Unknown Realms - T1827462227Rooted in African and contemporary culture, ACE Dance and Music collaborate with two internationally acclaimed Black male choreographers Serge Aime´ Coulibaly and Vincent Mantsoe to bring two enrapturing dance performances in this double bill. | |
| 23 Nov 23 | Dance City, Newcastle Upon Tyne :: V916524193 listing details L677169719 |
| 23 May 23 | Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham :: V0165922284 listing details L01617001766 |
Unknownrealms - T645196029Performed against a backdrop of stunning scenography and dynamic multidimensional soundscapes, two contrasting works examine the past and present. Six dancers rise from the ashes with powerful explosive dance that uncovers the rich history of lives lived; memories, human struggle and people letting go… | |
| 1 Mar 23 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L288858463 |
| 3 Nov 22 | Cast, Doncaster :: V1545109680 listing details L1986119276 |
Skin Reimagined - T01925318488Rich in contrast and leaping gracefully between the old and the new, SKIN Reimagined explores what lies beneath the skin. Directed by NSCD alumna and ACE Artistic Director Gail Parmel, this powerful double bill reignites ACE's collaboration with international choreographers Vincent Mantsoe (South Africa) and Akiko Kitamura (Japan) and features new scores, costume designs, choreography and digital projections. Drawing on rituals, ancient spirituality and science, ACE's company of six dancers dig deep to explore what it means to be an individual, and what binds us together.Director Gail Parmel. Choreographer Vincent Mantsoe. Choreographer Akiko Kitamura. | |
| 7 Mar 20 | Riley Theatre, Leeds :: V1104 listing details L1972720291 |
| 6 Feb 20 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L01937688402 |
Ten - T01397479815To celebrate 20 years of creating and touring dance shows, ACE have reunited with choreographer Jose Agundo to make an extraordinary new piece - TEN. At a time when more and more people across the world find themselves leaving their own lands, ideas of home and belonging are changing. Full of both intense physical power and very human fragility, TEN explores the concepts of moving away and leaving, looking at how and why people choose previously unimagined destinies over the lives they'd always thought they'd live.Choreographer Jose Agudo. | |
| 8 Nov 18 | Capstone Theatre, Liverpool :: V0538369222 listing details L01846091845 |
| 16 Nov 17 | Riley Theatre, Leeds :: V1104 listing details L510895255 |
| 24 May 17 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1374377057 |
| 30 Mar 17 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L108908141 |
| 3 Feb 17 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L0970884104 |
| 27 Jan 17 | Lichfield Garrick, Lichfield :: V118 listing details L1970298318 |
| 11 Nov 16 | Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury :: V925 listing details L411861848 |
| 4 Nov 16 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L1540900286 |
Mana/Dark Cell Double Bill - T1701420683In Mana, South African Choreographer Vincent Mantsoe will take you back to ancient times, evoking the spirit and earthy ambience of African dance and Shaman traditions. The word 'mana' is used in over twenty-four languages, it unifies beliefs,cultures and ages. Delving deep into the unknown, Mana will take you on a journey. Feel the hairs on your neck stand up and a shiver down your spine as you encounter the force which resides within all living beings and inanimate objects, the stuff of which magic is made. Watch exceptional dancers express soul, energy and precision to a stunning backdrop of commissioned music and cutting-edge lighting design, with movement styles drawing from Afro-fusion, Martial Arts techniques, the essence of Flamenco and Ballet. Broken Borders Arts Project: Dark Cell. Drawing inspiration from former political prisoners of South Africa's Robben Island, Dark Cell is an award-winning dance work which uses the concept of a prison cell as a metaphor for mental imprisonment. "Prison is designed to break one's spirit and destroy one's resolve... all with the idea of stamping out that spark that makes each of us human and each of us who we are." Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom. Includes minimal male nudity. Performed at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown in July 2014Choreographer Vincent Mantsoe (Mana). Choreographer Themba Mbuli (Dark Cell). Music Phil Thurston (Dark Cell). Other Kent Ekberg (concept - Dark Cell). | |
| 24 Oct 14 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L01222825742 |
Mana - The Power Within - The Thousand Shepherds/Mana - T0200112959An international dance double bill, blending modern dance, afro-fusion, martial arts, flamenco and ballet. A Thousand Shepherds - A Thousand Shepherds' is a pilgrimage - a physical and spiritual journey that involves looking inwards and outwards, behind and beyond, to ourselves and those that accompany us. Mana - South African choreographer VINCENT MANTSOE will take you back to ancient times, evoking the spirit and earthy ambience of African dance and Shaman traditions. Focusing on the internal strength of the individual and how this is embodied, as each of us takes our own spiritual journey. Used in over 24 cultures the concept of Mana encompasses spiritual and religious ritual, belief and practice. Identifying those values, journeys and expressions that refresh the soul, inspire us or leave us in awe, yearning for more.Director Gail Parmel. Choreographer Jose Agudo (A Thousand Shepherds). Music Vincenzo Lamagna (A Thousand Shepherds). Director Vincent Mantsoe (movement - Mana). Choreographer Gail Parmel (Mana). Music Andy Garbi (Mana). Design Claire Whitcomb. Lighting Gary Bowman. Costume Le Minh Tran (costume maker). Costume Kimie Nakano. DramaturgLou Cope. Performer Rudi Cole. Performer Yukiko Masui. Performer Sophia Preidel. Performer Julia Robert. Performer Iona Waite. Performer Jerome Wilks. | |
| 25 Apr 14 | Riley Theatre, Leeds :: V1104 listing details L443515281 |
| 9 Apr 14 | Courtyard, Hereford :: V101 listing details L01434586773 |
| 28 Mar 14 | Artrix, Bromsgrove :: V073680848 listing details L2120055861 |
| 26 Mar 14 | Circomedia, Bristol :: V053777299 listing details L01061608337 |
| 20 Mar 14 | The Hat Factory (previously the Artezium), Luton :: V01371430831 listing details L0614545255 |
| 19 Mar 14 | Key Theatre, Peterborough :: V27 listing details L0768949453 |
| 14 Mar 14 | Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore :: V1731036448 listing details L24283837 |
| 7 Mar 14 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L1335251383 |
| 4 Mar 14 | The Core (formerly the Library Theatre Arts Complex), Solihull :: V157 listing details L0484333919 |
| 29 Nov 13 | Arc Theatre, Trowbridge :: V881281219 listing details L767140797 |
| 28 Nov 13 | Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth :: V906 listing details L0694792256 |
| 13 Nov 13 | Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury :: V99 listing details L01256528852 |
| 7 Nov 13 to 8 Nov 13 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L64094903 |
| 2 Nov 13 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01060753503 |
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| 18 Aug 12 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L1350382570 |
