Cursive: A Trilogy was elected as the “best dance choreography” of 2006 by Ballet-Tanz and Theaterheute, Germany, while Moon Water topped the list of best dance events of 2003 chosen by the New York Times.

LIN HWAI-MIN
Founder and Artistic Director

Founder and Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Lin Hwai-Min is heralded as “the most important choreographer in Asia” (Berliner Morgenpost) and “unchallenged giant in Asia . . . one of the greats of the twentieth century” (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong). He draws his inspiration from Asian cultures and aesthetics to create works with contemporary resonance which has prompted the Dance Europe to acclaim: “No company in the world dances like Cloud Gate. It presents a distinct and mature Chinese choreographic language. The importance of this evolution in Asian dance is no less profound than the impact of Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt on European classical ballet.”

Lin is also a recipient of many awards and honors, including Honorary Doctorates from Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University, National Chiao Tung University, National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan, and Hong Kong Baptist University; Ramon Magsaysay Award, the so called “Nobel Prize of Asia;” the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award; the “Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters” from the French Ministry of Culture; and Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Movimentos Dance Prize. In 2005, he was honored by the Time Magazine as one of the “Asia’s Heroes.”

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Of Taiwan

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ADiaspora Collective Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe Presents FRUSTED

A Brief Encounter with... Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe (UK)

FRUSTED

Mon 11 & Tue 12 October, 6.45pm

Southbank Centre's Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tickets: £5 or free if booked at the same time as Candoco Dance Company.

"You wouldn't want to mess with ADiaspora Collective - those women are fierce."

METRO

Frusted is a breathtaking and eclectic dance theatre piece performed by five powerful dancers, choreographed by Alesandra Seutin and Vicki Igbokwe under the banner of the ADiaspora Colllective. Through the stories of three engaging characters, the work focuses on the internal struggle women in society face on a daily basis. Frusted merges contemporary, urban and elements of African dance along with physical theatre and spoken word to create an irresistibly explosive and emotive performance.

Frusted is part of Dance Umbrella's Brief Encounters series, in which short works by talented new choreographers or established artists are performed prior to main stage shows.

See Link for full details

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C12 Dance Theatre presents 'The Chair'

Arcola Theatre July 28th- Aug 7th 8:15pm

C-12 Dance Theatre presents The Chair. This emotionally charged double-bill of dance-inspired physical theatre has been captivating audiences since the premieres in Sweden and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The first piece, Enough, is a female duet about the struggle of living with a burden. The title piece, The Chair, fuses theatrical narrative with fluid dance and movement to tell the story of a man who is forced to face his past.

Murder, torture and forgiveness are explored through one man’s discovery of his past. What is the truth behind this individual’s situation? What will his retribution be? Through this explosive piece of contemporary dance theatre C-12 Dance Theatre will take audiences on a journey into one man’s experience of justice.

C-12 Dance Theatre is an emerging London/Hertfordshire based dance theatre company which is rapidly gaining status on the dance circuit. Established in 2005 by Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, Nasae Evanson and Adam Towndrow, the company fuse dance and theatre creating a unique blend of physical dance performance with a theatrical narrative.

Previous performance credits include Dance Umbrella’s Brief Encounter at the Southbank Centre in October 2008 where the duet, ONE, was received with critical acclaim; Stratford Circus, East London; Siobhan Davies Dance Studios; Theatre Royal Stratford East and The Place. C-12 Dance Theatre has recently been appointed an East London Dance Associate Company.

This is C-12 Dance Theatre’s first tour since forming and after the Arcola run the company will be performing the double bill at the following venues over the next 10 months: The Maltings Arts Theatre October 9th; North Wall Arts Centre November 9th; Stahl Theatre November 9th + 10th; Rich Mix November 11th, Norwich Playhouse November 18th; Riverfront, Newport (Wales) February 17th 2011; Theatre Severn,
Shrewsbury April 28th 2011.

TICKET INFORMATION:

28 July - 7 August 8.15pm £14(£10 concessions)

Previews 28 – 31 July £10 (only bookable by phone)

Tuesdays - 'PAY WHAT YOU CAN' (subject to availability).

Box Office 020 7503 1646 or www.arcolatheatre.com

*****(5 stars)  Fringe Review 2009 
‘Emotions searing through their bodies and flying out through the looks on their faces is absolutely beautiful to watch.’ 

***** (5 stars)  Three Weeks 2009 
‘This was an incredibly intense performance that keeps the audience mesmerised until at the end.’

***** (5 Stars) Hairline 2009

‘This show is a must see, just for its stunning beauty.’

‘The show ends up leaving a strong impression’ – The Stage 2009

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Carlos Acosta Premieres

Premieres combines ballet and modern dance.

 photo by Tristram Kenton

Carlos Acosta is known for his criticisms of ballet and has been talking of a possible move away from ballet for quite some time. 

"Ballet is a formula and it's unorganic. It is antihuman," he says. "A square here" — he puts his arms out in front of him — "a box there" — he raises his arms above his head. "Humans were not meant to move that way, let alone while jumping high in the air."

"I'm not a ballet dancer," he says. "It's never been natural for me, and I've often thought of quitting. But something has always driven me on."

"When you put on the white tights, and you see some other 20-year-old kid leaping about, you ask yourself, 'Why would I carry on? I've done it so well, for so long.' When is it time to say, 'Enough'?" he asks. "I'm battling with myself all the time."

Hit link to read full interview. 

For 2010, Carlos will perform his most ambitious new show to date.

PREMIERES will see Carlos perform five works for the first time and on the largest stage in London.

PREMIERES includes

- A new commission from Danza Contemporanea de Cuba's George Cespedes, following the Company's recent sell-out run at Sadler's Wells and across the UK

- A Carlos debut in Russell Maliphant's masterpiece Two, made famous in the version danced by Sylvie Guillem and now reworked for Carlos

- Royal Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky dancing with Carlos in a new work by Edwaard Liang (NDT, New York City Ballet and many others)

- A new music commission from Cuban violinist and composer Omar Puente

- Carlos's physically most revealing piece, a new mixed media collaboration with Simon Elliott of Ahh...Arts Igniting Minds, with emerging digital artists, Shaun O'Connor, Barry Gene Murphy, Mehmet (aka Memo) Akten, Anna Boberg, Peter Forde, Francesco Pastori, and featuring the magnificent Pegasus Choir.

The night also features Zenaida Yanowsky in Kim Brandstrup's Footnote to Ashton.

Carlos Acosta, interviewed in rehearsal for PREMIERES.

LIVE AT THE LONDON COLISEUM
WED 28 JULY - SAT 07 AUG 2010

8 PERFORMANCES ONLY
TICKETS FROM £10

Hit link for full details

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Dance Video: Scottish Dance Theatre Promo 2010

Scottish Dance Theatre's 2010 promotional film including interviews with SDT's dancers, Artistic Director Janet Smith, Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and choreographer Hofesh Shechter.

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IntoThe Hoods Returns With Street Dance Stars Akai & Sacha Chang

Into the Hoods received universal praise at two Edinburgh Fringes (2006/07) and during its West End run (2008). Both the show and those involved continue to be at the forefront of the street dance phenomenon with Artistic Director and choreographer Kate Prince and cast members Akai and Sacha Chang starring in the first British made 3D film, Street Dance 3D this summer.

Following sell-out shows and rave reviews last Christmas at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, the show has exploded in popularity, gaining cult-status among a whole generation of street dance enthusiasts. Fans will be given another chance to see the show this summer at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, where it has been up-scaled to appear on its largest stage yet.

Featuring music from Stevie Wonder, Dizzee Rascal, Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West and Prince, Into the Hoods tells the story of two runaway kids and their adventures in the ominous Ruff Endz estate. With characters like singer Lil Red, two-timing rapper Prince, Rap- en-Zel and gold trainer-wearing Spinderella, Into the Hoods resonates with contemporary cultural references and bridges the gap between street and stage.

30 July – 15 August
Tickets: £27.50 £25.00 £22.50 £20 £15
Southbank Centre Ticket Office 0844 875 0073

www.southbankcentre.co.uk

IntoTheHoods.com

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Mélanie Thierry Stars In New Work by Akram Khan For Yves Saint Laurent Belle D'Opium‏

Mélanie Thierry, the muse for Yves Saint Laurent’s new feminine fragrance Belle d’Opium, is the star of a new work by international dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan for the advertising film. The new advert will start to air in the UK from the weekend of 25 September 2010. 

Inspired by the creative vision of Stefano Pilati, Artistic Director of Yves Saint Laurent, Belle d'Opium is the fragrance of a modern Salomé, a woman full of ambivalence; fragile and dangerous, with an irresistible beauty and grace. 

New Advert for Belle d'Opium Yves Saint Laurent with Mélanie Thierry

The dance is a sensual creation to bring alive today the mythic and fatal dance of Salomé. It features the woman as the source of addiction, showing what the viewer rarely sees: the texture of the skin, the breath, the tension.  The film is directed by Romain Gavras. His incisive camera transcends the troubling femininity of the actress, oscillating constantly between childlike fragility and immense determination, control and abandon. Music for the new work is composed by Nitin Sawhney. Photography by Mert & Marcus.

Akram Khan is one of most acclaimed choreographers of his generation working in Britain today. His work and creative collaborations with the world’s leading brands and performers journey across boundaries to create uncompromising artistic narratives for the international stage. Work is rooted in Akram Khan’s classical Kathak and modern dance training, evolving to communicate ideas that are intelligent, courageous and new. Previous collaborators include international tours with Oscar winning actress, Juliette Binoche, Anish Kapoor, Sylvie Guillem, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Hanif Kureishi and Kylie Minogue.

The international launch of the perfume took place in New York City on 17 June. The party was attended by 140 international journalists and 300 celebrities, among them Alexa Chung, Ashley Olsen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivier Martinez, and Whitney Port.

Renaud de Lesquen, Président of YSL Beauté said: “Akram is a classicist and a modernist, with an international reputation for powerful and profoundly moving work.  His original creation for Belle d’Opium is remarkable as he successfully captured and expressed in his own language the emotion we wished to express with this fragrance: a woman who becomes an obsession: moving, incandescent, vertiginous, intoxicating.”

Mélanie Thierry said:  “For Belle d’Opium, I tried to express a power that was docile and feline at once, a total release, close to enchantment. Something extreme. In doing it I really felt that I was part of a project that is out of the ordinary.”

Akram Khan said: “This project is inspired by the concept of taking away excessive movement, about focusing on the breath and the movement of the breath, the most simple things, the most profound things, the movement of the wrist, the movement of the eyes, the movement of the neck. It’s about peeling away the superficial things and going down to the essence.”

Farooq Chaudhry, producer, Akram Khan Company, said:  “Akram Khan Company believes in the power of collaboration, out of these partnerships comes new and exciting work and we’re proud to have been able to work with an iconic brand such as Yves Saint Laurent.”

Akram Khan’s long term collaboration with Nitin Sawhney continues with Vertical Road, a new ensemble work from Akram Khan Company and choreographed by Akram that premiers on 16 September 2010 at the Curve, Leicester and opens at Sadler’s Wells on 5 October.

Akram and Nitin’s current production Confluence, featuring both artists, has returned to Sadler’s Wells from 20 - 24 July 2010 due to popular demand.

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Scottish Dance Theatre Presents...

Under Construction

Scottish Dance Theatre, Scotland's national contemporary dance company presents Under Construction, a unique evening of dance choreographed and performed by SDT dancers and co. at Dundee's Bonar Hall, Thursday 29 July, 7.30pm.

Scottish Dance Theatre's new promo including interviews with SDT's dancers, Artistic Director Janet Smith, Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and choreographer Hofesh Shechter. 

This exclusive insight into the world of contemporary dance will consist of a programme of short works based around the themes of friendship, ageing and relationships. Rarely do SDT dancers have the opportunity to create their own work as the company is always on the move, touring nationally and internationally. This year, creation time was scheduled in so that SDT could offer Dundee the chance to see something a little bit different. The Bonar Hall offers a new environment to see the dancers perform just around the corner from SDT's home, Dundee Rep. This event takes place a week before the company travel to Edinburgh for its annual 2 week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Choreographers include: Joan Cleville, Ruth Janssen, Jori Kerremans Rocco Vermijs, Toby Fitzgibbons & Matthew Robinson, Caroline Bowditch & Marc Brew, Lorraine Jamieson and Sally Owen.

Tickets are £5 and are available to book at Dundee Rep Box Office, 01382 223 530. Tickets will also be available to purchase on the door.

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Barak Marshall brings Monger to the UK

Acclaimed Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall, brings his dramatic and entertaining physical-theatre work to the UK for the first time in this Suzanne Dellal Centre production.

Monger [to hawk or to sell yourself] features Marshall’s innovative yet accessible theatricality, and fast, sharp movement language executed brilliantly by his ten powerful dancers. It is set to an engaging soundtrack taking in an eclectic range of styles from the grandeur of the Baroque to the exuberance of Balkan dance music. The narrative explores issues around migration and dignity with great imagination and humour.

UK PREMIERE

Fri 8 & Sat 9 October, 7.45pm

Barbican Theatre

Tickets: £10 - £26

See Link for full details

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Breakin' Convention 2010 Tour Submissions Now Open

Do you want to perform on the Breakin' Convention 2010 UK Tour?
 
This autumn Breakin' Convention hits the road for its largest tour to date. We're touring to Cardiff, Croydon, Nottingham, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Cornwall, Bristol and Brighton. At each of our 16 shows we are looking for the hottest talent from across the UK to perform on stage alongside our international programme that features Phase T (France) and Sebastien and Raphael (France and Germany).

How do you submit work?
If you haven't been to Breakin' Convention before, download the Guidelines document to find out what we're looking for.  To submit your work download the Submission Form and return it to info@breakinconvention.com
 
Please note that the Submission Deadline is 12 noon on 29 JULY 2010. 
There is a Regional Selection Event for each venue. Please take note of the date: all companies, crews and artists submitting work must be able to make this event.

See Link for full details

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Dance Video: Iuam

luam teaches Unthinkable, Alicia Keys

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Neon Productions Fundraising Dance Performance at Swindon Dance

         Neon Productions invites you to a fundraising dance performance at

Swindon Dance, Town Hall Studios, SN1 1QF

Tuesday 3rd August, 7.30pm

Ticket: £10 / £5 (Cons)

Help Adrienne Hart and her company of talented dancers take the mixed media dance production Falling From Trees to Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Watch the work then enjoy drinks in the foyer to a DJ set by London’s Rival Consoles.

Falling From Trees, choreographed by Adrienne Hart is set in a psychiatric hospital and delves into the mind of a resident patient. 

The piece explores how a neurological disease can alter your sense of self and relationship to the world and people around you. Inspired by the work of neurologist Oliver Sacks, Adrienne has created her own dance narrative based on her research of several neurological disorders. Sacks’ popular book titled ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat’, and one particular short story of a man with visual agnosia served as a catalyst for the development of Adrienne’s Falling From Trees. 
 

‘Highly articulate… an ambitious piece and powerful in its content’ –
Josephine Leask (Guardian)

Falling From Trees features video projection by filmmaker Alice Powell (National Film and Television School)
and original music composed by the critically acclaimed composer Peter Broderick.

‘A songwriter of beguiling depth' – The Sunday Times
‘Adrienne told me from the beginning she was looking for a score of piano and strings. So I decided to take this literally and make a rule not to use any other instruments. In the script it called for a ticking clock. I made this sound by tapping on the body of the violin with my fingernails. The sound of an electric shock given to the patient is depicted by a quick, distorted piano chord.’

Falling From Trees is performed by Jennifer Essex, Adrienne Hart, David Lloyd and Fabíola Santana.

‘Concise and eerie, this is a poignant work’ – Lauren Strain (Muso Magazine)

‘Music for Falling From Trees’ out now on Erased Tapes Records

Neon Productions is a cross media based dance company that creates work for the stage and screen.

Please contact pr@neonproductions.org for all press inquiries.
For all ticket bookings please contact Swindon Dance:
T: 01793 601700 | W: http://swindondance.org.uk

http://neonproductions.org

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Dance Video: The China Project / Liquid Loft / Jin Xing Dance Theatre

The China Project / Liquid Loft / Jin Xing Dance Theatre

www.liquidloft.at

Video by Michael Loizenbauer

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Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theater International Tour 2010

Ailey tours the UK and Israel from September 14 through October 30, 2010.

 photo by Andrew Eccles

London, England
September 14 - 25, 2010
Sadler's Wells

Nottingham, England
October 1 - 2, 2010
Nottingham Royal Centre

Birmingham, England
October 5 - 6, 2010
Birmingham Hippodrome

Plymouth, England
October 8 - 9, 2010
Plymouth Theatre Royal

Cardiff, Wales
October 12 - 13, 2010
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre

Bradford, England
October 15 - 16, 2010
Bradford Alhambra

Edinburgh, Scotland
October 19 - 20, 2010
Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Newcastle, England
October 22 - 23, 2010
Newcastle Theatre Royal

Tel Aviv, Israel
October 26 - 30, 2010
Israeli Opera - Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center

Performance details and programming to be determined.  Schedule subject to change.

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Dance Umbrella 2010 - Bringing New Dance To London 5 - 30 October

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Jarkko Lehmus Former Soloist for Scottish Ballet at Cloud Dance Festival

Cloud Dance Festival: Hush

16 - 18 July 2010

Cochrane Theatre, Holborn, London

We are very pleased to announce a last-minute addition to our lineup for our upcoming festival: Jarkko Lehmus, former soloist for Scottish Ballet until last year, who will be performing a solo on Sunday 18 July. 

Past press quotes about him include:

The List - "Jarkko Lehmus and Diana Loosmore, two of Scottish Ballet's most sensual dancers..."

The Herald - "... How gorgeous it is to be this close to two such exceptional dancers... Lehmus responds with similar meticulous timing, his wit and lightness underpinned by a muscularity that is increasingly graceful."

The List - "When Diana Loosmore and Jarkko Lehmus dance, sparks fly."

Observer - "... Jarkko Lehmus unmissable in his tenacity..."

The Herald - "... Jarkko Lehmus's broodingly powerful performance..."

Cloud Dance Festival will be holding its eleventh festival, Hush, on 16 - 18 July at Cochrane Theatre in Holborn, presenting 23 performances by 19 companies over three days. We aim to showcase the best in new and emerging dance, and we are very excited about the opportunity to present the work of one of Scottish Ballet's recent stars. 

www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk 

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C-12 Dance Theatre Summer 5-day INTENSIVE

C-12 Dance Theatre are offering a unique opportunity for a group of dancers to work with the choreographers and dancers of C-12 Dance Theatre for one week (Mon-Fri) towards the end of August. If you have just graduated, looking at getting into dance, if you would like to know how C-12 works from the inside or if you are looking for a way to do class everyday, keep fit and learn a physically explosive piece of dance theatre, this is for you!

Each day will begin at 10am and finish at 5pm.

Training- A professional class in the morning, focusing on a different dance technique per day. This is followed by learning/devising a sequence in the afternoon.

Performing- At the end of the week, you will be able to perform your piece you have been working on.


This will be FREE for all to watch.

No experience needed, all applicants must be above 14 years old and this will take place for one week in August at Chancellor’s School, Hatfield.

You will also receive a FREE C-12 Summer School T-shirt.

For prices, including student discount, please contact Eleasah@c-12dancetheatre.com. Final details, including dates, will be given once you have contacted us.

WWW.C-12DANCETHEATRE.COM

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