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The Place Prize is the biggest single source of commissions for new short works in British dance. Over the course of four previews you'll see the first performances of all 16 commissioned artists. Crow in Eden - An epic journey into Eden, where ritual and constraint are everywhere, and the consequences for breaking the rules are great. A work based on Ted Hughes' anthology Crow in which dance and live music are welded together in a poetic nightmare. From the waist up - A solo piece performed by Darren based on the theme of censorship. He will be collaborating with writer Rick Bland and composer Russell Pay to create a work that explores freedom of speech and the freedom to move. Three Sighs to Beauty - Three Sighs to Beauty is a piece that explores and reveals intense feelings which cause us to sigh. How does a sigh out of sorrow and out of joy differ in emotional arousals and dynamic stimulation? How does breath alter our behaviour? Begin to begin, a piece about dead ends - Begin to begin, a piece about dead ends takes the form of a nonsensical dirge. The work is a rhyme in motion, fuelled by playing the game of dying.

Creatives/Company

Choreographer(s): Conor Doyle (Crow in Eden), Darren Ellis (From the Waist Up), Vangelis Legakis (Three Sighs to Beauty), Eva Recacha (Begin to Begin - a piece about dead ends)