Frankenstein - T1608017755Mark Bruce Company present a double bill of new work, including an adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein, preceded by a shorter work, Liberation Day. Jonathan Goddard plays the role of the tragic monster, sewn together from the shreds of humanity, rejected and wandering in a timeless landscapePerformer Jonathan Goddard. | |
| 22 Mar 24 to 24 Mar 24 | Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich :: V525129773 listing details L0894114046 |
Phantoms - A Triple Bill - T31945297Including Green Apples, Bruce's highly popular commanding work choreographed to music by The White Stripes, Folk Tales set to the evocative music of Martin Simpson, and Phantoms, a stunning dance theatre tale of love, tragedy and revenge.Director Mark Bruce. Costume Dorothee Brodruck. Lighting Guy Hoare. Design Phil Eddolls. Performer Eva Trodd (vocals). Performer Mark Bruce (guitar). Sound John Kilroy. | |
| 24 Feb 22 to 5 Mar 22 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L01001751152 |
| 15 Feb 22 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L1082585303 |
| 3 Feb 22 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L01490454335 |
Return to Heaven - T0986252266Two explorers searching the dark mysteries of the ancient world enter a land beyond time and death; where the demons and gods they awaken unleash the gods and legacies within themselves. Hounded by scientists and supernatural forces, a perilous journey ensues as the couple, trying desperately not to lose one another, must play their role in the resurrection of an ancient deity. Drawing upon the mythology of Ancient Egypt, Return to Heaven is dance theatre at its most potent and ambitious - its narrative led by the subconscious; crossing lands, cultures and time to create a mythology and symbolism of its own. With influences of William Burroughs, old horror films and Victorian chillers, Return to Heaven presents visions of cursed tombs, jungles, science fiction nightmares and islands of paradise. Set to music ranging from Penderecki to Tchaikovsky, Mark Lanegan and Harry Belafonte, Return to Heaven is visceral and poignant, intricately choreographed and laced with dark humour. | |
| 28 Apr 20 to 29 Apr 20 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L0325339937 |
| 21 Apr 20 to 22 Apr 20 | New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth :: V769 listing details L763886746 |
| 27 Mar 20 to 28 Mar 20 | Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich :: V374262553 listing details L631110540 |
| 17 Mar 20 to 18 Mar 20 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L01614961234 |
| 28 Feb 20 to 14 Mar 20 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L0378943863 |
| 12 Feb 20 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L307008384 |
| 5 Feb 20 to 8 Feb 20 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L1477364098 |
| 30 Jan 20 to 1 Feb 20 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L936106036 |
Macbeth - T02048496079Multi-award-winning Mark Bruce Company present a striking dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a tragic descent into the darkest sides of human nature. Goaded by the whispers of demons, the Macbeths (Jonathan Goddard and Eleanor Duval) unleash murder for their own gains and set in motion their path to madness and self-destruction, unravelling events in a nightmare they cannot control. With a cast of nine and designed by the creative team that brought you Dracula and The Odyssey, this dance theatre production realises a beautifully harrowing vision of an internal wasteland formed from the pursuit of power through ruthless means.Choreographer Mark Bruce. Director Mark Bruce. Design Philip Eddolls. Lighting Guy Hoare. Costume Dorothee Brodruck. Performer Jonathan Gooddard. Performer Eleanor Duval. | |
| 17 May 18 to 18 May 18 | Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes :: V752 listing details L01311780268 |
| 10 May 18 to 12 May 18 | Playhouse, Salisbury :: V923 listing details L1793813119 |
| 1 May 18 to 2 May 18 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L0641371850 |
| 17 Apr 18 to 18 Apr 18 | Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518 listing details L350798889 |
| 23 Mar 18 to 24 Mar 18 | Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich :: V374262553 listing details L0299797048 |
| 23 Feb 18 to 17 Mar 18 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L1495485707 |
| 8 Feb 18 to 9 Feb 18 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L123966602 |
| 31 Jan 18 to 1 Feb 18 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L47437418 |
| 25 Jan 18 to 27 Jan 18 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L0950825476 |
The Odyssey - T061391420The King, Odysseus (performed by Christopher Tandy) separated from his family for ten years of brutal war, faces another ten year struggle to return home, as a reckless God (performed by Jonathan Goddard) drags him on an epic journey across oceans to strange lands and the darkness beyond. Immortal beauties, shape shifters, monsters and sorcerers both guide and torment the king as he hurtles towards a savage and desperate reunion with his Queen. Mark Bruce Company present a vision of a broken world, from faded New York pageants to islands of fantasy; brutal seas, battlefields and a gateway to Hades. This new dance theatre production is set to music ranging from Mozart to Mark Lanegan; Sacred Arias to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and an originally composed score. This Odyssey is of now - contemporary horror and fantasy splintering from ancient myth, the themes universal: how we face our mortality and the driving force of the Gods inside us.Costume Dorothee Brodruck. Lighting Guy Hoare. Design Phil Eddolls. Performer Christopher Tandy. Performer Alan Vincent. Performer Eleanor Duval. Performer Grace Jabbari. Performer Hannah Kidd. Performer Jonathan Goddard. Performer Jordi Calpe Serrats. Performer Nicole Guarino. Performer Wayne Parsons. Performer Lia Ujcic. Performer Natalie Dodd. | |
| 15 Apr 16 to 16 Apr 16 | Playhouse, Salisbury :: V923 listing details L1311745016 |
| 11 Apr 16 to 12 Apr 16 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L1845451153 |
| 23 Feb 16 to 19 Mar 16 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L1550943872 |
| 10 Feb 16 to 14 Feb 16 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L1504549295 |
Dracula - T0148314897Bruce's company of ten exceptional dancers bring Bram Stoker's haunting, erotic tale to life in a heart wrenching and magical dance theatre production. With an eclectic mix of music from Bach and Mozart to Ligetti and Fred Frith, Bruce explores choreographic styles ranging from the subtlety of classical etiquette to visceral contemporary dance. Running time: 1hr 50mins (inc. interval). Age guidance: 14+Presented byMark Bruce Company. Presented byTobacco Factory Theatre. Presented byPavilion Dance. Presented byWilton's Music Hall. Choreographer Mark Bruce. Lighting Guy Hoare. Design Phil Eddolls. Sound Chris Samuels. Costume Dorothee Brodruck. Performer Jonathan Goddard (The Count). | |
| 2 Dec 14 to 4 Dec 14 | The Old Market, Brighton :: V1008189979 listing details L1630824998 |
| 25 Nov 14 to 26 Nov 14 | artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L1907867960 |
| 22 Nov 14 | Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich :: V374262553 listing details L1145015930 |
| 18 Nov 14 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910 listing details L02114768276 |
| 14 Nov 14 to 15 Nov 14 | Playhouse, Salisbury :: V923 listing details L1816473168 |
| 11 Nov 14 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L1796553102 |
| 8 Nov 14 | Galeri Caernarfon, Caernarfon :: V1437671379 listing details L1519025248 |
| 30 Oct 14 to 1 Nov 14 | The Tramway, Glasgow :: V621 listing details L82397372 |
| 25 Oct 14 | Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli :: V819218539 listing details L02141962398 |
| 21 Oct 14 to 22 Oct 14 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L0494578924 |
| 15 Oct 14 to 18 Oct 14 | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L721040374 |
| 10 Oct 14 to 11 Oct 14 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L2130715951 |
| 7 Oct 14 | Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L0579356329 |
| 1 Oct 14 to 4 Oct 14 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L1448919847 |
| 26 Sep 14 to 27 Sep 14 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L01091982871 |
| 5 Nov 13 to 6 Nov 13 | The North Wall, Oxford :: V0818740866 listing details L1732949273 |
| 9 Oct 13 to 2 Nov 13 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L959563077 |
| 4 Oct 13 to 5 Oct 13 | Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth :: V906 listing details L46644441 |
| 25 Sep 13 to 28 Sep 13 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L01342425699 |
Made in Heaven - T2093447106Merging ancient themes with harsh realities of contemporary life, Mark Bruce creates a surreal world ruled by a blinded cop and a malicious virgin, where a prairie girl dreams of other lives, and a chain-gang dances on the edge of an inferno. With music ranging from Debussy and Leadbelly to Queens of the Stone Age and The Black Keys, this dark, sometimes comic piece interrogates the very idea of Heaven. Running time: 70mins (no interval). Age 13+Performer Rick Bland. Performer Greig Cooke. Performer Cree Barnett Williams. Performer Eleanor Duval. Performer Kristin McGuire. Performer Cris Tandy. | |
| 30 Jun 12 to 1 Jul 12 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L137209972 |
| 27 Jun 12 | Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury :: V99 listing details L949456159 |
| 23 Jun 12 | The North Wall, Oxford :: V0818740866 listing details L0327065002 |
| 21 Jun 12 | Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury :: V925 listing details L01453274648 |
| 12 Jun 12 | Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton :: V01603938282 listing details L1111249834 |
| 7 Jun 12 | Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth :: V906 listing details L673557741 |
| 31 May 12 to 2 Jun 12 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L1351087569 |
| 26 May 12 | Dance City, Newcastle Upon Tyne :: V916524193 listing details L0510754788 |
| 23 May 12 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L0550483867 |
| 18 May 12 to 20 May 12 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L195818599 |
Love and War - T0892998764In his startling new work Mark Bruce uses theatre-in-the-round and a soundtrack including Sparklehorse, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and Gyorgy Ligeti, to plunge the imagination into a raw arena of the otherworld. Time shifts and figures from myth and ritual collide, God's emerge amongst frenzied cheerleaders, murderous strangers, dogs of war and bedraggled homecoming queens, in a heart-searching dance work of savage beauty. Age 13+. Running time: approx. 70minsChoreographer Mark Bruce. Director Mark Bruce. Design Marian Bruce. Lighting Guy Hoare. Sound Chris Samuels. Performer Greig Cooke. Performer Eleanor Duval. Performer Darren Ellis. Performer Joanne Fong. Performer Caroline Hotchkiss. Performer Elizabeth Mischler. Performer Ino Riga. | |
| 8 Jul 10 to 9 Jul 10 | O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford :: V878772988 listing details L01215141302 |
| 1 Jul 10 to 3 Jul 10 | Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L1726036086 |
| 24 Jun 10 to 25 Jun 10 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L2095365828 |
| 2 Jun 10 to 5 Jun 10 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L861767732 |
| 7 May 10 to 8 May 10 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L0826885404 |
Sea of Bones - T1634976117Sea of Bones is a richly-layered full-length work, embodying choreographer [Mark Bruce]'s trademark style of raw visceral power tinged with tenderness and longing.Choreographer Mark Bruce. Director Mark Bruce. Design Martin Bruce. Lighting Guy Hoare. Costume Lucia Snell. Performer Eleanor Duval. Performer Joanne Fong. Performer Chris Keerie. Performer Elizabeth Mischler. Performer Shahla Tarrant. Performer Caroline Hotchkiss. | |
| 9 Nov 07 | Manchester Gorilla (formerly Green Room), Manchester :: V485 listing details L438214209 |
| 2 Nov 07 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L1298639515 |
| 18 Oct 07 | Corn Exchange, Newbury :: V732 listing details L0961962523 |
| 2 Oct 07 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L01818063106 |
| 27 Sep 07 | Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton :: V01603938282 listing details L02096304170 |
| 16 Jun 07 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605 listing details L0650889297 |
| 29 May 07 | Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff :: V827 listing details L38541890 |
| 18 May 07 to 19 May 07 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L092572527 |
| 1 May 07 | Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham :: V0165922284 listing details L01189470708 |
T02038040728DiveCompany The Mark Bruce Company. Company Ginger Dance Theatre. | |
| 15 Oct 99 | Town Hall Studios, Swindon :: V1019 listing details L0136066075 |
| 14 Oct 99 | Forest Arts Centre, New Milton :: V786 listing details L0695261910 |
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| 29 May 07 | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff :: V1984858935 listing details L736718971 |
