Marguerite Galizia/Joel O'Donoghue and Pete Yelding/Protocol Dance Company - T01265919281Where am I? - Inspired by Daniel Dennett's thought experiment, this is a comic and existential mind-bender. Featuring dancer/performer Daniel Watson trapped in a 'talking space', where he wrestles with some serious questions about consciousness. Dragging Words - This piece was originally about nothing. Pete and Joel came together and wanted to make something that included dance, music and theatre. Their philosophy was to try and make something that interested both of them. Pete taught Joel how to sing (a bit), and Joel taught Pete a small movement phrase. They only began to think of it as piece after all the material was made. They began to understand who they were to one another within the work, and divide their work into these short strange stories. This is their take on the quirks of London city life. Manhood - This hip-hop dance theatre company presents a deep and vivid exploration into the physiological undercurrents of what being a man in the world we live in means. Duration: 100minsChoreographer Marguerite Galizia (Where am I?). Music Simon Katan (Where am I?). Choreographer Joel O'Donoghue (Dragging Words). Choreographer Pete Yelding (Dragging Words). Company Protocol Dance Company (Manhood). Choreographer Lanre Malalu (Manhood). Choreographer Jared Garfield (Manhood). | |
| 21 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01775213370 |
Julia Thorneycroft Dance/B-Hybrid Dance/Joshua Beamish - T1318085336Frustra - An irreverent but warm approach to the ridiculousness that can be contemporary dance with live music, influences from popular culture, tango and our love for reality TV shows. Breaking Breath - Arduous efforts are being made in an attempt to revive and salvage the Irish language in modern society. We pay homage to those trying to save a native tongue. Valence - Uncovering the shifting imbalances inherent within mutual attraction, Canadian choreographer Joshua Beamish employs an intricately woven movement language in a duet for Royal Ballet artists Nicol Edmonds and Matthew Ball. Hidden strengths and vulnerabilities of two men are revealed as the chemistry of their dynamic is treated by time and circumstance. Duration: 85minsCompany Julia Thorneycroft Dance (Frustra). Company B-Hybrid Dance (Breaking Breath). Choreographer Joshua Beamish (Valence). | |
| 20 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01438747757 |
New Tapestry/Mara Vivas/.2Dot - T0753378275Potatoes & Sauce - Exploring the normal of the bizarre and the love at the end. Coma dreams and everyday conversations translated into contemporary circus through poetic aerial work. I was swimming in a pool. The water was warm and it felt good. Then I noticed a gigantic mustache that had grown under my nose. Why hadn't I noticed before? I didn't care about the pain I just wanted it off my face. I don't even know why. Finally I managed to rip it off and I could swim calmly again. Merging text from coma-dreams with aerial language, Potatoes & Sauce explores the direct connection between the physical treatment of a body in coma and dream images that occur. Despite their bizarreness these dreams come to make absolute sense. Triptych - This piece explores memory. Can something experienced in the 'here and now' provoke memories from the past? The performers shift from the being with and for each other to being self-absorbed and wrapped up in themselves. The work is a development of a solo into a trio. In the solo a woman explores memory and it's impact on perception of space. The title of the piece 'Triptych' is from the Greek t??pt???? meaning ?thr"three-fold". Triptych art is made up of three panels that are intended to be displayed together. There are no real rules in Triptych. Anything goes. The piece explores memory. Can something experienced in the 'here and now' provoke memories from the past? The performers shift from being with and for each other to being self-absorbed, wrapped up in themselves. I'm Sorry You're Leaving - They all have memories, some of them stuck better than others. But the 80s is what they all remember links their stories. They all have memories, some of them stuck better than others. But the 80s is what they all remember, and that is what links their stories. The aim of .2Dot is to create new knowledge both for their performers and audience, incorporating concepts of identity, mystery, playfulness, wonder and a profound sense of presence in the world that each performance creates. Duration: 85mins.Company New Tapestry (Potatoes & Sauce). Choreographer Hege Eriksdatter Ostefjells (Potatoes & Sauce). Costume Sophie Bellin Hansen (Potatoes & Sauce). Choreographer Mara Vivas (Triptych). Company .2Dot (I'm Sorry You're Leaving). | |
| 19 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1484855820 |
Anima(1) [US]/Ellie Harulow and Lauren Anthony/Jennifer Fox - T01996668882Between - A dialogue between the material body and space. Inspired by journeys through mountains and cities involving snow, wood, water, iron, gravel, plastic, traffic, intermittent sound, detachment and entirety. Major Changes - How do we play a piece of music with the bodies of two dancers? Scales, key changes and chords: musical elements composing movement. A Chair is a Piece of furniture - This exploration between body and objects questions the relationship of who is in control. Could an object have a mind of it's own? After all did anyone ever ask a chair what it wanted to be? Jennifer Fox is a collective of 6 dancers, who have recently graduated. Duration: 85minsCompany Anima(1)[Us] (Between). Choreographer Ellie Harulow (Major Changes). Choreographer Lauren Anthony (Major Changes). Choreographer Jennifer Robinson-Snell (A Chair is a Piece of furniture). | |
| 18 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1638924801 |
Joelene English Dance Theatre/What Is Written Dance Company/Alex Broadie - T0319137701February 11th 1963 - February 11th 1963 is a duet exploring the life of Sylvia Plath, a life which was bursting with love, poetry, betrayal, despair, and an overpowering desire to escape. This exquisite, heartfelt creation envelops the audience into a world that is hidden in the crevices of one's mind. Unsettled - A new production loosely based on the life of a man named Igor. A true story involving the politics of a country in a time of corruption, death feuds and gangs. The concept of our new piece derived from our Artistic Director's research on mafia related crimes and the consequences and chain of events that can unfold from such crimes. As well as the compilation of various information from over eighty hours of one on one interviews with Igor, a former member from that dark side of life. We want to bring you on a journey to witness, to what extent a person can push their boundaries in order to survive, and how this can be transformed and communicated through the medium of dance. Apocalypse Y - It's the end of the world for generation Y. Are they going to panic or party? Hell? would they even care? Maybe they wasted their time, but they won't go quie Duration: 70minsCompany Joelene English Dance Theatre (February 11th 1963). Company What Is Written Dance Company (Unsettled). Choreographer Jean-Pierre (Unsettled). Choreographer Viviana Rocha (Unsettled). Choreographer Alex Broadie (Apocalypse Y). | |
| 17 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L744373250 |
Mountain Tsunami Productions/Yukiko Masui/Sean Graham - T01148934476Myth - Sculptured bodies energise their breath to perform tribal movements across the stage. Historical mythologies fuel the martial arts inspired choreography, creating a distinct, animalistic, breathing dance production. Unbox - A solo movement piece exploring the point where urban, contemporary and tradition meet. This work aims to find movements which do not belong anywhere. Foreign Bodies/Race Tracks - A staged explosion of taboos within British multiculturalism and the landmines of its politically correct social scale. A humorous and dark physicality of sub-context, mixed cultural languages and momentous movement. Duration: 90minCompany Mountaion Tsunami Productions (Myth). Choreographer Yukiko Masui (Unbox). Choreographer Sean Graham (Foreign Bodies / Race Tracks). | |
| 14 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1905110111 |
Efecto Chopped/Red Road Dance Theatre/Humanah Productions - T996133641Cul de Sac - A contemporary circus piece. Using Juggling and Chinese pole, the two performers constantly aim to break the boundaries between opposites in order to reach a common place, from where an intense dialogue emerges. Efecto Chopped is an emerging Contemporary Circus Company based in London. Both Spanish, Gemma and Jose graduated at the National Centre for Circus Arts and their paths crossed while they shared studio space. After graduating they have been searching for different approaches to circus vocabulary using a range of similar artistic languages. They came to the conclusion that they hold the same understanding of performances and so decided to join up as a team, sharing skills: Jose as an individual and creative juggler and Gemma as a strong, graceful chinese pole artist. Cul de Sac is born from that need to fuse both skills. The Sense of an Ending (excerpt) - Through honest, exposing and poignant dance theatre, the production represents women of the North by sharing their true stories of how they chose to survive life changing moments. The Sense of an Ending is a love letter to women everywhere who have survival stories that may have never been told, and is a celebration of their strength, intuition and courage. It exposes the impact these moments can have on how women conduct their future, and the knowledge their stories hold that could aid the next generation. Red Road Dance Theatre is a North East based company interested in lifting the lid on what it is to be human in today's world. Thank you to all the women who told us their stories. Egress - Egress is a celebration of departure that rather than bid farewell, salute the past. With everything ahead of us, we are determined to bring everyone on the next jour. Duration: 90minsCompany Efecto Chopped (Cul de Sac). Choreographer Jose Triguero (Cul de Sac). Choreographer Gemma Palomar (Cul de Sac). Choreographer Nadia Iftkhar (excerpt)). Company Humanah Productions (Egress). | |
| 13 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0935091160 |
Old Kent Road/Lindy Nsingo/James Morgan & Charley Fone - T0104123414Fall Out - See the sound. Feel the Movement. Uncover the conversations between music and emotion through choreography and improvisation. In the space of a few years Avalon Rathgeb has quickly become one of the UK's leading forces in Tap dance. Creating her company in September 2014, Resolution! 2015 is Old Kent Road's first performance and are introducing to you Fall Out, With an exciting mix of different musical influences, this company's unique collaboration combining tap dance, live music and contemporary dance creates the identity to these exceptional performers. Fall Apart - What happens when the one you love is the one you hurt? Arising from experiences of sleep terror, Fall Apart explores unrestful situations as two dancers toss, turn and yearn to be reconciled. A Dance for the End of the World - The world ends on Thursday the 12th of February. Join us for one last dance. Duration 85minsChoreographer Avalon Rathgeb (Fall Out). Choreographer Lindy Nsingo (Fall Apart). Choreographer James Morgan (A Dance for the End of the World). Choreographer Charley Fone (A Dance for the End of the World). | |
| 12 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01028491731 |
Nina von der Werth/Justyna Janiszewska/Sivan Rubinstein - T0689247321Macbeth - The drama by Shakespeare on one side of the stage, and drama in the dressing room on the other. When you've only got one night to get it right, what could possibly go wrong? transcience - A solo where the body is the object and the medium to explore the shifts of mood and feelings throughout life's incessant regeneration and continuous adaptation. Samba and Tears - Samba and Tears is a research project about current issues and the Media. It has brought forth themes of what is perceived as current to us in society through the focus of news headlines. Samba and Tears questions "What does it mean to be Contemporary?", and "What is the Contemporary culture?" As well as questioning: What is ?the Untimely Contemporary?" And touches on the dilemma we share of: What is current to us today may not be truly 'current' tomorrow, but yet the news of yesterday will strongly drive our actions of today. Duration: 85minsChoreographer Nina von der Werth (Macbeth). Sound Michael Shearer (Macbeth). Design Nina Patel Grainger (Macbeth). Choreographer Justyna Janiszewska (transcience). Choreographer Sivan Rubinstein (transcience). | |
| 11 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1124767742 |
Jan Lee & Tim Murray-Browne/Katarse Ensemble/A&R dance company - T01155526320This Floating World - Endlessly sensing each other - the human, the camera and the digital living environment. A journey of building and dismantling in an interactive audiovisual world of organic and etherial atmospheres. A solo performed in an immersive environment of computer generated visuals and sound. Incorporating innovative movement-tracking technology, audiovisuals are controlled by the dancer through movement, like an all-encompassing musical instrument, amplifying her expressivity. Plastisphere - Dancers and musicians make their way through a dark landscape, wading and swimming in plastic. A place where the air you breathe is garbage and all you can see is garbage. Katarse Ensemble produces performances that combine physical theatre, dance and music to reflect contemporary issues, creating a vehicle to approach complicated or little-talked-about topics, bringing these closer to the audience. Plastisphere is a dance-theatre production whose focal point is the accumulation of plastic waste on our plan. Progression - A research and development into sound and the different pressures that it resonates within us. This piece explores aspects of personal control and the way music interferes with it. Duration: 85mins.Choreographer Jan Lee (This Floating World). Choreographer Rosana Ribeiro (Plastisphere). Company A&R Dance Company (Progression). Choreographer Ajani Robia (Progression). | |
| 10 Feb 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01382965525 |
Alyssandra Katherine Dance Project/The Long and The Short of It Dance Company/Hannah K Vincent - T01008588540Obstruct & Connect - This work uses contact improvisation as a method to conduct a kinaesthetic conversation. It explores the outcomes that occurs when one person stops responding or initiating a dialogue. atma-graha - Attachment: Affection, fondness or sympathy for someone or something. Attachment can be both transient and permanent. Throughout our lives we form attachments to objects, people, ideas, places and moments. What happens when that bond of attachment is broken? When it is severed unexpectedly or the attachment is forced and unwelcome? This piece explores different types of instinctive and interactive patterns of attachment behaviour, through the medium of story telling, physical theatre, contact improvisation and text. Cymatics - Cymatics is the scientific study of visible sound typically demonstarated using a thin plate with a speaker underneath. Flour or water is spread on the plate and different geometrical shapes occur depending on the frequency. The music is inspired by the sounds of the universe which are manipulated and converted to sounds that can be heard as if on earth. The accompaniment is an amalgamation of sounds inspired by space and converted to allow it to be processed by the human ear. The piece is inspired by the art hidden within nature. Substance from things not acknowledged by the human senses. Sound from something seemingly silent and movement from something seemingly still. Duration: 85mins.Choreographer Alyssandra Katherine Wu (Obstruct & Connect). Choreographer Johanna Hodson-Prior (atma-graha). Choreographer Emma Gogan (atma-graha). Company Hannah K Vincent Dance (Cymatics). | |
| 31 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1266711023 |
Anecdotal Evidence/Patricia Zafra/The Company - T447840793Speak Up - When 37 protests worldwide between 2006 - 2013 had in excess of 1 million participants we ask who's talking- and who's listening? Speak Up uses elements of verbatim theatre alongside dance questioning to what extent we feel we have a voice in today's society? Interviews with a range of ages, nationalities and experiences feature in this piece of docu-dance, an up-to-the-minute account of the value of speaking up. Underneath the Skin - We are what we do, we are what we suffer. A metamorphosis; a physical and emotional journey that two people experience and causes an abrupt change in their lives. Zion - We are in a constant state of conspiracy... or yet that's what the character at the end of your street preaches. The truth is much more frightening - nobody is in control! Dance styles blur in the work Jane Doe. Hip hop and contemporary dance litter the evening, however Lee Griffiths' The Company beautifully melds these two styles to produce a uniquely original piece. Faultlessly, The Company explore Isabel Allende's quotation ?a man does what he can, a woman does what a man cannot'. A frenetic mood pervades the performance as the five male dancers appear to be struck by an internal struggle. Their bodies' spasm and jerk irrepressibly as if fuelled by a terrible angst. With no restraints, the dancers throw themselves across the stage, their bodies nimble and erratic but professionally controlled. Although a gruelling piece, the boys pierce their movement with an ardency which enhances the choreography. Even the smaller movement enthrals. The innovative choreography and the sheer talent that each dancer holds fuses to create an impressive piece that stuns the audience into captivation, but also surpasses all other acts of the night. Symone Keisha 2014. Duration: 90minsCompany Anecdotal Evidence (Speak Up). Choreographer Patricia Zafra (Underneath the Skin). Company The Company (Zion). Choreographer Lee Griffiths (Zion). | |
| 30 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0898420360 |
Rachel Dean/Jyoti Dance/Adam Foster and Susan Kempster - T190590013Wolf - An invitation to wilfully stray into the fascination, hunger and fear of a fairytale so familiar it runs through us like a current. Wolf, Grandmother and Girl flicker, emerge and retreat in an unsettling dance played out in the body of exceptional performer Rachel Dean. An immersive and sensual solo which embraces the complexities and fluidities at the heart of each of us. Live sound score by accomplished improviser Seth Bennett on double bass, and haunting live vocals. Holi Woman - The Holi Woman dwells between Eastern and Western notions of ritual and beauty. Choreographer Jodie Cole explores the ethereal thread that links the two. India, a country of ritual, colour, chaos and contradictions. Britain, a land of riches and achievement, depression affecting a fifth of the population. The dilution of ritual in the West, stripped to yearly celebrations of birthdays, perhaps marking one's death or a union of love, in contrast to the daily devotional, and potentially meaningless, myriad of collective rituals of India. I find myself caught between the two; a sense of wonder and a rooted nihilism. This solo explores the possible unity between the two, a golden thread we perhaps bury deep below ritualistic ceremonies and unconscious habits. Snow -Performer Rachel Dean (Wolf). Company Jyoti Dance (Holi Woman). Choreographer Jodie Cole (Holi Woman). Author Adam Foster (Snow). Choreographer Susan Kempster (Snow). | |
| 29 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01085186388 |
LAM Dance Company/Coegi/ODD company - T1595747422Sick and Tired - shows four dancers being stuck in their individual madness. It portrays and exaggerates the ?accepted' emotional and mental sickness, caused by our sociiety. Sick and Tired is a new Choreography for Resolution! The main idea of the piece is that members of society will not bother as long as an odd and wrong behaviour of an individual or group is not directly interfering with their own lives. Rural Living - Rural Living is a live music and dance collaboration exploring the processes of creating and recalling. The performers use their differing artistic roles to evoke satire and conversation. Ahimsa - By opening a dialogue between design and performance, Ahimsa addresses issues surrounding how we remember traumatic experiences and how this can influence behaviour and interaction with others. With a strong focus on how design on the body and performance work together, ODD Company are a new collaborative team. Duration: 90minsCompany LAM Dance Company (Sick and Tired). Choreographer Adrian Look (Sick and Tired). Company Coegi (Rural Living). Choreographer Grace Nicol (Rural Living). Company ODD Company (Ahimsa). Choreographer Jade Yung (Ahimsa). | |
| 28 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1828711665 |
FlickerrDance Company/Emma Deakin in association with Shaky Isles Theatre/Guarini Dance Company - T01949514293TerpsiScore - TerpsiScore, featuring graduates from TrinityLaban, presents an exciting choreographic work where music and dance have been generated simultaneously. It invites audience to engage with both visual and aural elements and perceive music and dance not as separate entities but as one. Allowing music to create dance and stillness and, dance to create music and silence. Spinning Coins - Laughter and Tears. Fear and Freedom. Suffering and Joy. Combining story, spoken word, and original sound & music, Spinning Coins is a new contemporary dance piece, an ode to the celebration of life within the shit of life's daily struggles. Patua - Patua is the dark tale of Brazilian legend Besouro, explored through a Capoeira contemporary dance fusion. Full of magic and intrigue, it is uncertain where reality ends and fantasy begins... Duration: 75minsCompany FlickerrDance Companay (TerpsiScore). Choreographer Felicity Kerr (TerpsiScore). Performer Emma Deakin (in association with Shakey Isles Theatre - Spinning Coins). Company Guarini Dance Company (Patua). Choreographer Ponciano Almeida (Patua). | |
| 27 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L2133505330 |
Estela Merlos/Joan Cleville/Jayne Port - T1290287832My Dust Will Tell - Breaking away from oppression and what is imposed on us, this physical work is an intense journey of courage, compassion, and surrendering of the self. Achilles II - Achilles II is a physical meditation. A wordless dialogue between a man and his demons, set to the haunting music of Heinrich Biber's 'Passacaglia for violin solo'. Most Certainly Well Worth Knowing - a colourful collection of text fragments, which may or may not be worth knowing. An eclectic ensemble is drawn together as fragments to form a collage. They explore the fracture that could occur if meaning and understanding shift away from sound and movement. Instructional text and newsworthy items are layered and juxtaposed with individuals' own yarns and musings. Characters recount their unique tales, revealing a little of their own particularities and raising questions about the worthiness of the script. Duration: 100minsChoreographer Estela Merlos (My Dust Will Tell). Music R. Enrique Gonzalez Saez (My Dust Will Tell). Costume Paula Tafalla (My Dust Will Tell). Choreographer Joan Cleville (Achilles II). Choreographer Jayne Port (Most Certainly Well Worth Knowing). | |
| 24 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1928637331 |
BAMBULA project/Ashleigh Berry/201 Dance Company - T01169042403Expanding Foam - We invite you to explore the incoherent dynamics of an oneiric journey coming to its end. Conscious thoughts wake up to infiltrate the previous dreams and soon replace them. Beside Ourselves - Three strangers. Three varying agendas. Three different ideologies on acceptable public behaviour. Three conflicting personal space boundaries. Three bodies - sitting, standing, sniffing, spitting, sweating.One bench. And the overwhelming desire to abandon social conformity and punch someone in the face. Beside Ourselves is Ashleigh Berry's new dance-theatre work - a relatable and evocative portrayal of the interactions that strangers encounter and the tensions that build when they are forced to temporarily co-exist in confined public spaces. In our fast paced, densely populated society, personal space is seen as a commodity, something we own, perhaps even a human right. So what happens when you're forced into a confined public place where there is literally not enough precious personal space to go round? If You Leave - Can you stay true to yourself, when everything suggests you change? 201's raw, contemporary hip-hop movement returns in ?If You Leave?: a journey of two individuals and their broken encounter. Duration: 100minsCompany Bambula Project (Expanding Foam). Choreographer Paolo Rosini (Expanding Foam). Choreographer Gabriella Catalano (Expanding Foam). Choreographer Ashleigh Berry (Beside Ourselves). Company 201 Dance Company (If You Leave). Choreographer Andrea Walker (If You Leave). | |
| 23 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1799582220 |
Out of Order/Snakebox/Sara Black - T0487729106Meeting Point - We keep meeting without knowing why. Is it our thoughts, our bodies or this space that brought us together again? A diverse performance that combines contemporary dance with aerial straps. P.L.A.Y. - As scientists of the imagination, we mould your creative ides through games that use our skills to create a live performance. Enter a world of live music and spontaneous experimental dance. Value for Money - Corporeal commodity, currency of life, human values, the dark and the light.Company Out of Order (Meeting Point). Choreographer Lambrini Bouba (Meeting Point). Choreographer Julian Bulku (Meeting Point). Choreographer Angeliki Nikolakaki (Meeting Point). Company Snakebox (P.L.A.Y.). Choreographer Otis Jones (P.L.A.Y.). Choreographer Akeim Buck (P.L.A.Y.). Choreographer Sara Black (Value for Money). | |
| 22 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0828769791 |
Fuora Dance Project/CieMulator Dance/Konstantina Skalionta - T825331803The Last Maiden - Inspired by a Sicilian fairy tale, this piece plays on the dualisms of divine-human and desire-reality. Three mysterious figures drive you into their most intimate dimension, leaving you with a question. The piece takes inspiration from the Sicilian fairy tale "Le Donne Di Fuora". The legend, using Giuseppe Pitre's version, speaks of 7 maidens who come to the courtyard of the Saint Claire Monastery at sundown to transport both men and women to a magical place where all of their deepest desires become reality. This only lasts until sunrise, when the fairies return the humans back to reality and disappear, leaving them with nothing but memories of paradise. Duration: 90minsCompany Fuora Dance Project (The Last Maiden). Choreographer Giulia Montalbano (The Last Maiden). Company CieMulator Dance (Risk Forward). Choreographer Marine Besnard (Risk Forward). Choreographer Konstantina Skalionta (In the Likeness Of...). Company DicMulator Dance (Risk Forward). Choreographer Marine Besnard (Risk Forward). Choreographer Konstantina Skalionta (In the Likeness Of...). | |
| 21 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0429042686 |
Exim Dance Company/Jack Stinton Dance Company/lea tirabasso - T170131124Desiderium - A haunting contemporary dance work, centring on themes of connectedness, imagery and spiritual transition. Combined, these elements create a visually affecting performance, using architecture and illusion to alter your perspective. Theory - Why are we bound by our inhibitions? A duet exploring the boundaries we place upon ourselves within our everyday lives. Looking at the social, physical and mental boundaries that we place upon ourselves, exploring the consequences of these restricting us within our everyday interactions. love me tender - This is the secret history of two loving souls. It unravels the hidden sides of their minds and the depths of their bitter - and yet oh so sweet - fantasies.Company Exim Dance Company (Desiderium). Choreographer Olivia Amy Lockwood (Desiderium). Company Jack Stinton Dance Company (Theory). Choreographer Lea Tirabasso (love me tender). | |
| 20 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0740727713 |
Chloe Aliyanni/Inter Pares Project/Wind-Up - T01919761655Trivialis - The lives of three people are violently entwined by a sudden collision in a mysterious crossroad. Is this a trivial encounter or one that will change their course forever? Acts of Attending - Through the use of sheer physical tasks as generators of choreography, without adding any narratives on top, we arrive at a particular focus and attentiveness. We invite you in. Let's Talk About Us - This piece explores and delights in the humour and musicality of everyday life. Comedic influences lead the trio through a journey of movement, speech and improvisation.Choreographer Chloe Aliyanni (Trivialis). Director Chloe Aliyanni (Trivialis). Company Inter Pares Project (Acts of Attending). Choreographer Agnes Lanza (Acts of Attending). Choreographer Julie Havelund (Acts of Attending). Company Wind Up (Let's Talk About Us). Choreographer Georgia Heighway (Let's Talk About Us). Choreographer Emma Houston (Let's Talk About Us). Choreographer Silvio Sghinolfi (Let's Talk About Us). | |
| 17 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01957331928 |
RedTape Dance Company/Hannah Buckley/Rachel Burn - T0849392662Pensar e destruir - This piece is named after Fernando Pessoa's poem. Is the process of thinking detrimental to paramount fulfilment? A playful duet stringing together improvisational elements with pre-meditated actions. Woman with Eggs - Via Sophie Calle, a 90 year old woman, and Kate Bush, this is a solo about the ability of women to be many things. Using text, movement and golden eggs Hannah Buckley questions the expectations placed on women in relation to motherhood. Hannah Buckley is a dance artist based in the North of England. She has worked on projects in Europe and the USA, most recently with Alessandro Sciarroni as part of the Venice Biennale. She has an ongoing collaboration with her twin sister, a photographer based in NYC. Happening - Life can sometimes seem to have a life of its own. Witness worlds shifting direction, falling apart and thriving with four dancers, twenty real people's stories ? and hundreds of balloons. Individuals from all walks of life are asked ?How is your life today different from what you had thought it might be?', focusing on a moment when their perspective shifted and they found themselves viewing the world in a new way. Happening is a hands-on and face-to-face piece about and for real people, celebrating the quiet yet significant moments of self-reflection that affect each of our lives, and keep us growing, changing and individual. Duration: 90minsCompany RedTape Dance Company (Pensar e destruir). Choreographer Maria Cassar (Pensar e destruir). Choreographer Fabio Filipe (Pensar e destruir). Performer Hannah Buckley (Woman with Eggs). Music Alex Drewchin (Woman with Eggs). Costume Lauren Reyhani (Woman with Eggs). Performer Rachel Burn (Happening). Music Renu Hossain (Happening). | |
| 16 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1836969517 |
Justyna Sochaj/Elise Nuding/Yann Allsopp - T1418175399Sonambulas - An exploration of the world of dreams. Three characters delve into the subconscious through dynamic, frenzied movement sequences. Their stories and emotions are intertwined with the sounds of the life accordion. Shift, Spin, Warp, Twine) - Tapping into imaginative spaces within material realities, the work follows one person's quest for disentanglement. But often, the more you untangle something, the more tangled it becomes. It's a ropey business. Vote for Me! - Politicians do a lot of talking, but they don't do much moving. Colin and Sheila, your local MPs, dance their way to election night. Who gets your vote?Performer Justyna Sochaj (Sonambulas). Performer Elise Nuding (Shift Spin Warp Twine). Performer Yann Allsopp (Vote for Me!). | |
| 15 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1157967870 |
AniCo./Zosia Jo/Urban Interface Dancer UK - T681503056Our Physical Intentions - Delving into the way daily occurrences affect our mental and physical state. This piece explores a chain-like process that can be broken down into three stages: Situation - Interpretation - Emotional/Physical Reaction (ABC). The way we interpret the world makes a huge difference to how we react. Our thoughts can create a magnified reflection of themselves in the form of an emotion, the thought feeds energy to the emotion, which in-turn energises the thought, and a vicious cycle builds up. By shifting our interpretation, we can subsequently alter our emotional/ physical state. The piece brings together notions of the mental and emotional control and our ability to reach a present state. Herstory - A love story that is at once true and untrue, personal and universal. A love story with a painful twist that has nothing whatsoever to do with love. Urban Interface Dance UK Crossing the Line An exploration of limitations and boundaries within society, utilising an expansive range of movement. A Powerful Utopia, stimulating audience members mentally and physically with a phenomenal, cutting-edge style. Crossing the Line - An exploration of limitations and boundaries within society, utilising an expansive range of movement. A Powerful Utopia, stimulating audience members mentally and physically with a phenomenal, cutting-edge style. Using elements of hip hop and contemporary dance, Matthew Harding looks to invite audience members to not only see, but experience mentally and physically work which will push limitations and boundaries to their maximum. Crossing The Line is a powerful, innovative, current and exhilarating billing which is sure to be a knockout. Duration: 90minsCompany AniCo (Our Physical Intentions). Choreographer Anna-Lise (Our Physical Intentions). Design Ines Neto Dos Santos (Our Physical Intentions). Performer Zosia Jo (Herstory). Company Urban Interface Dance UK (Crossing the Line). Choreographer Matthew Harding (Crossing the Line). | |
| 14 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01452615957 |
Lo-Giudice Dance/Salah El Brogy Company/#PPL Dance Company - T1728005557The Teeth behind the Kisses - Exploring the interwoven notions of ecstasy, desire and rapture that have pioneered some of history's most prolific characters. Soulless and soulful, the work conjures up a Danse Macabre with living bodies. Inspired by time spent with artist Hector De Gregorio and his study on the theme of ecstasy. Seven performers physically interpret documents on ecstasy, violence and the extreme experiences of life. With elements of divine and terrestrial, quiet and rapturous, extreme love and extreme pain. How are the most intense intermissions in our life interlinked to generate our most supreme states of elation and pain? Following Resolution!, Anthony and the artists will be travelling to Norway, Stockholm, France and the Czech Republic. The Race - A personal observation of humanity's ugly side in which despite possession of emotional intelligence, the rules of the jungle still very much apply. ...A Kid That Grows Up - A gripping tale of an individual's journey to manhood. Inspired by cinematic visuals and driven by their fusion of street and contemporary dance, this company depicts the saga that is 'coming of age'. Feeling the pressures of growing up without a father, the boy finds himself on a journey of self discovery that leads him to unpick some of his deepest frustrations and face his biggest challenge yet. This company brings together their distinctive fusion of street and contemporary dance and their taste for epic visuals. They are inspired by a series of artistic works by French visionary Yoann Lemoine entitled "The Golden Age". Duration: 95minsCompany Lo-Giudice Dance (The Teeth behind the Kisses). Choreographer Anthony Lo-Giudice (The Teeth behind the Kisses). Company Salah El Brogy Company (The Race). Company #PPL Dance (...A Kid That Grows Up). | |
| 13 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L1146847492 |
The Ashes: Dance Collective/Ella Mesma Company/The House of Strays - T803597414The Dancing Plague - Under the surface of the skin hides an idea older than time. Parasitic. It waits. It strikes - a frenzy of dance - a body hijacked. Can the dancers keep up? A new work by a new collective, formed of ex Phoenix Dancers: Phil Sanger, Azzurra Ardovini and Josh Wille. Inspired by an epidemic that caused thousands of people to dance until dropping dead of exhaustion or ecstasy, The Dancing Plague is a hard hitting, poignant and at times funny account of a relentless mass hysteria. To a haunting and original score by Caterina McEvoy, the three dancers, joined also by Carrieanne Vivianette, pulse and jerk on bloodied feet towards their own demise. Be infected. Orixas - Inspired by Afro-Cuban deities to represent love, pursuit, passion, and loss through the voyage of four individuals. Four strong females, four elements and four colours swirl, swoop, saunter and soar together. Orixas is inspired by the stories of four women and four orixas (deities). Oxum, a beautiful goddess of fresh waters who represents sexuality and love. Oya, the hurricane warrior of the underworld, transitions and chaos. Ogun, the god of war, iron, hunting and community. Oxossi, the hunter, shaman and god of nature. Each orixa, and woman, has their own hopes, fears, angers and desires in life and in their relationships. After the Flood - Three sisters were left after the Great Flood had abated. Unbeknownst to them, their spiralling degeneration into chaos pulls with it a creature from grace. Running time: 100minsCompany The Ashes Dance Collective (The Dancing Plague). Choreographer Azzurra Ardovini (The Dancing Plague). Choreographer Josh Wille (The Dancing Plague). Choreographer Phil Sanger (The Dancing Plague). Music Caterina McEvoy (The Dancing Plague). Music Maurice Ravel (The Dancing Plague). Costume Andi Walker (The Dancing Plague). Company Ella Mesma Company (Orixas). Choreographer Ella Mesma (Orixas). Company The House of Strays (After the Flood). | |
| 10 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01793689063 |
DIPTIK/PINCH/Beautiful Confusion & Interregnum V - T921742522Diptik#1 - DIPTIK is blurring the boundaries between dance and music. In an exciting cross-art piece, our performers explore their interpretation of the score both with movement and sound. Choreographed by Katarzyna Witek and composed by Elliot Galvin, this will be a piece of a new and exciting genre, exploring the relationship between the score and the performers, showing how the same signs can be interpreted both in sound and in movement. Musicians and dancers will react to each other intimately, intertwining themselves - musicians pushing the limits of sound while moving, dancers creating and exploring sound as they move. Asking for It - This is a journey into the expression and treatment of female sexuality in contemporary British culture, as two sets of women seek to find the best version of themselves. A piece of dance theatre, Asking For It looks at what it means to come into your fullest potential. Explored through a journey into the expression, treatment and experience of female sexuality in contemporary British culture, told from the perspective of two sets of women. We explore how our relationship to our sexuality impacts on the way people treat themselves and each other. BackStories - Through a series of solos and duets, we explore the expressivity of the back; its capacity to store and articulate personal and social histories. BackStories is conceived, devised and performed by Scheherazaad Cooper and Becka McFadden with dramaturgy by Mary Ann Hushlak.Company Diptik (Diptik#1). Choreographer Katarzyna Witek (Diptik#1). Company Pinch (Asking for It). Choreographer Hannah Kew (Asking for It). Choreographer Isabelle Cressy (Asking for It). Company Beautiful Confusion (BackStories). Company Interregnum V (BackStories). Choreographer Becka McFadden (BackStories). Choreographer Scheherazaad Cooper (BackStories). | |
| 9 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L0113662915 |
Ishimoi by Ishimwa/Anders Duckworth/Suse Tietjen - T01366281266Niyizi - What if a dress is all you need to express or impress? What if a pair of blue socks is all the make-up you need? Niyizi looks at why we cling on to particular ideas and how they make us feel. Projected - Two characters seem to have emerged from another world, the world of celluloid. Seeing their projected memories realised unearths questions of what is 2D or 3D, fantasy or reality. An exciting collaboration between Anders Duckworth and the sound artist Chris Edwards, Projected draws inspiration from our brief relationship with the celluloid image and our ability to be able to understand a string of still images as a real universe. Anders works with dancers Jenna Broas and Eleni Papaioannou to turn the projected image into a reality. The End Is Important in All Things - a collection of two short stories about curious interhuman relations and deathly ways of procreation in the animal kingdom. As the audience will find themselves reminded of dauntingly familiar scenes from their personal lives and from the bushes of their backyard garden, the boundaries between human and animal behaviour will coalesce to become a non-linear arrangement of dance and theatre, suggesting that to make an end is to make a beginning (T.S.Eliot). Duration: 90minsChoreographer Ishimwa (Niyizi). Choreographer Anders Duckworth (Projected). Choreographer Suse Tietjen (The End Is Important in All Things). | |
| 8 Jan 15 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L02072029790 |
