DanceLeeds and Yorkshire Autumn 2013
the best of what’s on in
Barnsley Bradford Doncaster Halifax Harrogate Helmsley Huddersfield Hull Leeds Sheffield Wakefield York
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Dance in Yorkshire 4
Barnsley The Civic
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Bradford Bradford Theatres
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Bradford Kala Sangam
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Doncaster CAST
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Halifax Square Chapel
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Halifax Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Helmsley Arts Centre
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Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre
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Harrogate Harrogate Theatre
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Hull Hull Truck Theatre
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Hull Hull Dance
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Sheffield Sheffield Theatres
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Wakefield Theatre Royal
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York Theatre Royal
Dance in Leeds 28
Northern Ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Ballet Black Mixed Programme
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RashDash The Ugly Sisters
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Scottish Dance Theatre Second Coming / Winter, Again
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Phoenix Dance Theatre Phoenix @ Home
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Scottish Dance Theatre Innocence
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Yorkshire Dance / West Yorkshire Playhouse Friday Firsts: Bish Bash Bosh
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Jonzi D Lyrikal Fearta
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Retina Dance Company Corporalis
New Art Club Feel About Your Body
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Rationale Productions In My Shoes
Smallpetitklein Dance Company Within This Dust
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Company Chameleon Pictures We Make
2Faced Dance Out Of His Skin
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Gunilla Heilborn This is not a love story
Yorkshire Dance / Northern School of Contemporary Dance Friday Firsts: Arrivals
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Northern Ballet Three Little Pigs
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Joss Arnott Dance Double Bill
Northern School of Contemporary Dance / Yorkshire Dance Departures
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Northern Ballet Cinderella
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Yorkshire Dance Friday Firsts: Live Bites
The Civic Barnsley Hanson Street Barnsley, S70 2HZ 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk
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Rationale Productions In My Shoes Fri 11 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £12, concessions £10 Expect high energy, lots of laughter, gravity-defying b-boying, slick popping, and a ton of hip hop moves that will blow you away! Rationale presents a brand new hip-hop dance theatre production about a father and son who have a troublesome relationship, lacking respect and understanding. In a desperate attempt to save their relationship, they attend an extreme therapy session where they are forced to develop their understanding of how it feels to be in another person’s shoes.
It’s more fun in a group! Parties of 10 or more qualify for reduced rate tickets. For more information call 01226 327 000
Through slick theatre and highly skilled, explosive physical dance, the real-life dramas portray challenging life experiences that are compassionate and entertaining. This not-to-be-missed show will get your blood pumping, your belly laughing and your hands clapping.
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
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The Showstoppers Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Thu 17 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £12, concessions £10 A writer has just one hour to create a hit musical. Stuck for ideas he takes audience suggestions for a title, storylines and musical styles that they’d like to see in the show. The Showstoppers then create a top quality musical from scratch. Utterly unpredictable, frequently sidesplitting, packed with drama and featuring dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, this show leaves delighted audiences singing all the way home. “Achingly funny. Top-class.The hugely talented team make improvisation look easy...Worth seeing again and again.” Time Out – Critics’ Choice
RashDash The Ugly Sisters Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £12, concessions £10 Once upon a time there was us – Ruby and us. Ruby was our mum. She had to work a lot. We played in the burnt out car round the back. We could do anything – except play with the needles. Then everything changed, and there were bright lights and loud noises and flashing cameras. And there she was, and she was different. Everyone loved her. Whoever holds the pen writes the story. Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. Fringe First winners RashDash tell the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. “electrifying” Telegraph
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Dance Consortium presents
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
Alhambra Theatre Tue 15 & Wed 16 Oct, 7.30pm Suitable ages 12+ Tickets £17.50 - £21.50 Concessions, Groups & Schools offers available Under 26’s £12 (Tue eve only) Free post-show Q&A (Tue eve)
Indigo Rose photo © Jane Hobson
Following its critically acclaimed UK debut at Sadler’s Wells in 2012, the company is returning to the UK for its first national British tour to just five venues, including the only dates in the North of England at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford. The company is presenting a characteristically innovative triple bill of works including two UK premieres. Indigo Rose, created by acclaimed Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián, opens the programme with “a clever medley of five dances, involving a breathtaking furl of white silk” (Daily Telegraph). The dance is set against a driving score featuring Bach, Couperin and John Cage. This is followed by the UK premiere of Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue, commissioned by Cedar Lake from Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. Pairs of dancers sweep in and out of the light in captivating sequences to the music of Cliff Martinez. The final piece by Norwegian choreographer Jo Strømgren, Necessity, Again, is set against a selection of songs by Charles Aznavour. Strømgren says, “There is nothing to understand; relax and let your imagination roam.”
Video: http://youtu.be/0Z678XJ1Zsc
Box Office: 01274 432000 bradford-theatres.co.uk (booking fees apply)
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photo © Bill Cooper
Moscow Ballet - La Classique Nutcracker
Northern Ballet A Christmas Carol
St George’s Hall Fri 11 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £15, £23, £25.50 Concessions: £2 off Groups 8+: £2 off 16 & under:Tickets £16 [in top 3 price brackets]
Alhambra Theatre Wed 13 - Sat 16 Nov Tickets £12 - £32 Concessions, Groups & Schools offers available 16-24s offer: £10 best available seats & HALF PRICE KIDS offer Restrictions & T&Cs apply
Is the dream for real...or is it just a fairy tale? This delightful production of the much-loved Nutcracker captures the imagination with the passion, humour and magic of the ballet.
Ebenezer Scrooge. A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, covetous old sinner. One magical night. Three terrifying ghosts. A perfect tale for Christmas.
Over the past 15 years, Moscow Ballet La Classique has thrilled ballet lovers throughout the world and has deservedly gained vast international acclaim.
Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol combines traditional ballet and captivating theatre, and has delighted audiences up and down the country for over a decade.
World-renowned soloists Nadwzda Ivanova, Ekaterina Shalyapina, Dimitri Smirnov and Andrey Shalin lead this fabulous Moscow Ballet production under the direction of Elik Melikov.
Colourful sets and costumes conjure up a traditional Victorian Christmas, perfectly complemented by Carl Davis’ festive score, blending classical music, played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, with wellknown Christmas carols sung by the company. “Unassailable magic, and the heartstrings are truly plucked” The Sunday Telegraph
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National Centre for South Asian Arts, Heritage & Culture St Peter’s House, 1 Forster Square Bradford BD1 4TY Box Office 01274 303340 www.kalasangam.org
Mohinis Move Sat 5 Oct, 7.00pm Tickets: £8, under 16s £5, Family £22 Originating from Kerala in South India, this is a dance style exclusively performed by women. ‘Mohini’ is a beautiful lady who dances ‘attam’. So this dance is enchantingly feminine with wave-like body movements. The theme of the dance is generally ‘sringara’ or love. Delicate themes of love are performed with suggestive gestures, rhythmic footwork and lyrical music. As a part of the 20 years celebration of Kala Sangam, we are pleased to present two regional dancers Remya Nambiar and Rashmi Sudhir in Mohiniattam. Both Remya and Rashmi hail from Kerala and are trained in Bharata Natyam, Mohiniyattam and Kuchipudi. Remya has additional training in Kathakali. They are now teachers and performers at many major events in Yorkshire.
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
Kathakali performance Fri 15 Nov, 7.00pm Tickets: £8, under 16s £5, Family £22 Kathakali is the classical dance drama of Kerala, originated in the Hindu temples in the 17th century to bring the Hindu epic stories to the local people through storytelling. The performance will feature world-class artists from south India, actors, drummers, singers and make-up artists from Kalamandalam and the Kala Chethena Kathakali Company in the aegis of Barbara Vijayakumar. It’s the Indian equivalent of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet or Royal Shakespeare Company visiting your town! KalaSangam is extremely delighted to present an evening of this rich Classical dance tradition from the Southern state of Kerala in India as part as their 20th year celebration.
The three Goddesses – who is looking back at ‘His’ dancing feet? Sat 30 Nov, 7.00pm Tickets: £8, under 16s £5, Family £22 A solo thematic production premiered to celebrate the 20 years of KalaSangam performed by Shrikant Subramaniam – the artistic associate for dance at KalaSangam. The Three Goddesses – who is looking back at ‘his’ dancing feet? involves several art forms from India – Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music and traditional story-telling through English, Tamil, Sanskrit and Telugu voices. Poetry in these languages of South India merge with the literary prowess of English to question the identity of ‘a’ male Bharatanatyam dancer on the global stage as the Three Living Goddesses revolving in his thoughts show his true identity as a dancer! 9
Doncaster’s new performance venue Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BU www.castindoncaster.com Box Office 01302 303 959 photo © Richard Moran
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Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity Thu 8 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £16, concessions £13 schools tickets £8 Phoenix Dance Theatre, one of the UK’s most exciting dance companies, critically and publically acclaimed, presents a brand new mixed programme featuring four exciting and diverse pieces of dance. The fascinating, intricate world of DNA is placed under the microscope in Phoenix Dance Theatre Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s Repetition of Change. Douglas Thorpe’s Tender Crazy Love sees a couple pushed to the extremes of desire – where what pulls them together also threatens to tear them apart. One of the most inspiring and influential choreographers in British dance, Richard Alston’s All Alight features seven dancers in lyrically beautiful work – his first for this company. Finally Jose Agudo’s first work for Phoenix, Ki, is a tale of one boy’s journey to become legend.
Video: http://youtu.be/i0rUjOh4yu8
RashDash The Ugly Sisters Wed 9 Oct, 7.45pm Tickets: £10, concessions £8 Once upon a time there was us. Ruby and us. Ruby was our mum. She had to work a lot. We played in the burnt out car round the back. We could do anything... except play with the needles. Then everything changed, and there were bright lights and loud noises and flashing cameras. And there was her, and she was different. Everyone loved her. Whoever holds the pen writes the story. Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. RashDash tell the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. “electrifying” Telegraph
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
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photo © Andreas Brandl
Nobulus Out of the Shadow
2Faced Dance Out of His Skin
Fri 25 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £16, concessions £12 Schools and under 26s tickets £8 Family ticket £45 for 5 people (max. two full price ticket holders)
Thu 21 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £16, concessions £13
An extraordinary mix of breakdance, popping and locking, contemporary dance, acrobatics and ballet. It tells a cautionary tale, from the creation of the Universe and evolution of man through to an imaginary apocalyptic future. The 10-strong crew create otherworldly scenes by morphing into structures, creatures and machines in thrilling, primal images of sacrifice and betrayal, of love and pleasure, death and destruction.
Bored with life, the monotony of the everyday and trying to find his place in the world, one man searches for the next high, the next hit, the next big thing; pushing every available boundary, risking everything until there is nothing left. Using its trademark urban contemporary language, 2Faced Dance Company returns with a new full length work by Artistic Director Tamsin Fitzgerald. Unpredictable, fierce, visceral and tender, the country’s leading all-male contemporary dance company continues to strikes at the audience’s soul. Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair... A witch takes a child from her parents. Locked in a tower the child becomes a woman. One day a Prince discovers her and a love story begins.
balletLORENT Rapunzel Tue 29 - Wed 30 Oct, 7.15pm with Wed matinée 2.00pm Recommended for ages 7+
Rapunzel is a spellbinding ballet for adults and children alike, written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, with music from Murray Gold (Doctor Who) and costumes by Michele Clapton (Game of Thrones), choreographed and directed by Liv Lorent. 11
Square Chapel Centre for the Arts 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Box Office 01422 349422 Book online www.squarechapel.co.uk
photo © Dylan Drummond
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Smallpetitklein Dance Company CUT Fri 22 Nov, 8.00pm Tickets: £12 & £10 A re-imagining of Bizet’s opera Carmen – where death, loss, love and tragedy collide with a slaughterous twist! This show fuses dance, word, animation, music and comedy to create a surreal high octane work. This dramatic interpretation of the classic story sees Carmen working in an abattoir for a vegetarian owner.
The owner is infatuated with Carmen and throughout the performance he is pushed to his physical and mental limits as he lusts and yearns after her. Eventually this malignant lust overpowers him and the audience witness his slow unravelling. With stunning choreography this production is exuberant, mischievous and infectiously barbaric!
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Fountain Street Halifax HX1 1BP Box Office 01422 351158 www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
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Essence of Ireland Thu 31 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £21.50 Set against the backdrop of Ireland, England and America in the 20th century and inspired by true events, Essence of Ireland tells a story of love, joy, happiness and heartache endured by Cora McGowan and Sean Dempsey as they are separated by emigration from each other and their beloved Ireland. This moving story told through music, song and dance is a celebration of all things Irish and will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions giving audiences a unique Irish experience. Featuring original choreography and music, together with Irish classics such as Galway Girl, Irish Rover, Song for Ireland, Danny Boy, Carrickfergus and Ireland’s Call.
Russian State Ballet & Opera House The Nutcracker Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm
Romeo and Juliet Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £29.50, under 16s £16 Discounts available The Nutcracker tells the story of Marie, a sad little girl whose godfather gives her a Nutcracker doll as a present on Christmas Eve. The doll transforms into a prince and the magic unfolds... Romeo and Juliet is set to one of Prokofiev’s most evocative scores. Two innocent youths meet by chance, relishing the discovery and passion of first love – only to be shattered by tragic twists of fate and the destructive hatred of their own families. 13
www.helmsleyarts.co.uk Box Office 01439 771700 The Old Meeting House Helmsley,YO62 5DW
Seabright Productions present A writer has just one hour to create a hit musical. Stuck for ideas he takes audience The Showstoppers suggestions for a title, storylines and Sat 19 October, 7.30pm Ticket: £14.00, concessions £12.00 Offer 6+ tickets £11 each
musical styles that they’d like to see in the show. The Showstoppers then create a top quality musical from scratch. Utterly unpredictable, frequently sidesplittingly funny, packed with drama and featuring dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, this show leaves delighted audiences singing all the way home. “Achingly funny.Top-class.The hugely talented team make improvisation look easy...Worth seeing again and again.” Time Out – Critics’ Choice “The show makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter.” Mail on Sunday Five-star reviews from The Independent On Sunday, Whatsonstage.com, The Scotsman, British Theatre Guide, Edinburgh Evening News, Three Weeks, Fringe Review & FringeGuru.com
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photo © Marc Haegeman
Bolshoi Ballet Live Spartacus (screening)
L-Tango Promotions Tango de Amor
Sun 20 Oct, 4.00pm Tickets: £12.00, concessions £11.00
Thu 31 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £12.00, concessions £10.00
One of the Bolshoi’s masterpieces, this spectacular epic ballet recounts the adventures of the legendary slave who became a gladiator.
Martin Alvarado, widely considered Argentina’s finest tango singer, is the most exciting and significant voice to emerge from Buenos Aires for decades.
Amazing choreography and set design to start the season with a bang.
He will be accompanied by outstanding pianist and bandeonista from Finland Mikko Helenius and by dancers Maral and Mariano whose authentic style pushes the boundaries of this seductive dance.
photo © Damir Yusupov
“Pure Argentinian seduction” Nottingham Post “One of the great voices in tango today” La 2x4 Radio, Buenos Aires
Bolshoi Ballet Live Sleeping Beauty (screening) Sun 22 Dec, 6.00pm Tickets: £12.00, concessions £11.00 This recorded screening world-famous love story of Sleeping Aurora and her prince is a wonderful ballet which will appeal to the whole family at Christmas time. It’s the most successful ballet ever shown in cinemas – a real blockbuster!
Box Office open Tue - Fri, 10am-2pm email: helmsleyarts@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/HelmsleyArtsCentre Twitter @helmsleyarts 15
National Dance Company Wales Tue 15 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £14, £12, £10 Concessions £2 off / under 26s £6 Only Yorkshire Date National Dance Company Wales celebrates its 30th anniversary year. Noces, from celebrated French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, uses Stravinsky’s immense score Les Noces to create a dynamic and precise work of tenderness and wild abandon. With his iconic dance vocabulary, Stephen Petronio’s Water Stories is a magical work framed by the haunting vistas of Welsh lakes and coastlines, to specially commissioned music from Atticus Ross (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). House choreographer Eleesha Drennan presents Virtual Descent created to a dramatic percussion concerto by Mark Bowden, resident composer of BBC National Orchestra of Wales. “Pure contemporary genius” The Guardian For details of pre-performance talk and ‘Watch Dance Class’, see the website.
Kala Chethena Kathakali Company Wed 13 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £16, £14, £12 Concessions £2 off / under 26s £6 A masterpiece of sacred theatre that erupts on stage with striking visual images that expose the magical world of South India. The actors express grace, power and destruction providing both a gateway to the past, and a vision of the future. Ingrained in the temple culture of the South Indian state Kerala for centuries, Kathakali brings the ancient stories alive with incredible precision, extraordinary characters, powerful music and stunning images. Celebrating its 25th anniversary the Kala Chethena Kathakali Company from Kerala, the birthplace of Kathakali, are leading componants of the traditional South Indian art form. “Amazing grace and dignity. Intense, hypnotic and spectacularly beautiful” The Daily Telegraph
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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance Atomos Tue 19 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £14, £12, £10 Concessions £2 off / under 26s tickets £6 Only Yorkshire Date Free post show discussion The newest full-length work by cutting-edge contemporary choreographer and Royal Ballet resident choreographer Wayne McGregor, for his world-class company Wayne McGregor | Random Dance.
Box Office 01484 430528 Book securely online www.thelbt.org DANCE SAVER Book for any two of these shows and save £4. Offer only applies when both events are booked together, and can only be booked via the LBT Box Office on 01484 430528.
Ten incredible dancers perform McGregor’s unique style – sculptural, rigorous, jarring and hauntingly beautiful. The choreography of Atomos grows from the form of the atom, creating order through uncuttable structures and interweaving with an architectural manipulation of bodies. Atomising movement, film, sound and light, McGregor is accompanied by a team of sensational artists including longtime collaborators, lighting designer Lucy Carter and filmmaker Ravi Deepres. “Wayne McGregor – one of the most celebrated and sought-after choreographers of his generation.” New York Times
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Box Office 01423 502 116 www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk Harrogate Theatre Oxford Street Harrogate HG1 1QF
Moscow Ballet - La Classique Swan Lake Harrogate Royal Hall Tue 29 Oct, 7.30pm The most popular of all Classical Ballets. The world-renowned Moscow Ballet La Classique demonstrate their continued quality in a dramatic production of this timeless favourite set to Tchaikovsky’s superb score. The ballet is a favourite of ballerinas and audiences alike; all leading dancers want to dance Swan Lake during their careers and all audiences want to see them dance in this, the ultimate fairy tale ballet. The famous Act II of Swan Lake, choreographed by Ivanov as part of a
memorial tribute to Tchaikovsky who had died the year before, is performed by almost every ballet company in the world. Moscow Ballet - La Classique has thrilled ballet lovers during hugely successful tours worldwide, as well as across the UK, and this world famous company has gained vast international acclaim. Grand Hall £24.00 Grand Circle £24.00 Dress Circle £22.50 Boxes (seat 2) £48.00 OAP’s £20 all areas Under 16s £16 all areas
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RashDash The Ugly Sisters Thu 10 Oct Once upon a time there was us. Ruby and us. Ruby was our mum. She had to work a lot. We played in the burnt out car round the back. We could do anything... except play with the needles. Then everything changed, and there were bright lights and loud noises and flashing cameras.
Video: http://youtu.be/i0rUjOh4yu8
And there was her, and she was different. Everyone loved her. Whoever holds the pen writes the story. Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. RashDash tell the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. Featuring Not Now Bernard, direction by Kyle Davies, design by Alison McDowall. “electrifying” Telegraph
50 Ferensway Hull HU2 8LB Box Office 01482 323638
“sensational” Total Theatre “compelling and riotous” A Younger Theatre
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balletLORENT The Night Ball Hull City Hall Fri 6 & Sat 7 Sep, 8.00pm Tickets: £12.00, discounts available
2Faced Dance Two Old Men Fri 6 Sep, 5.30pm Hull Train Station Sat 7 Sep 4.00pm, a city centre 7.00pm Quay side, Humber Street
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, balletLORENT has created an exciting new performance event, inspired by two of its most loved and immersive works – The Ball and la nuit intime.
Two Old Men is a tale of two old friends by internationally acclaimed 2Faced Dance Company – a story about their extraordinary experiences, eccentric behaviour and witty tales. Two Old Men will make you gasp, laugh and cry as the old men take you on a lifelong journey all the way to the pub.
Passionate couple dances, wallflower solos and exuberant ensemble dancing influenced by countless movement styles feature in this 70 minute show which is set in the round with cabaret seating. The evening continues as the dance floor and bar remain open and the DJ plays on, giving you the chance to throw your own moves as well as the rare opportunity to be partnered by one of balletLORENT’s ten professional dancers.
Featuring 2Faced Dance Company’s trademark fusion of break, street and contemporary dance, Two Old Men is 20 minutes of adrenalin-fuelled, heartin-the-mouth acrobatics that will leave you wanting more.
The Night Ball is about the importance of social dancing and creates an environment where the beauty of losing yourself to movement and music becomes the privilege of everyone in the room.
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photo © Richard Moran
Box Office 01482 300 300 Hull City Hall www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullcity hall Hull New Theatre www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre www.thishulldance.com www.freedomfestival.co.uk
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Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity Hull New Theatre Tue 15 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £15.00, discounts available Following the success of 2012’s Crossing Points, Phoenix Dance Theatre returns with a bill that is alive with music and sound. Set to a new score, Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s Repetition of Change uses movement to take the audience on a volatile journey through the fascinating world of DNA. Specialising in explosive, powerful dance, Douglas Thorpe’s Tender Crazy Love is a blistering duet that features his trademark raw choreography. Ki by Jose Agudo is a ferocious, critically acclaimed solo inspired by the fearsome Mongol warlord Genghis Khan. Completing the bill is All Alight, celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s elegant and moving first work for Phoenix.
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Jasmin Vardimon Company ©Alastair Muir
RashDash The Ugly Sisters
Jasmin Vardimon Company Yesterday
Studio Theatre Sat 5 Oct 7.45pm Tickets: £12.00*
Lyceum Theatre Tue 8 Oct 8.00pm £15.00 & £17.00*
Once upon a time there was us – Ruby and us. Ruby was our mum. She had to work a lot. We played in the burnt out car round the back. We could do anything – except play with the needles.
Dance theatre choreographer and Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells, Jasmin Vardimon presents Yesterday, a retrospective work featuring some of the most breathtaking moments from her repertoire, integrated with powerful new choreography and stunning live video animation.
Then everything changed, and there were bright lights and loud noises and flashing cameras. And there she was, and she was different. Everyone loved her. Whoever holds the pen writes the story. Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. Fringe First winners RashDash tell the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. ‘Electrifying’ Telegraph Video: http://youtu.be/i0rUjOh4yu8
Contrasting flashes of daring athleticism and moments of touching beauty, eight international performers interweave scenes of intimate and vulnerable tenderness with provocative humour and playful choreography. Suitable for ages 14+ ‘Packed tight with striking images and fierce, sometimes funny and rarely tender actions... a distillation and an edgy, extremely clever refashioning of much of the work she has made to date.’ The Times ‘Yesterday fashions an entirely new show from a decade of inventive dance-making.’ Metro
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Sheffield Theatres Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 1DA 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Northern Ballet A Christmas Carol
*A transaction fee applies to all bookings made at the Box Office (excl. cash) of £1.50 (£1.00 to online bookings).
Lyceum Theatre Tue 5 - Sat 9 Nov 7.45pm with Tue matinée 2.00pm & Sat matinée 3.00pm Tickets: £12.00 - £37.00* Ebenezer Scrooge. A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner. One magical night. Three terrifying ghosts. A perfect tale for the festive season. Christmas comes early this year as Northern Ballet’s heart-warming and hugely popular adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale returns to the stage. Colourful sets and costumes by Olivier Award-winning Lez Brotherston
(Northern Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands) conjure up a traditional Victorian Christmas, while Carl Davis’ festive score blends classical music with traditional Christmas carols, played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. An audience favourite for over 20 years, A Christmas Carol is guaranteed to get your festive season off to a magical start.
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Box Office 01924 211 311 www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
photo © Brian Slater
Company Chameleon Pictures We Make Fri 11 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11, £9 Having performed with some of the UK’s leading dance companies, including Rambert and Phoenix Dance, Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner formed Company Chameleon and have become a highly sought-after contemporary dance duo. They are collaborating with much praised choreographers Goddard Nixon to produce Pictures We Make; bringing together four exceptional dancers with an original score by Miguel Marin. This double bill of dance marks the first time Company Chameleon have performed as a quartet. Sourced from stories and experiences from the long shared history of the performers, the piece questions our relationships with ourselves and with other people.
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The State Ballet Academy of Minsk The Nutcracker Mon 28 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £22.50, £20, £17 A magical and unforgettable journey suitable for the whole family. The premiere performance of The Nutcracker transforms the classical ballet into a fairy tale. Featuring a timeless score byTchaikovsky, The Nutcracker is a certified Russian classic. The Christmas story is based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It tells the story of Marie, a rather sad little girl, whose godfather Drosselmeyer gives her a Nutcracker doll as a present on Christmas Eve which turns into a Prince, and the magic begins.
RashDash The Ugly Sisters Wed 6 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11, £9 Winner of Edinburgh Fringe First awards in 2010 and 2011, RashDash are rising stars of comedy theatre. In The Ugly Sisters they join forces with three-piece band Not Now Bernard to tell the story of Cinderella as a sinister cabaret. Fast-paced, messy and good-natured, this is a great night out – full of surprises and chaotic energy but with a classic story at its heart.
The Sugar Plum Fairy entertains them like royalty with festive dances including The Spanish Dance,The Arabian Dance,The Russian Dance,The Chinese Dance,The Waltz of the Flowers and the beautiful Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. 25
photo © Richard Moran
Box Office 01904 623568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk St. Leonard’s Place York YO1 7HD
Video: http://youtu.be/Pdf2yWYzLCE
Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity Wed 6 & Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 - £18, concessions available plus £1.00 booking fee Following the success of 2012’s Crossing Points, Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to York with a bill that is alive with music and sound. Set to a new score, Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s Repetition of Change uses movement to take the audience on a volatile journey through the fascinating world of DNA. Specialising in explosive, powerful dance, Douglas Thorpe’s Tender Crazy Love is a blistering duet that features his trademark raw choreography. Ki by Jose Agudo is a ferocious, critically acclaimed solo inspired by the fearsome Mongol warlord Genghis Khan. Completing the bill is All Alight, celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s elegant and moving first work for Phoenix.
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Northern Ballet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Fri 6 - Sat 14 Sep
Kevin Poeung as Puck, photo © Jason Tozer
BALLET Northern Ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream West Yorkshire Playhouse Fri 6 - Sat 14 Sep, 7.30pm (no performances Sun & Mon) with Thu & Sat matinées, 2.00pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £15.00 - £35.00 The romantic antics of a touring dance company are played out on one magical night as the Company travels by sleeper train from London to Edinburgh. It’s the final rehearsal and emotions run high as artistic temperaments clash with romantic entanglements. The time comes to leave for Edinburgh but the tensions continue on board the train and as the Company settles down for the night, the train enters a tunnel and the dream begins. Join Puck, Bottom, Titania, Oberon and the Company for a magical evening of dance, breathtaking sets and beautiful costumes with music by Mendelssohn and Brahms played live by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia. This Olivier Award nominated ballet will take you on a spectacular journey from the stylish elegance of the 1940s to a technicolour dreamworld where Puck’s magical mayhem weaves a tangled web of love. Book now to see Northern Ballet cast its magic on Shakespeare’s fantastically funny play. “It’s great to hear a full house shaking with laughter at their inspired dance antics” The Times
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RashDash
The Ugly Sisters ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Fri 13 & Sat 14 Sep
CONTEMPORARY
Video: http://youtu.be/i0rUjOh4yu8
RashDash The Ugly Sisters West Yorkshire Playhouse Fri 13 - Sat 14 Sep, 8.00pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £12.00 - £15.00 Suitable for ages 14+ Once upon a time there was us – Ruby and us. Ruby was our mum. She had to work a lot. We played in the burnt out car round the back. We could do anything – except play with the needles. Then everything changed, and there were bright lights and loud noises and flashing cameras. And there was her, and she was different. Everyone loved her. Whoever holds the pen writes the story. Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. RashDash tell the real story of Cinderella – a sinister and sensuous cabaret. Featuring Not Now Bernard, direction by Kyle Davies, design by Alison McDowall. “Electrifying” Telegraph “Sensational” Total Theatre Fringe First winners 2010 and 2011
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Phoenix Dance Theatre
Phoenix @ Home ___________________________________ The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Thu 26 - Sat 28 Sep
photo Š Brian Slater
Video: http://youtu.be/_TkbV0bQNzA
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Phoenix Dance Theatre Phoenix @ Home The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Quarry Hill Thu 26 - Sat 28 Sep, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Tickets £12.50, concessions £10.00 Phoenix Dance Theatre presents a mixed programme featuring three of the most popular pieces from the company’s recent repertoire. Designed to reflect the very best of Phoenix on stage, this programme has been specially curated for a handful of dates at Phoenix’s intimate home venue. The evening features three audience favourites, including two works by Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson. Featuring a blend of soaring aerial dance and contemporary choreography, Melt premiered to great acclaim in 2011. Watson’s latest piece for the company, Repetition of Change, is set to a specially commissioned score and uses dance to unravel our genetic code – taking the audience on a volatile journey through the fascinating world of DNA. The bill is completed by Henri Oguike’s unflinching, thrilling Signal, a fiery classic from 2004 that is driven by pounding Japanese Taiko drums. With only a limited amount of seats available, don’t miss this chance to experience the power, beauty and intensity of Phoenix in the company’s state-of-the-art home. The score for Repetition of Change, Forms Entangled, Shapes Collided by Kenneth Hesketh, was commissioned with funding from the RPS Drummond Fund for Phoenix and Psappha.
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Yorkshire Dance & West Yorkshire Playhouse present
Friday Firsts #19: Bish Bash Bosh ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance / West Yorkshire Playhouse Fri 4 Oct
70/30 Split photo Š Bee Mackenzie
CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance & West Yorkshire Playhouse present Friday Firsts #19: Bish Bash Bosh Yorkshire Dance Fri 4 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Admission free As part of Light Night Leeds, Yorkshire Dance invites you to an extraordinary three-ring dance circus. From 5.30pm, Yorkshire Dance’s building will be buzzing with performances by young people from across the city. From 7.30pm, the action moves to The Loft, our top-floor performance space, for a scratch-night of new works-in-progress by dance artists from around the region. From 9.30pm, we cross to West Yorkshire Playhouse where, in the foyer and bar area, we’ll be presenting lots more new dance work from Yorkshire along with music and later-night delights. Do come with us! You’ll see performances by Yorkshire Dance Associate Artists 70/30 Split, Nathan Geering and Jordan Massarella Dance, as well as Carlos Pons Guerra’s DeNada Dance Theatre and many more, and a range of dance films by artists including Amy & Hannah Buckley. Friday Firsts showcases new work by established and emerging independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale. See also pages 48 and 64.
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Retina Dance Company
Corporalis ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 5 Oct
Site-specific community project with Retina Dance Company Sat 28 & Sun 29 Sep & Sat 5 Oct Northern School of Contemporary Dance www.nscd.ac.uk
photo Š David Severn
Video: http://vimeo.com/64158209
CONTEMPORARY
Retina Dance Company Corporalis The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 5 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £12.00, concessions £6.00 Corporalis explores the relationship between personal space, architectural space and three-dimensional space; the exchange between the inside and the outside; the awareness of our body and its relationship to the environment. “Really watchable... dancers at the top of their game.” The Herald Retina has worked with Belgian architectural collective Ruimtevaarders to create a ‘performance meets installation’ experience for the audience. Space is something we experience every day, it affects us physically and emotionally, providing us with senses of joy, happiness and fulfillment. But how does the body respond to its environment, to all the various colours, textures, sounds and visual stimuli that bombard it each day? Corporalis takes audiences on a rollercoaster of changing tempos and moods. It presents Retina’s trademark physicality, performed to a specially composed sound-scape melding electronic with classical influences, within a changing and moving set. Retina is an ambitious contemporary dance company artistically led by Filip Van Huffel. Working from both Belgium and the UK, Retina is a truly European company with a physically vibrant movement quality.
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Rationale Productions
In My Shoes ___________________________________ stage@leeds, Stage One Tue 8 Oct
photo Š Edward Miller
Video: http://youtu.be/UlYkLamzGyQ
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Rationale Productions In My Shoes stage@leeds, Stage One, University of Leeds Tue 8 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Tickets £12.00, concessions £9.00 Expect high energy, lots of laughter, gravity-defying b-boying, slick popping, and a ton of hip hop moves that will blow you away! Rationale presents a brand new hip-hop dance theatre production about a father and son who have a troublesome relationship, lacking respect and understanding. In a desperate attempt to save their relationship, they attend an extreme therapy session where they are forced to develop their understanding of how it feels to be in another person’s shoes. Through slick theatre and highly skilled, explosive physical dance, the real-life dramas portray challenging life experiences that are compassionate and entertaining. This not-to-be-missed show will get your blood pumping, your belly laughing and your hands clapping.
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Company Chameleon
Pictures We Make ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Thu 10 Oct
photo Š Brian Slater
Video: http://vimeo.com/60088546
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Company Chameleon Pictures We Make Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 10 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Having performed with some of the UK’s leading dance companies, including Rambert and Phoenix Dance Theatre, Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner formed Company Chameleon and have become a highly sought after dance duo. They are collaborating with much praised choreographers Goddard Nixon to produce Pictures We Make, bringing together four exceptional dancers with an original score by Miguel Marin. This exciting double bill of dance marks the first time Company Chameleon have performed as a quartet. Sourced from stories and experiences from the long shared history of the performers, this captivating piece explores love, obsession and disappointment. “It is mesmerising throughout... Pictures We Make is dance perfection” What’s On Stage “the savvy, Manchester-based duo are building a reputation for dance performances that are diverting and thought-provoking” Donald Hutera, The Times
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Gunilla Heilborn
This is not a love story ____________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 19 Oct
Choreographic workshop with Gunilla Heilborn Sat 19 Oct 10.00am - 12.30pm Northern School of Contemporary Dance www.nscd.ac.uk
photo Š Stefan Bohlin
Video: http://vimeo.com/68772646
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Gunilla Heilborn This is not a love story The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £12.00, concessions £6.00 If you start with having a relationship with something dead, like a stone. Then you can move on to trees and flowers and some animals. And finally, you can try with people. “Pure perfection.” Dagens Nyheter (Swedish newspaper) This glorious gem is a story of two reluctant heroes – Kowalski and Vera. They talk, dance and never stop asking questions: Who did what? When? Where? And why? In a delicate search for context and continuity our heroes end up on a journey that becomes not about the destination, but the transformation and reflection along the way. A journey that keeps starting over again and again, like a classic road movie. Gunilla Heilborn is one of Sweden’s most acclaimed performance and film artists, and her works are characterised by cinematic timing and humour. With an existential flair, Heilborn has brought both laughter and reflection to audiences with previous works, including The Five Year Plan, Potato Country and This is Alaska. “The love story is elsewhere. It is with the spectator, who Gunilla Heilborn and her two associates, with masterful grace and measure, allows to imagine the show you wish to view…a show that you cannot forget.” www.myword.it Presented in partnership with Yorkshire Dance.
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Northern Ballet
Three Little Pigs ___________________________________ Various venues Sun 20 Oct - Sat 2 Nov
BALLET FOR CHILDREN Northern Ballet Three Little Pigs The Hunslet Club Sun 20 Oct, 2.30, 4.00 & 6.00pm The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 26 Oct, 2.30, 4.00 & 6.00pm Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Mon 28 Oct - Sat 2 Nov, 11.00am, 1.00pm & 3.00pm (Fri 1 Nov performances 11.30am & 3.00pm) Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets ÂŁ5.00, children ÂŁ4.00 Following the fantastic sell-out success of Ugly Duckling, Northern Ballet presents its latest ballet especially for children, Three Little Pigs. Three little pigs set out into the world. The first pig decides to build a house of straw, the second a house made of sticks and the third pig chooses to build a house of bricks. Then along comes a very hungry wolf. The wolf begs each little pig to invite him in for dinner. When they refuse he threatens to huff and puff and blow their houses down. Will any of the pigs be smart enough to escape the big bad wolf? Bringing the timeless fairytale to life Three Little Pigs is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. These child-friendly performances will last approximately 40 minutes.
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Joss Arnott Dance
Double Bill ___________________________________ stage@leeds, Stage One Wed 23 Oct
photo Š Francois Verbeek and Sammi Fang
Video: http://youtu.be/1OJEvAvAllY
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Joss Arnott Dance Double Bill stage@leeds, Stage One, University of Leeds Wed 23 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Tickets £12.00, concessions £9.00 Dramatic, fierce and totally rock and roll. Be mesmerised by a cast of alpha females. Choreographed to perfection, they move in slick unison, with insect-like isolation, taking inspiration from classical ballet, commercial dance, pop culture, fashion and film. Record of Events Explore a darker side to femininity with this hypnotising dance that combines Joss’s trademark athletic choreography with theatrical flair. Be catapulted into a chaotic world of sensuality, discovery and hopelessness. What is the whole-truth? Who are we to judge anyway? Supported by Jasmin Vardimon Threshold With impressive strength and power dancers invade each others’ territory in this highly-charged exploration of the human body. Follow vigorous dashes across the stage and a rapid relay of connections and disconnections, as performers contort themselves through hyper-mobility, switching from robotic aggression to controlled extensions.
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Yorkshire Dance presents
Friday Firsts #20: Live Bites ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Nov
Non Applicables photo Š Hannah Litherland
CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #20: Live Bites Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 Yorkshire Dance welcomes to Leeds some of the most exciting artists working with dance agencies in Scotland and the North of England, alongside artists selected by us from our own region. What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Hull-based Non Applicables explores the realms of love and all its possibilities and pitfalls. Mingle through the dating circuit in a series of fragmented experiences and light-hearted episodes that observe social etiquette, online profiles and the fundamental rules of dating. Joelene English’s February 11th 1963 is a poignant evocation of the last days of Sylvia Plath’s life, and an exploration of her relationship with Ted Hughes. Daniela B Larsen & Robert Guy’s This House Smells of Ghosts has been described by critics as “startling athletic choreography” with “nonchalant, raw execution.” Tamsyn Russell’s ID Me features three female performers investigating hidden identities. Exposing thoughts and images rarely expressed yet deeply embodied in movement memory, they explore the question: “Is this really who we are or just a glimpse of a corner of our minds?” See also pages 34 and 64.
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Ballet Black
Mixed Programme ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Wed 6 & Thu 7 Nov
Sarah Kundi & Damien Johnson in War Letters, photo Š Elliott Franks
BALLET Ballet Black Mixed Programme Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Wed 6 & Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £17.50, concessions £15.00 Following sell-out performances in 2012, award-winning Ballet Black return to the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre with a new Mixed Programme and story ballet. The Mixed Programme of premières will feature exciting work from up and coming choreographers Ludovic Ondiviela (The Royal Ballet), Robert Binet (National Ballet of Canada) and world renowned dance maker Javier De Frutos. British choreographer Christopher Marney (Gothenburg Ballet, New Adventures) creates Ballet Black’s newest story ballet, War Letters, an episodic journey through relationships built during World War II. “Ballet Black is a small miracle of a company. Cassa Pancho’s tiny troupe thinks big.” The Independent “Ballet Black is a company absolutely everybody must see” Dance Europe
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Scottish Dance Theatre
Second Coming / Winter, Again ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 8 Nov
photos Š Anna Isola Crolla / Maria Falconer
Video: http://youtu.be/Y8rT0VVFzXU
CONTEMPORARY
Scottish Dance Theatre Second Coming / Winter, Again The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £12.00, concessions £6.00 Two contrasting and bold new works by internationally acclaimed choreographers that showcase the power and style of the company’s dancers. Expect box-fresh virtuosity, knowing humour and surprises as Victor Quijada takes urban dance to a new theatrical territory. Heavily influenced by the Los Angeles street-dance culture, Second Coming sets Quijada’s world-acclaimed breaking style to a turntablist soundscape of Beethoven, beats and breaks. Radical Norwegian choreographer Jo Strømgren mixes beautifully poised dance with all means necessary to tell the story of a community struggling to hide their dark misdemeanours. Punctuated with the devastatingly fragile songs of Schubert’s Eine Winterreise, Winter, Again takes you on a journey through the coldest, darkest season. Schools workshops available. For further details please contact participation@nscd.ac.uk
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Scottish Dance Theatre
Innocence ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 9 Nov
photos Š Maria Falconer
CONTEMPORARY
Video: http://youtu.be/ElvlKU93wGs
Scottish Dance Theatre Innocence The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 9 Nov, 2.00pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 Families (up to 2 adults & 3 children) £20.00 Post-performance party with the dancers – animal fancy dress optional! Recommended for ages 0-7 and their families “Positively perfect introduction to dance” The Scotsman A unique playroom performance, Innocence invites 0-7 year olds (and their adults), to explore William Blake’s imagination. Innocence is a magical theatrical journey led by Scottish Dance Theatre’s captivating dancers, with live music, songs, giggles and animal noises by Paul Bradley. A wonderful dance adventure for young ones, their families and friends. “Dazzling… an infectious sense of fun and excitement “ The Times Schools workshops available. For further details please contact participation@nscd.ac.uk
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Jonzi D
Lyrikal Fearta ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 12 & Wed 13 Nov
HIP HOP Jonzi D Lyrikal Fearta West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 12 & Wed 13 Nov, 7.45pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £12 - £16 Schools £12, groups of 5 or more £2 off Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D presents a triple bill, including his acclaimed solo work The Letter, new work Broken Lineage and a local hip hop artist. Exploring the responses to being offered an MBE, Jonzi uses choreopoetry to paint a picture of “stunning, rhythmical clarity” (The Stage), continuing his three decades as a pioneer in hip hop dance theatre. The Letter examines this sensitive subject through the eyes of an animated cast of characters and an original score played live by Kwake Brass of the Speakers Corner Quartet. Broken Lineage is a newly commissioned piece, a collaboration with Ivan Blackstock (Bird Gang Dance Company), exploring the broken lineage between the old skool and new skool hip hop generations and bringing Jonzi’s unique perspective, trademark wit and style to evolving social issues. Blending his love of British hip hop with the poetry of William Blake, Blake Remixed is a new show being developed with acclaimed rapper and Guinness World Record holding beatboxer Testament (aka Andy Brooks). From teenage years spent taping the Radio 1 Rap Show to performing live in front of thousands of people, this is a coming of age story with a difference.
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New Art Club
Feel About Your Body
___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 22 Nov
Choreographic workshop with New Art Club Sat 23 Nov 11.00am - 1.00pm Northern School of Contemporary Dance www.nscd.ac.uk
photo Š Chris Nash
CONTEMPORARY New Art Club Feel About Your Body The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 22 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £12.00, concessions £6.00 Recommended for age 16+ An uplifting, life-affirming and hilarious spectacle about how we ‘feel’ about our bodies. “Undoubtedly the funniest comedy act I have seen in the last five years.” Three Weeks Loved by audiences and critics alike, New Art Club returns with another beautifully engineered blend of physical and verbal lunacy. Of course, the show title has a double meaning – it’s sexy and intellectual. Expect silliness, see a man talk to his bottom and find out what not to do during a heart attack. New Art Club was formed in 2001 by Tom Roden and Pete Shenton and is fuelled by their shared spirit of adventure. This award-winning double act is unlike any other, and their unique blend of dance and comedy has garnered praise from the UK to Australia and back again. Warning: this show has already left some people feeling ‘a little bit dirty’; contains some brief nudity (long enough to see ‘the works’); contains some brief dancing (silly and emotional); contains some puerile songs (there’s a good one about a shed). With post-show discussion.
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Smallpetitklein Dance Company
Within This Dust ___________________________________ Carriageworks Theatre Sat 23 Nov
photo Š Maria Fal
CONTEMPORARY
Video: http://youtu.be/bon8y5HtZ-o
Smallpetitklein Dance Company Within This Dust Carriageworks Theatre Sat 23 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Tickets £12.00, concessions £10.00 Following the success of 2012 Fringe sell-out supported by Made In Scotland at Dance Base, Smallpetitklein Dance Company come to the Carriageworks Theatre with a dance theatre experience that touches the intellect as well as emotion. Developed over two years by award-winning choreographer and the company’s Artistic Director Thomas Small, Within This Dust is an immersive blend of beautiful movement and subtle storytelling that journeys through our shared past to delicately explore the human condition in the face of horror. Inspired by the series of photographs by Richard Drew that capture a man falling from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks, Within This Dust comprises three live dance works, film and animation that delicately touch upon the first-hand experiences of those who witnessed one of most historic events of the twenty-first century. Featuring sublime lighting design by Emma Jones, animation by Graeme Hawkins (Retchy) and a sumptuous score by Gorecki, Arnalds and Richter, Within This Dust is an emotionally driven work, combining beautiful filmic moments with stunning physicality. Within This Dust will tour internationally to the US, Germany, Brazil and Bangladesh in 2013.
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2Faced Dance
Out Of His Skin ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Sat 23 Nov
Video: http://vimeo.com/54762839
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2Faced Dance Out Of His Skin Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 23 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Suitable for ages 7+ 2Faced Dance presents Out Of His Skin... Everyone has limits. Not everyone accepts them. The UK’s leading all male dance company takes you on a ride as one man searches for the next high, the next hit and the next big thing. Unpredictable and fierce, Out Of His Skin is a rollercoaster ride of blasting energetic physicality, delivered by a company of six dancers. “They dance like adrenaline junkies” The Times “Eloquent, moving, and just downright cool. 2Faced Dance is one of the UK’s finest male dance companies” The Stage
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Yorkshire Dance & Northern School of Contemporary Dance present
Friday Firsts #21: Arrivals ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 6 Dec
photo Š Igor & Moreno
CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance & Northern School of Contemporary Dance present Friday Firsts #21: Arrivals Yorkshire Dance Fri 6 Dec, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 Yorkshire Dance and Northern School of Contemporary Dance present Arrivals / Departures, a weekend of performances, workshops and conversations exploring the possibilities for artists from the north of England working in Europe and vice versa. Arrivals features the premiere of the new work by Igor and Moreno, an Italian/Hungarian dance duet based in London, alongside one work from a Yorkshire-based artist, Jordan Massarella Dance’s Wannabe, which documents the rise and fall of 90s pop starlet Just Jane and her ongoing quest for fame, fortune and fulfilment. Igor and Moreno’s Idiot-Syncracy reminds us of our ability to be happy, exploring all those things we desire and which often are within reach. Relentless, dynamic and constantly changing, it is a ritual for the times in which we live – serious, but witty; honest, but ironic. Seminar: Connecting into Europe Sat 7 Dec, 2.00pm - 5.00pm, NSCD preceded by professional class, 11.30am - 1.00pm, NSCD and followed by Departures (mixed bill) see p66 Sat 7 Dec, 7.30pm, NSCD For more details of the Arrivals / Departures weekend, visit www.yorkshiredance.com/arrivals-departures
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance & Yorkshire Dance present
Departures ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 7 Dec
Mad Dogs Dance Theatre photo Š Joe Armitage at Boneshaker Photography
CONTEMPORARY Northern School of Contemporary Dance & Yorkshire Dance present Departures The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 7 Dec, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £12.00, concessions £6.00 Departures is a mixed bill performance featuring a variety of short works created by dance artists who have strong connections to Yorkshire, from recent graduates to established companies, including Mad Dogs Dance Theatre’s Missing, Riccardo Meneghini’s i_Entity and Carlos Pons Guerra’s O Maria. These are programmed alongside Life is a Carnival by Moreno Solinas, selected by the pan-European Aerowaves network as a ‘priority company’ for 2013. Seminar: Connecting into Europe Sat 7 Dec, 2.00pm - 5.00pm, NSCD (£10, concessions £5) price includes optional professional class from 11.30am - 1.00pm Advance booking essential; available from NSCD How and why can artists in the North of England connect with dance in Europe? What are the myths and realities of building international partnerships and how can this support your work, creativity, thinking and opportunities? This seminar is a unique chance for artists/dancers to meet some of the best-travelled promoters, networkers and artists; to reflect and debate developing dance practice in a European context. see also Arrivals at Yorkshire Dance, Fri 6 Dec, 7.30pm, p64 Weekend pass (two performances, class and seminar) £25.00, concessions £15.00 available from NSCD
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Northern Ballet
Cinderella ___________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 17 Dec - Sat 4 Jan
Isaac Lee-Baker as the Prince and Michela Paolacci as Cinderella, photo Š Jason Tozer
BALLET Northern Ballet Cinderella Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 17 Dec - Sat 4 Jan 2014 Preview Mon 16 Dec, 7.00pm Evenings Tue - Sat 7.00pm, Sundays 4.00pm Matinées 19,21, 27, 28, 30 Dec & 2, 4 Jan 2.00pm (no perf 23, 24, 25, 31 Dec & 1 Jan) Box Office 0844 848 2700 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £5.50 - £40.00 Set in Imperial Russia at a time when superstitious people believe in the possibility of magic, Northern Ballet’s new adaptation of this classic fairytale sees heartbreak turn to joy as the unstoppable power of young love conquers all. A beautiful summer’s day turns into tragedy. Devastated by the loss of her father, and excluded by her cruel stepmother and sisters, Cinderella finds solace on the frozen lake where she first sees her Prince Charming. As romance blossoms, a magical encounter in a market place changes Cinderella’s destiny. Journey through elegant Russia, with breathtaking winter scenes and opulent ballrooms created by Duncan Hayler (Beauty & the Beast, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). With a new score from Phillip Feeney played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, you will not want to miss this unforgettable ballet. “A company that boasts the best dance actors in the world” Dance Europe
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Yorkshire Dance invites you to
Dance Insights a youth dance conference driving dance forward Wed 20 Nov 2013 CAST Doncaster’s new performance venue For people who are passionate about driving dance forward for children and young people. Dance Insights will include discussions around access to dance, progression routes,
advocacy and inclusive dance practice. You will hear from regional and national industry experts, get the chance to share your
experiences and contribute to the debate as well as having the opportunity to network and meet new people.
Book your place now at www.yorkshiredance.com/commyouth/conference-2013
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Richmond
Scarborough
Pocklington Arts Centre www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
Ripon Bridlington
Malton
Richmond, Georgian Theatre Royal www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk
Harrogate Skipton York
Scarborough, Futurist Theatre www.futuristtheatre.co.uk
Beverley Bradford
Leeds
Halifax
Hull
Scarborough, Stephen Joseph Theatre www.sjt.uk.com
Wakefield Huddersfield
Barnsley
Doncaster
York Barbican www.yorkbarbican.co.uk
Rotherham
York Grand Opera House www.atgtickets.com
Sheffield
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N’allerton
Halifax
0:30 0:25 0:25 1:50 0:55 0:15 0:50
Hull
Doncaster
1:05 0:45 0:25 0:30 1:45 0:30 0:35 0:55 1:40 0:50 0:15 0:30 1:30 1:50 1:35 1:30 0:55 1:00 1:50 0:55 0:45 1:35 1:00 0:45 1:50 0:55 0:15 0:50 0:45 1:00 1:15 1:25 1:45 1:25 1:20 0:50 2:05 1:30 1:25 0:55 1:40 0:30 0:55 1:10 0:30 1:50 1:50 1:30 1:45 0:30 0:50 1:10 1:35 0:35 0:30 0:45 0:55 2:10 2:05 1:45 1:00 1:00 0:55 0:35
Brid’ton
Bradford
0:30 0:20 0:40 0:40 1:45 1:40 0:30 0:50 0:35 0:15 0:55 0:30 0:25 0:25 1:15 1:15 1:20 1:15 1:25 1:20 0:25 0:55 1:50 1:50 0:25 0:55 0:20 0:30 2:05 2:05 0:55 0:55
Hudd’field
0:30 0:20 1:05 0:45 0:25 0:30 0:30 1:10 1:05 1:15 0:45 1:35 0:50 0:20 1:50 0:40
Harrogate
Leeds Barnsley Bradford Bridlington Doncaster Halifax Harrogate Huddersfield Hull Northallerton Richmond Rotherham Scarborough Sheffield Wakefield Whitby York
Barnsley
Leeds
Yorkshire may be the biggest county in the UK, but look how quickly you can travel from one venue to another! These are approximate drive-times, courtesy of www.theaa.com
0:40 0:55 0:55 1:00 1:00 0:55 0:35 1:00 0:55 0:55 1:05 1:10 1:00 1:10 0:45 1:20
Dance Leeds in
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Yorkshire Dance St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH www.yorkshiredance.com
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West Yorkshire Playhouse Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP www.wyp.org.uk
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Carriageworks Theatre Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
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The Riley Theatre Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BH www.nscd.ac.uk
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Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance Theatre and Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PA www.theatreleeds.com www.northernballet.com www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
stage@leeds University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT www.stage.leeds.ac.uk
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Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House and Howard Assembly Room 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZ www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
Leeds Town Hall The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD www.leedstownhall.co.uk
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Seven Artspace 31a Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD www.sevenleeds.co.uk
Map: Andy Edwards Design, 0113 242 8350 cover photo Mad Dogs Dance Theatre’s Missing © Joe Armitage at BoneShaker photography