New Dance: To Be Me/Ballet of the Unseen/Between/Unknown - T822262299A programme of stunning new work from four dance artists. To Be Me - A new dance work in progress, based on the story of the mythical character Tiresias, with poems by Kate Tempest from the publication ?Hold Your Own'. Appearing in Greek Mythology as the blind prophet Tiresias was born a man and, following and encounter with two snakes is transformed into a woman by the gods, Hera and Zeus. Seven years on and a second encounter with the snakes, Tiresias is transformed once again into a man. Hera, enraged by Zeus, rips Tiresias' eyes from his head. Zeus, in sympathy, gives Tiresias the power of insight. Tiresias lives the rest of his life as prophet and is found in the myths Antigone, and Oedipus. To Be Me is a work for two people and explores gender, identity and the changing self. Ballet of the Unseen - A new dance-drama by dance artist Charlotte Jarvis, confronts the confusion of our times, the lost values and rites. The world builds and grows on unstable foundations. Can we give vision to our greater future? Can we listen to nature? Can we transform our fatal errors? The dream is for all art to return to the mother. To see the unseen, the suffering, the joys. To start a new dance across the aching world choreographed by the spirit of integration and renewal. Between - a duet that transports the watcher on a journey through the specific physical and sonic landscape it creates. The choreographer plays with the dancers as protagonists, shifting the perspective from traveler to passer by. They meet briefly, crossing paths, like a glimpse you might catch of a stranger from the window of a train. ?Between' offers the possibility for the audience to experience the fluid and transitory nature of traveling; the encounters and impressions gleaned from two individuals and the stories their bodies tell along the way. The music for ?Between' was composed specially by sound artist Jan Hendrickse. Unknown - A new piece from former Principal Dancer with Scottish Ballet. It is said that creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. I sometimes see life itself as a performance full of uncertainties. We breathe life into different roles and we need to do that - otherwise they will die and something in ourselves dies as well. These roles we play create conflicts, which we often fear. But taking risks and accepting the possibility of failure is an inescapable part of the performances of our lives. The experiences that result make us what we are.Choreographer Julie Cunningham (To Be Me). Choreographer Charlotte Jarvis (Ballet of the Unseen). Choreographer Rosalind Masson (Between). Choreographer Eve Mutso (Unknown). | |
| 3 Jun 16 to 4 Jun 16 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L0868156222 |
The End Is Near - T1647587819The End Is Near unmasks the many guises of the modern day hero in a witty new show from BLOOM! that's equal parts profound and trashy. What's the line between human and superhuman and what does all this have to do with dance? BLOOM! has been working on its latest show between countries, between languages and between egos to create The End Is Near. Playfully shifting between characters and performers, the real and fantasy, it uses only organically sourced ingredients. New. Better. Tastier. May contain traces of nuts. | |
| 15 Jun 12 to 16 Jun 12 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L064322094 |
City - T01790237068In every major city people are in a constant rush, just trying to hold onto their own corner and chasing their own shadow. If someone asks for the time, do you answer? If someone asks for spare change, do you give it to them? It might after all be a trap, a pitfall... Straightforward, ironic and bold, CITY is about dictatorship, discrimination, prejudice, power, fear, ignorance, attraction and faith in the bustling urban sprawl. | |
| 5 Aug 11 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L02122698666 |
