The Shadow - T630958625Tomorrow isn't coming. As this knowledge bites, unpredictability grips the air and rationality disappears. Social conventions, conformity and the rules by which we live are stripped away. Six characters and their shadow counterparts are swept into different stories and places, revealing inner worlds, hidden personalities, desires and motivations. The unevolved, primitive, inferior and awkward parts step into the light. Anthony Missen, uses an end of the world hypothesis and Carl Jung's model of the psyche to delve into the theme of unconscious desires.Choreographer Anthony Missen. | |
| 26 May 22 | The Civic, Barnsley :: V959 listing details L1130911505 |
| 22 Nov 19 to 23 Nov 19 | Home Theatre, Manchester :: V1858052535 listing details L01483977861 |
10 - T0508423543Company Chameleon rewinds and fast forwards in a new triple bill celebrating its 10th anniversary year. With a rich mix of movement techniques and athletic yet sensitive choreography, 10 explores human and personal issues, showcasing Chameleon's trademark style of creating dance theatre that is both powerful and original. | |
| 16 Nov 18 | Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich :: V374262553 listing details L845662827 |
| 6 Nov 18 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L01326593766 |
| 3 May 18 | Dance City, Newcastle Upon Tyne :: V916524193 listing details L1193753000 |
Witness/Words Unspoken - T01169017806Witness - Raw and insightful, Witness breaks down preconceptions by uncovering the realities of an illness, which is too often misunderstood. Intimate solos, emotive duets and group work combine to reveal the impact of mental health on individuals and relationships, along with the crucial role of support and understanding in the road to recovery. A melting pot of dance styles and a rich mix of movement techniques, Witness presents a totally original view on the different layers of mental health problems, delving deep into an issue which effects one in four of us each year. Touching, sad, funny and absurd, this is relevant and up-to-the-minute dance theatre at its best. Words Unspoken - a short dynamic work opens the production. Exploring the untold secrets of the performers on stage. Five dancers perform flawlessly formed movements in a striking and synchronized style. The effect is hypnotic and provides the perfect opener to this captivating double bill. | |
| 9 Mar 17 | Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth :: V0373043174 listing details L01303382163 |
| 29 Nov 16 to 30 Nov 16 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L01756800114 |
| 12 Nov 16 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L1950264469 |
T734275834This dynamic new outdoor dance piece uncovers the many faces of man. It's a powerful, sensitive and revealing look at male group dynamics, exploring strength, camaraderie, vulnerability and hostility. Choreographed by Co-Artistic Director Anthony Missen for Company Chameleon, Of Man and Beast is performed by five male dancers, showcasing the company's inventive physical style. The piece is commissioned by Without Walls, Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival and Merchant City Festival.Choreographer Anthony Missen. | |
| 28 Nov 15 to 29 Nov 15 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01287980675 |
Beauty of the Beast - T839249227Beauty Of The Beast is a dynamic new full-length work choreographed for Company Chameleon by Artistic Director Anthony Missen. A funny, moving and subversive look at male group dynamics, Beauty Of The Beast peels back and uncovers the many faces of man - strength, camaraderie, vulnerability and hostility; and what happens when affiliation becomes identity. With an exciting mix of collaborators, five exceptional performers showcase the company's unique physical style, combining dance, theatre and live music to hold a mirror to our times.Choreographer Anthony Missen. Music Miguel Marin (original music). Music Kevin Lennon (original music). Music Johann Sebastian Bach (pre-recorded music). Music Wilson Simonal (pre-recorded music). Music Ocote Soul Sounds (pre-recorded music). Lighting Yaron Abulafia. Costume Emma Bailey. Performer Eryck Brahmania. Performer Lee Clayden. Performer Thomasin G?lgec. Performer Anthony Missen. Performer Theo Fapohunda. Performer Daniel Phung. | |
| 25 Nov 15 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L463808730 |
| 18 Nov 15 | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford :: V801 listing details L737092094 |
| 11 Nov 15 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L02078352319 |
| 13 May 15 | The Dukes, Lancaster :: V523 listing details L02088454179 |
| 21 Apr 15 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L812309495 |
| 26 Nov 14 | Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury :: V925 listing details L0322893952 |
| 21 Nov 14 | Riley Theatre, Leeds :: V1104 listing details L084288219 |
| 18 Nov 14 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0953777470 |
| 13 Nov 14 to 14 Nov 14 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L0613259926 |
| 11 Nov 14 | Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury :: V99 listing details L0104978983 |
| 8 Nov 14 | Barbican Theatre, Plymouth :: V894 listing details L1908189874 |
| 4 Nov 14 | The Arts Centre (Rose Theatre), Ormskirk :: V527 listing details L01343777196 |
Eden/Pictures We Make - T0463135449Eden is a newly commissioned work for four dancers by acclaimed choreographic duo (and Place Prize nominees 2012) Goddard Nixon, featuring an original score by John Matthias. It is a powerful and poetic exploration of intense obsession and enduring relationships. The second show of the evening sees company founders Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner present a new creation, Pictures We Make. Sourced from stories and experiences from the long shared history of the performers the piece questions our relationships with ourselves and with other people. In this captivating work the company brings together four exceptional performers with an original score by Spanish musician and composer Miguel Marin. | |
| 28 Nov 13 | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford :: V801 listing details L708747690 |
| 6 Nov 13 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L1258422142 |
Pictures We Make - T01776797981The work asks questions of our relationship with ourselves and with other people. As we plunge from I to we, how do we navigate the space between our experience and expectations? Our insecurities and perceptions about how things should be are tested and reflected back by those with whom we share relationships. Sourced from stories and experiences from the long shared history of the performers, this new creation by Missen and Turner, brings together four exceptional performers, with an original score by Spanish musician and composer Miguel Marin. For the second part of this double bill, acclaimed choreographic duo Goddard/ Nixon (2012 Place Prize Semi-Finalists) create a newly commissioned work for four dancers, a potent and poetic exploration of an internal world where space is compressed and intense obsessions are revealed as enduring relationships signal hope. | |
| 15 Nov 13 to 16 Nov 13 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0819369728 |
| 11 Oct 13 | Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield :: V979 listing details L01454533441 |
| 26 Sep 13 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee :: V596 listing details L1516843731 |
| 26 Mar 13 to 27 Mar 13 | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V568 listing details L0571739734 |
| 28 Feb 13 | The Arts Centre (Rose Theatre), Ormskirk :: V527 listing details L0303339448 |
Gameshow - T0664859451Gameshow is a story of desire, seduction and manipulation. What will be won and what will you sacrifice to win the prize? Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner invite you to watch and pass judgment, as the contestant tests his luck against the big man J.O.Z., the personification of excess itself. A show packed full of fearless dancing, spoken word and film. With prizes, power, money, fame, celebrity and a cult following up for grabs, or at the very least a limited edition J.O.Z shirt. | |
| 1 Nov 12 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L01938435686 |
| 25 May 12 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L757816916 |
Kith/Kin - T02017700645Join us for two dance pieces from Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner exploring masculinity and male identity. Before Night Fell, created with choreographer Beth Cassani, looks at friendship, camaraderie and bravery in terms of intimacy, vulnerability, power and manipulation. Meanwhile, Rites charts the passage from childhood, through adolescence into adulthood. Powerful and poignant in its exploration of those events and experiences that shape us as friends, brothers, fathers and sons, the work combines bold athleticism with moments of touching sensitivity. | |
| 19 Apr 12 | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh :: V633 listing details L1514193596 |
| 17 Apr 12 | Platform, Glasgow :: V1148048035 listing details L02130595321 |
| 28 Oct 11 | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh :: V633 listing details L590248578 |
Gameshow - T347298337Want what the big man has? Power, money, fame - or at least a new pair of trainers? The Lowry’s Company in Residence debut their latest work: a story of desire, seduction and manipulation. What will be won and what will be sacrificed? Packed with physical and mental challenges from the sublime to the ridiculous, Gameshow invites you to spectate and pass judgment. | |
| 16 Nov 11 to 17 Nov 11 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L766391968 |
Kith/Kin - Rites/Before Night Fell - T2101320500KITH/KIN is a double bill from Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner, the founders of Company Chameleon. Rites is a duet that is both powerful and poignant in its exploration of those events and experiences that shape us as friends, brothers, fathers and sons. It allies bold athleticism with moments of touching sensitivity. Before Night Fell is an exploration of male identity, friendship, camaraderie and bravery. This is one of several dynamic, sensual works Beth Cassani has created in collaboration with Company Chameleon, exploiting the performers’ unique relationship and identities. In this new work together, they develop concepts of physical risk, game structures, intimacy, vulnerability, power and manipulation. Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner met and trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Their combined performance careers include appearances with Rambert Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Cie. Willi Dorner, Cassanidance, Henri Oguike Dance Company and Company Decalage.Choreographer Anthony Missen. Choreographer Kevin Turner. | |
| 5 Mar 11 | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford :: V801 listing details L01555907991 |
| 13 Apr 10 to 14 Apr 10 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L621658847 |
T01364699290Internationally acclaimed Company Chameleon present 7 new Dance-Theatre works at Contact. 'Second Grace' choreographed by Anthony Missen, is communicated as a narrative, taking the experience of a soldier at war to reveal a universal struggle. A study on the search for ones own truth, to not behave blindly and act in ways that are put upon us by a 'higher authority'. It is about finding the courage and strength to go against the grain, to live by ones own belief system, even if no one else around does. 'Shattered' choreographed by Kevin Edward Turner. A tattooed character, both the actor and the narrator of his experience, unpicks the strands of memory and circumstance that delivered him to the place he now resides. A discourse on the conception of 'Shattered' in all its permutations. | |
| 5 Feb 11 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L01986498279 |
Rites - T1679106945Running time: 42 minutes Rites is the first major work from Company Chameleon, making use of the personal and shared histories of Missen and Turner, whilst investigating those Rites of Passage shared by men in a more universal context. The work explores those events and experiences that shape us to become what we are, where we receive our formative information from, and the cyclical nature of those behavioral traits we are left with. The work moves chronologically, charting the passage from childhood, through adolescence into adulthood. A big question in this work is 'what does it mean to be a man?' and as such looks at themes such as coming of age, peer pressure, and the fragile balance of the internal psychological struggle against the external forces that steer us. | |
| 6 Feb 10 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L0738762368 |
Kith/Kin - T602644816Male duet Rites is powerful and poignant in its exploration of the experiences that shape us as friends, brothers, fathers and sons. Before night fell uses games and physical risk to cast a female perspective on the duo's friendship. Stride, a young men’s dance project developed by Chameleon and Dance Initiative Greater Manchester, will culminate in a performance in the public areas of the building at 6.30pm. | |
| 20 Jan 10 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee :: V596 listing details L525631319 |
| 30 Sep 09 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L473385455 |
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| 22 Nov 14 | Capstone Theatre, Liverpool :: V0538369222 listing details L2072443867 |
| 5 Mar 10 | Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn :: V1448285374 listing details L01368860896 |
