CampanyB/Roses/Promethean Fire - T02012811664Company B, [Paul Taylor]’s seminal piece of Americana, recalling the turbulent years of the 1940s. The nation lindys, jitterbugs and polkas to the Andrews Sisters and in sharp contrast a generation is drawn into the hell of the Second World War. With its spirited can-can dances. Roses, a gorgeously romantic piece set to [Wagner]’s Siegfried Idyll and [Heinrich Baermann]’s Adagio for Clarinet and Strings. Promethean Fire examines a kaleidoscope of human emotions. Breathtaking waves of dancers in black velvet perform to [Leopold Stokowski]’s striking orchestrations of pieces by [Bach]. | |
| 24 May 03 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600 listing details L704260935 |
Offenback Overtures/The Word/Promethean Fire - T0308140302[Offenbach] Overtures conjures up the joie de vivre of the Belle Epoch. The Word is a study in group conformity, set to music specially composed by [David Israel]. The cast of 12 dancers, clad in black and white school uniforms, are challenged by an enigmatic, irreverent figure intent on wreaking havoc with the status quo. Promethean Fire examines a kaleidoscope of human emotions. Breathtaking waves of dancers in black velvet perform to [Leopold Stokowski]’s striking orchestrations of pieces by [Bach]. | |
| 23 May 03 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600 listing details L01934957995 |
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| 20 May 03 | The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L0277185421 |
| 9 May 03 to 10 May 03 | Brighton Dome, Brighton :: V655 listing details L256914153 |
| 6 May 03 to 7 May 03 | Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe :: V749 listing details L0246294662 |
Roses/The Word/Company B - T702649310Roses, a gorgeously romantic piece set to [Wagner]’s Siegfried Idyll and [Heinrich Baermann]’s Adagio for Clarinet and Strings. The Word is a study in group conformity, set to music specially composed by [David Israel]. The cast of 12 dancers, clad in black and white school uniforms, are challenged by an enigmatic, irreverent figure intent on wreaking havoc with the status quo. Company B - Company B, [Paul Taylor]’s seminal piece of Americana, recalling the turbulent years of the 1940s. The nation lindys, jitterbugs and polkas to the Andrews Sisters and in sharp contrast a generation is drawn into the hell of the Second World War. With its spirited can-can dances.Music Wagner (Roses). Music Heinrich Baermann (Roses). Music David Israel (The Word). Music The Andrews' Sisters (Company B). | |
| 16 May 03 to 17 May 03 | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L399483729 |
Programme 1 - Company B/Offenbach Overtures/Promethean Fire - T01970230718Programme One features Company B, [Paul Taylor]’s seminal piece of Americana, recalling the turbulent years of the 1940s. The nation lindys, jitterbugs and polkas to the Andrews Sisters and in sharp contrast a generation is drawn into the hell of the Second World War. With its spirited can-can dances, [Offenbach] Overtures conjures up the joie de vivre of the Belle Epoch. Promethean Fire examines a kaleidoscope of human emotions. Breathtaking waves of dancers in black velvet perform to [Leopold Stokowski]’s striking orchestrations of pieces by [Bach].Music The Andrews Sisters. Music Carl Orff. Music Bach. Costume Santo Loquasto. Lighting Jennifer Tipton. | |
| 29 Apr 03 to 3 May 03 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L258757861 |
Programme 2 - Roses/The Word/Black Tuesday - T1127400769Programme Two features Roses, a gorgeously romantic piece set to [Wagner]’s Siegfried Idyll and [Heinrich Baermann]’s Adagio for Clarinet and Strings. The Word is a study in group conformity, set to music specially composed by [David Israel]. The cast of 12 dancers, clad in black and white school uniforms, are challenged by an enigmatic, irreverent figure intent on wreaking havoc with the status quo. Black Tuesday, set to songs from the Great Depression, has a ragamuffin band of dancers creating a montage of images from the poverty stricken 30s, and illustrates a nation’s courage in the face of the harshest of circumstances.Music Wagner. Music David Israel. Music Offenbach. Costume William Ivey Long. Costume Santo Loquasto. Lighting Jennifer Tipton. | |
| 30 Apr 03 to 2 May 03 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1271685696 |
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal)/Cascade/Piazzolla Caldera - T556824419[Paul Taylor]'s Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) is a radical interpretation of the [Nijinsky]-[Stravinsky] production which scandalised Paris in 1913. Taylor transports the original scenario of a pagan Russian sacrifice to 20th Century America. The action moves back and forth between a rehearsal studio and a series of Chinatown locations in which a detective story about a jewel heist and a kidnapped baby unfolds. In Cascade Taylor re-visits music of the Baroque period with three of [J S Bach]'s concerti arranged for piano and orchestra - setting the trills and cadences of the piano against the richness of [Bach]'s orchestration. Curlicues of movement meld with the sweep and weave of the music to create a lustrous, lyrical work. Seductive, sultry, smouldering - Piazzolla Caldera evokes the smoke-filled, sexually-charged dance halls of South America. The excitement, passion and stylistic nuances of the tango permeate every shoulder-swagger, foot-stamp and lunge. Alluding to the exploitation and struggle of an underclass and to the battle of the sexes, the dancers stalk and circle one another as a prelude to aggressive, risqué partnering. | |
| 7 Nov 00 to 11 Nov 00 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L1926721472 |
