Take; a dance in the park & Sugar - T951380238Blue Eyed Soul are innovators of inclusive dance, always challenging themselves to go beyond what is perceived possible. These two daring pieces are an example. Take; a dance in the park is a bold aerial work performed by three dancers. They glide, float and spin around an aluminium rig, in an adventurous and playful journey through the performance history archives. Sugar is about one woman, Sally, and her wheelchair in her first aerial dance work. | |
| 28 Jun 10 | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff :: V1984858935 listing details L2063972961 |
Don't Push Me - TOUCH/Don't Touch/Catch/Hooked - T109952463Blue Eyed Dance aim to turn the world of dance and disability upside down with this triple bill of dance and aerial work. TOUCH/Don’t Touch was jointly commissioned by Greenwich and Docklands International Festival and the Mayor of London. It was premiered in 2005 as part of ‘Dancing City’ at Canary Warf and presented as part of ‘Liberty’ London’s Disability Rights Festival in Trafalgar Square. CATCH Directed by Jess Curtis, CATCH defies convention as the all female cast - Claire Cunningham, Tanya Scully, Kate Mason, Victoria Malin, Rachel Freeman - perform an 18 minute aerial work that guarantees to inspire, entertain, thrill and scare. CATCH revels in the delights of defying gravity, working blind, being off balance, losing ourselves and finding each other. Derek Nisbet’s unique soundscore combines audio description, personal anecdotes and composed music. CATCH premiered in November 2005 as part of the Xposure05 Festival at Lillian Baylis Theatre Sadler’s Wells and featured in Blue Eyed Souls large scale production of Touch at the Shrewsbury Music Hall. HOOKED - devised and directed by Liam Steel, is about the insecurity of love and relationships. About waiting and wondering. About fearing the truth and acknowledging the moment you need to face it. Completing the ‘Don’t Push Me’ trilogy, Hooked uses the poetic analytical writings of psychoanalyst R.D. Laing and music from the cutting-edge band Bats for Lashes. This is Liam’s second project with BESDC; in 2003 he directed the critically acclaimed ‘Frankenstein’ which addressed the politics of cloning and the inherent fascism of our notions of being able to create a ‘perfect’ human being.Director Liam Steel. Director Jess Curtis. Choreographer Liam Steel. Choreographer Jess Curtis. Music Derek Nisbet. Performer Rachel Freeman. Performer Claire Cunningham. Performer Tanya Scully. Performer Kate Mason. Performer Victoria Malin. Performer Derek Nisbet. Performer Will Cleary. | |
| 7 Jun 07 | Jersey Arts Centre, St Helier :: V868 listing details L0490060679 |
| 24 May 07 | Cambridge Junction, Cambridge :: V23 listing details L1240749075 |
| 22 May 07 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L0723162979 |
| 19 May 07 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L1773925318 |
| 15 May 07 | The Albany, Outer London :: V294 listing details L1605956759 |
| 12 May 07 | Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham :: V447 listing details L0736901503 |
| 10 May 07 | The Wightman, Shrewsbury :: V106 listing details L0515135269 |
| 9 May 07 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L01800535515 |
| 27 Apr 07 | Croydon Clocktower: David Lean Cinema, Outer London :: V01465162029 listing details L948794591 |
| 17 Apr 07 | Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre), Brecon :: V1067 listing details L0897679479 |
| 27 Mar 07 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L01662313309 |
Touch - T0720983982A spectacular performance of dance, aerial and film work by a cast of dancers aged 6-86 from across the UK, Touch features both professional dancers and community participants that have been gathered together over the past 18 months through open auditions and the Company’s training and education programme.Director Rachel Freeman. Performer Jess Curtis. Music Derek Nisbet. | |
| 21 Nov 05 | The Wightman, Shrewsbury :: V106 listing details L01364417227 |
Catch - T033397393Xposure05 Festival is now in its fourth year and the largest of its kind in the UK. Throughout November the Festival will present an exciting blend of performance and visual arts by disabled and deaf artists. Catch defies convention as an all female cast perform a 15 minute aerial work guaranteed to inspire and entertain.Director Jess Curtis. | |
| 11 Nov 05 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L01762484762 |
I Do... - T01593492350I Do... steps sideways into a world of weddings, from hen parties to the marriage vows, in a flurry of organza and tulle.Director Lisi Perry. Design Mark Walters. Lighting Arnim Friess. | |
| 28 Feb 04 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L923285876 |
| 28 Nov 03 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L1256642597 |
| 19 Nov 03 to 20 Nov 03 | Jacksons Lane, Outer London :: V312 listing details L01204613033 |
Frankenstein - T0576429198[Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company] is once again playing with fire in rewriting the rules of what dance should be in order to ask questions that dance never asks. In their latest production they have combined stunning visual imagery with brutally raw physicality, creating a dance theatre piece of monster proportions. Stitching together [Mary Shelley]'s gothic horror with unnerving glimpses of our factual future, eight performers create a terrifying view of 21st century genetics that reeks havoc through the world of dance.Director Liam Steel. | |
| 27 Nov 02 | Telford Theatre, Telford :: V110 listing details L0628171363 |
| 15 Nov 02 | Croydon Clocktower: David Lean Cinema, Outer London :: V01465162029 listing details L1008116119 |
| 14 Nov 02 | Jacksons Lane, Outer London :: V312 listing details L1790620194 |
| 2 Nov 02 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L1985686904 |
| 31 Oct 02 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L887276115 |
| 25 Oct 02 | Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester :: V97 listing details L01209085677 |
| 22 Oct 02 | Courtyard, Hereford :: V101 listing details L01130559111 |
| 4 Oct 02 | The Wightman, Shrewsbury :: V106 listing details L1439114785 |
Wicked Bodies - Letting Go/Wondered/Song for 2 Voices/Improvisation - T616839386A feast of sensual imagery to seduce the imagination. This is addictive entertainment that explodes all notions of contemporary dance. Letting Go - dance/video work directed by [Kevin Finnan] ([Motionhouse Dance Theatre]), video by [Paul Harrison], music mix by Sophy Smith. An inspirational video capturing the freedom of movement above and below the water with live performance reflecting the images. Holding tight, letting go, catching, surfacing and re-surfacing. Wondered - directed by [Flip Van Huffel], one flying wheelchair and two exquisite dancers. Song for 2 Voices - originally directed by [Kate Gowar], the duet has been reworked and relaunched for the 2001/02 season. Improvisation - score developed with [Sybrig Dokter], a popular element of our repertoire with both audience and dancers. Creating work in the moment, for the moment.Director Kevin Finnan. Director Kate Gowar. Director Filip Van Huffel. Director Sybrig Dokter. | |
| 23 Feb 02 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L2112080227 |
| 30 Nov 01 | Unity Theatre, Liverpool :: V539 listing details L279212397 |
| 28 Nov 01 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L376679894 |
| 10 Oct 01 | Telford Theatre, Telford :: V110 listing details L1174924748 |
