Tag Archives: Dance

bluemouth inc.: Dance Marathon

bluemouth inc.: Dance Marathon

August 9th, 2011 by

They shoot horses, don’t they? In America during the depression era of the 1930s, young men and women took part in dance marathons, which gave a cash prize to the last pair standing after – well, it could sometimes be weeks rather than hours or days! Canadian experimental theatre company Bluemouth inc.’s Dance Marathon is a mere four […]

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Stockton, Stockton!

August 7th, 2011 by

‘If Stockton can’t come to Las Vegas, Las Vegas can come to Stockton!’ So says Johnny, star of Johnny’s Stuntshow, who’s revving up the Friday night crowd here in Market Square – the epicentre of the Stockton International Riverside Festival. Well, more than that: the epicentre of Stockton – apparently there’s been a market on this […]

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Laïla Diallo: A Triple Bill

Laïla Diallo: A Triple Bill (Imprint / At-Any-Moment-Something-Else / Between The Shingle And The Dune)

July 21st, 2011 by

Canadian born and Bristol based, the choreographer Laïla Diallo presents three of her key works for an evening at the Arnolfini as part of the venue’s dance season. Taking its inspiration from Borges’ The Book of Imaginary Beings, the evening opens with the introduction of Theo Clinkard in a solo performance of At-Any-Moment-Something-Else (2010). Stood atop a piano […]

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Hofesh Shechter: Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut ¦ Photo: Ben Rudick

Hofesh Shechter: Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut

July 13th, 2011 by

Hofesh Shechter has carved out a name for himself as one of the high flyers in the world of dance. Two years ago he created a ‘choreographer’s cut’ of his pieceUprising/In Your Rooms, which was performed at London’s Roundhouse as a dance-meets-rock gig. The music was impressive, the sightlines a horror. Now, back at Sadler’s […]

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cieLaroque/helene weinzierl: THINK FISH part I ¦ Photo: Graeme Braidwood

cieLaroque/helene weinzierl: THINK FISH part I

July 8th, 2011 by

THINK FISH by the Austrian company cieLaroque/helene weinzierl was the final performance of what had been a tense Friday evening at the BE Festival, and so its light energy and easygoing comic style was well received. CieLaroque/helene weinzierl are described in the programme as Austria’s most prolific dance touring ensemble, demonstrating BE Festival’s success in importing […]

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