Garth Fagan Dance

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Programme 1 - Prelude/Woza - T0470226445 Prelude (Discipline is Freedom) displays the company's virtuosity and introduces the audience to the dancers' and to Fagan's technique through movement. The South African-inspired Woza, Zulu for 'come celebrate', is an affirmation of human life with evocative power of a poem and an exuberant finale. The music for Woza is by South African composer [Lebo M], who also created the music for The Lion King.Choreographer Garth Fagan.
4 Mar 03 to 8 Mar 03	Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L0342817923
Programme 2 - Mix 25 - T01420014247 Programme two includes Mix 25, a blend of eclectic musical selections: a solo danced to the astoundingly arresting sound of modern jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, a beautiful quartet set to a [Brahms]' cello sonata, a trio set to John Cage, and a final celebration accompanied by [Foday Susa Suso]. The two programmes will be completed with new and existing works from the Garth Fagan Dance repertoire.
5 Mar 03 to 8 Mar 03	Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1648815428
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11 Mar 03	Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L01511239748

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Dance or ballet :: Jamaican-born Garth Fagan, is the highly acclaimed Olivier and Tony award winning choreographer of Broadway's The Lion King, and is one of the great reformers of modern dance. His experimental choreography and technique draws on many dance forms from Afro-Caribbean to classical. Garth Fagan Dance has been cited for its excellence and originality with a New York Governor's Art Award. The Company's 15 dancers are renowned for their individuality, their natural, unstylised approach, and their sheer physical virtuosity.