Wasteland - T1824359179In the 90's illegal rave scene, derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces become home for a new-found community of music and dance. Gary Clarke Company BOOK NOW REVIEWS ACCESS In 1994 hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit working-class community that surrounded it. Wasteland Gary Clarke's sequel to COAL, looks at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. As we see one generation grind to a halt, we follow the next into the 90's illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new-found community of music and dance. Bringing together Clarke's vivid physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of male singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave soundscore and unique artwork by Jimmy Cauty (co-founder of The KLF), WASTELAND dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival.Director Gary Clarke. Producer Annabel Dunbar. DramaturgLou Cope. Costume Ryan Dawson Laight. Design Ryan Dawson Laight. Lighting Charles Webber. Musical Director Steven Roberts. Sound Daniel Thomas. | |
| 10 Mar 23 | Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L0946610956 |
| 1 Feb 23 to 3 Feb 23 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L2070444081 |
| 11 May 20 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L1643613943 |
| 22 Apr 20 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L2005725665 |
| 3 Apr 20 to 4 Apr 20 | The Mac (Metropolitan Arts Centre), Belfast :: V2073141420 listing details L01635435205 |
| 3 Mar 20 to 4 Mar 20 | Lyceum Theatre, Crewe :: V470 listing details L0536605676 |
| 27 Feb 20 to 28 Feb 20 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L1846314230 |
| 6 Feb 20 to 7 Feb 20 | Derby Theatre, Derby :: V1830193620 listing details L903929577 |
| 31 Jan 20 to 1 Feb 20 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee :: V596 listing details L0444087037 |
| 12 Nov 19 to 13 Nov 19 | Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972 listing details L0100045811 |
| 8 Nov 19 | Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518 listing details L166503053 |
| 25 Sep 19 to 26 Sep 19 | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V568 listing details L01851789454 |
| 14 Jun 19 to 15 Jun 19 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L1072528052 |
Coal - T846562525Marking the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1984/5 British miners' strike, award winning choreographer Gary Clarke proudly presents COAL, a riveting dance theatre show which takes an nostalgic look at the hard hitting realities of life at the coal face. Strong, powerful and emotive, COAL explores the darker underbelly of the mining industry unearthing the true nature and body wrecking demands of a working class industry now almost forgotten. Bringing together Clarke's striking physical language performed by a company of 7 high class dancers, a local community cast of women and a live colliery brass band, COAL is an emotional, moving and ever-relevant exploration of community, solidarity and survival.Director Gary Clarke. DramaturgLou Cope. Design Ryan Dawson Laight. Costume Ryan Dawson Laight. Lighting Charles Webber. Musical Director Steven Roberts. Music Kit Bodenham. Sound Daniel Thomas. Performer Steve Nallon (Thatcher Voiceover). Performer Joss Carter. Performer James Finnemore. Performer Alistair Goldsmith. Performer TC Howard. Performer Eleanor Perry. Performer Connor Quill. Performer Nicolas Vendange. Performer Joseph Reay Reid. Group/Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band (Barnsley / Doncaster / Newport). Group/Band City of Birmingham Brass Band (Birmingham). Group/Band North London Brass (London). Group/Band NASUWT Riverside Band (Newcastle). Group/Band Thoresby Colliery Band (Nottingham). | |
| 14 Sep 17 to 16 Sep 17 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605 listing details L1255679171 |
| 19 Jun 17 to 20 Jun 17 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L0381428166 |
| 31 May 17 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L02133716298 |
| 15 Apr 17 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L01908475037 |
| 29 Mar 17 | Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518 listing details L01681954079 |
| 7 Dec 16 to 8 Dec 16 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L1071732540 |
| 18 Oct 16 to 19 Oct 16 | Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972 listing details L889773295 |
| 30 Sep 16 to 1 Oct 16 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L1755180425 |
| 23 May 16 to 24 May 16 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L0314855912 |
| 29 Apr 16 to 30 Apr 16 | Dance City, Newcastle Upon Tyne :: V916524193 listing details L0984665133 |
| 15 Apr 16 to 16 Apr 16 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1483499610 |
| 16 Mar 16 | The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L01963707811 |
| 5 Mar 16 | Cast, Doncaster :: V1545109680 listing details L097619636 |
| 19 Feb 16 to 20 Feb 16 | The Civic, Barnsley :: V959 listing details L20389324 |
| 11 Feb 16 to 13 Feb 16 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L01031432850 |
New Ways of Living - T920177231Presented byPink Fringe. | |
| 27 Feb 14 | Marlborough Theatre, Brighton :: V662 listing details L1215529542 |
Menage a Trois - T381619726Menage a Trois is a triple bill surveying Gary Clarke’s work over the last two years and includes a London premiere of Bagofti. Horsemeat, created in collaboration with dance mavericks Javier De Frutos and Nigel Charnock, confronts the gritty realities surrounding love, life, sexuality and growing up; bold, brash and brutally honest, the piece presents a series of episodes that are thought provoking, deeply intimate and powerfully engaging. 2 Men & A Michael is a reworked version of Gary’s acclaimed deadpan send-up of peculiarly British stand-up, featuring Kath Duggan and Rachel Krische. For his latest work, Bagofti, Gary and acclaimed performer Gavin Coward have created a dark and captivating world of grotesque beauty that delves deep into the artwork of iconic painter Francis Bacon. | |
| 8 Jun 11 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1416401761 |
Horsemeat - T0776379200Horsemeat boldly confronts love, life, sexuality and becoming 25. Set against a backdrop of music that mixes the disco beats of Erasure with the beauty of Chopin, Gary Clarke plunges head first into a nightmarish playground of frantic movement and thriving gestures in this ‘all singing, all dancing’ autobiographical solo. Created by [Gary Clarke] in collaboration with dance mavericks [Javier de Frutos] and [Nigel Charnock], Horsemeat presents a series of twisted episodes that are thought provoking, deeply intimate and powerfully engaging. Gary is an award winning dancer and choreographer who has most recently worked with ballet Lorent, the Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs. | |
| 14 Nov 08 to 15 Nov 08 | Unity Theatre, Liverpool :: V539 listing details L0162494270 |
Parade/Skinny Dark Eyes - T01524317260Barnsley born Gary Clarke is a young choreographer noted for his creation of original and theatrical dance works. Parade portrays the diaries of Dutch artist Joost Sicking, through sculptural yet scrappy movements, an eclectic mishmash of music, and vibrant costumes. Skinny Dark Eyes explores the beauty found in Jean Cocteau's notorious Erotic Drawings, a series of pencil sketches depicting sexual fantasies, where tenderness cuts through the grotesque. | |
| 31 Oct 04 | Yorkshire Dance Centre, Leeds :: V0583839473 listing details L574544790 |
