DanceLeeds and Yorkshire Spring / Summer 2013
the best of what’s on in
Grand Prize Draw Raising funds for Yorkshire Dance’s work with young people and adults with learning disabilities The draw will be made on Saturday 23 March 2013. Winners will be contacted on Monday 25 March 2013. WIN! a week’s four-star holiday in Majorca, flights from Leeds Bradford, from Jet2.com
WIN! a weekend for 2 at Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour hotel
WIN! two free tickets with hospitality to Arsenal Football Club
Meal for two at Kendells Bistro
Meal for two at the Corner Café
Meal for two at The Wardrobe
Tickets to see Opera North
Tickets to see Northern Ballet
Tickets to West Yorkshire Playhouse
See www.yorkshiredance.com/grand-prize-draw for details. This Grand Prize Draw is registered with Leeds City Council under the Gambling Act 05, registration number LOTREG/04749/12. Promoter: Ms Margaret Coleman,Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peter’s Buildings, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH. Yorkshire Dance is a registered charity no. 701624. Your personal details will be stored in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Barnsley The Civic
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Bradford Bradford Theatres
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Bradford Kala Sangam
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Bridlington The Spa Bridlington
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Halifax Square Chapel for the Arts
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Halifax Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre
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Hull Dance / Hull Truck Theatre
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Sheffield Theatres
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Harrogate Harrogate Theatre
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Wakefield Theatre Royal
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York Theatre Royal
Dance in Leeds 22
Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
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Agudo / Cunningham / Sperling Triple Bill
Joss Arnott Dance The Dark Angel
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bgroup Just As We Are
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SofĂa Galindo The Object Show
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #13: Going Solo
Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #16: Burst!
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Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity
Mad Dogs Dance Theatre Dogs Land
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Levantes Dance Theatre Two Peas Without a Pod
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University of Leeds PCI Journeys Through Leeds
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EDge & Moving Visions
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Northern Ballet Mixed Programme
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #17: Liz Aggiss is THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance Education & Community Shows
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Youth Dance England U.Dance 2013
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Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace Midnight Tango
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Opera North Dido and Aeneas
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #14: Double Act
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Verve 13 Verve 13
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Northern Ballet The Great Gatsby
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National Dance Company Wales
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Yorkshire Dance presents Fresh 2013
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance Student Shows
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #15
The Civic Barnsley Hanson Street Barnsley, S70 2HZ 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk
Video: http://youtu.be/Y-vAMDEGvdY
The Lock In Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets: £16/£14 The brainchild of award-winning Folk band The Demon Barbers, The Lock In promises to do for English Folk dance what Riverdance did for Irish dance, and Diversity did for street dance, bringing some lesser known forms into the mainstream. A group of street dancers arrive at an apparently deserted pub. Local rumour has it that The Fighting Cocks is the place to be ‘after hours’ but, as the regulars arrive, a clash of cultures turns into a dance floor stand-off. The skill, speed and athleticism of dancers on both sides soon wins the others over, as old and new are brought together in an exciting and dynamic dance-off. Sword dances are performed with snooker-cues, pub bouncers dance the Morris and B-boys flirt with clog girls.
Meanwhile, house band The Demon Barbers take English Folk music on a new journey with hip-hop, house, funk and ska – and even says hello to burlesque and drum and bass along the way! “a consistently lively entertaining music and dance performance virtually guaranteed to raise weary spirits and send an audience home smiling.” The Times It’s more fun in a group! Parties of 10 or more qualify for reduced rate tickets. For more information call 01226 327 000
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
photo © Richard Moran
Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £14/£12 Following its recent performance of Crossing Points, Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to The Civic with a bill that is alive with music and sound. Set to a specially commissioned score, Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s latest work is inspired by the building blocks of life and sees dancers blending movement with music to create a unique, beautiful piece of theatre. Douglas Thorpe: Specialising in explosive, powerful dance, his newest piece for the company is a blistering duet that features his trademark raw, intuitive choreography. Jose Agudo: One of the country’s most exciting emerging talents, his unforgettable new solo sees a dancer fill the stage with intense physical movement.
Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling Tue 9 Apr 12.00pm, 2.00pm & 4.00pm Tickets: £5/£4 A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Fluffy, ragged and nothing like the other ducklings around her, Ugly struggles to fit in. She tries to make friends with fellow ducklings as well as with frogs, cats and even a fox, but realising she is not like any of these animals, she is left sad and alone. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life.
Completing the bill is celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s first work for Phoenix. Featuring the full company, this poignant piece takes its inspiration from Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello.
The first performances of Ugly Duckling in Leeds were a sell-out success, so don’t miss the opportunity see this adorable production this spring.
“Everyone should see this company.” Dance Europe
These child friendly performances are just 45 minutes long. 5
photo © Chris Nash
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Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
St George’s Hall, Sat 2 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets £29.00 & £32.50
Alhambra Theatre Tue 12 & Wed 13 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets £18.50 - £35.00
Brendan is set to dazzle audiences with his brand new show, Licence To Thrill. Join him and his 20 musicians and dancers as they take you on a journey of music and dance in this spectacular night of theatre entertainment. Brendan, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most charismatic choreographers and performers, will host you and along, with his company, will treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in this, his live dance extravaganza. With music from across the ages, there will be something for everyone in this sophisticated production set to wow audiences in 2013.
Box Office: 01274 432000 bradford-theatres.co.uk (booking fees apply)
Watch out, ballet’s very-grandes dames are back... after previous sell-out performances ‘The Trocks’ return with a fantastic programme of dance, a lorry load of costume changes and lashings of diva attitude. Comedy doesn’t get more laughable than the Trocks but, as their fans know, the knockabout mishaps succeed because these hairy-chested guys in tutus can actually dance. With one foot in farce and the other in classical ballet, this is one hilarious night out! And when it comes to reviving rarely-seen relics of ballet’s Imperial Russian heyday – well, The Trocks’ repertoire is no joke. “The funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet” The Guardian
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
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Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Alhambra Theatre Tue 26 - Sat 30 Mar, 7.30pm Wed & Sat matinées 2.30pm Matthew Bourne’s haunting new production is a Gothic Romance for all ages; a supernatural love story that even the passage of time cannot hinder. Sleeping Beauty sees Bourne return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of ballet masterworks that started with Nutcracker! and Swan Lake. Our story begins in 1890 at the christening of Princess Aurora, a time when fairies and vampires fed the gothic imagination, before moving forward in time to the modern day. Featuring designs by Olivier Award winners Lez Brotherston (Set and Costumes), Paule Constable (Lighting) with Sound Design by Paul Groothuis, which will take the audience into the heart of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score in specially recorded surround sound. “The great showman of British dance, with an instinctive understanding of what audiences want” Daily Telegraph
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The Dhol Foundation St George’s Hall Fri 19 Apr, 7.30pm It’s been a massive year for Johnny Kalsi’s mighty Dhol Foundation with a spectacular appearance at The Royal Variety Performance, a live performance on Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer and to cap it all a spine tingling performance as part of the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony. Centre stage of the huge arena, all eyes were on Johnny and his team as they powered out the rousing percussion behind Kate Bush’s Running up that Hill. Johnny Kalsi, the UK’s most celebrated player of the Punjabi Dhol drum, is no stranger to audiences across Europe. As a member of Afro Celt Sound System and Imagined Village he’s featured in more line-ups than most, but it’s The Dhol Foundation that’s his pride and joy. TDF’s legendary live shows generate a wall of sound, global rhythms and thumping contemporary bhangra beats and for this major show they will be joined on stage by bhangra dancers and special guests, singers Dalvinder Singh and K.S. Bhambra.
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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
photo © Martin Bell
Kala Sangam Maha Shivaratri Kala Jagran Sat 9 Mar, 9.00pm Maha Shivaratri is a very auspicious day when artists all over India spend the whole night celebrating by dedicating their art to Lord Shiva (the Lord of Dance). For the first time, Kala Sangam presents a Kala Jagran night to mark Maha Shivaratri, on the theme of Lord Shiva. This night of devotional music and dance provides a unique opportunity for audiences from Yorkshire and beyond to experience Maha Shivaratri, as celebrated in India. This event is FREE and open to all communities.
Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling Wed 20 Mar 1.30pm & 6.00pm Northern Ballet presents its first ballet especially for children. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre.
Trischool Dance Academy Special Thaali Sat 20 Apr, 7.00pm An evening of Bollywood, presented by Leeds’ Trishool Dance Academy – a lively night to mark the 100th anniversary of Bollywood. Focusing on signature aspects of this renowned film industry, it includes many of the greatest songs from the past, and from more recent times. Packed with tantalising live performance, showstopping visual effects and – through music, dance and drama – an insight into the wonderful world of Bollywood!
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Richard Alston Dance Company Thu 11 Apr, 7.30pm Pre-performance talk 6.30pm Tickets £12, concessions £10, school parties £8 The Richard Alston Dance Company has created a new, diverse and entertaining programme for its debut at The Spa Bridlington. Richard Alston is delighted to present his new piece Buzzing Round the Hunnisuccle. This commission by the Columbia Foundation is inspired by Alston’s long-held fascination with the music of Jo Kondo and celebrates the contrasting nature of two Kondo compositions. It combines the rapid light rhythms of Isthmus with the calm-hushed chords of Hunnisuccle in a dance of nimble and breathtaking precision. Shimmer is danced to the sun-drenched music of Ravel played live. Fashion designer Julien Macdonald’s fabulous, jewel-encrusted cobweb costumes illuminate dazzling streaks of limpid choreography in a ravishingly beautiful piece of theatre. Alston has revived his effervescent The Devil in the Detail, inspired by the music of Scott Joplin. Irresistible classics such as Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer are blended with the lightness and finesse of Alston’s choreography.
Video: http://youtu.be/VIwiB4aQ8Dc
The Spa Bridlington South Marine Drive Bridlington YO15 3JH www.thespabridlington.co.uk Box Office 01262 678258
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Square Chapel Centre for the Arts 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
Box Office 01422 349422 Book online www.squarechapel.co.uk
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Silversmith Dance Theatre Thou Shalt & Six O’clock Swill Thu 24 Jan, 8.00pm Tickets £9.00 - £12.00 A double bill of exciting and accessible contemporary dance theatre. Thou Shalt: Five performers explore the complex lives of Puritan colonial women struggling with suppression, paranoia and accusations of witchcraft. Six O’clock Swill is a solo performance that delves into our relationship with alcohol. At times humorous and always emotive,this piece takes inspiration from William Hogarth’s Gin Lane and Beer Street.
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Parlor Dance Close Distance Fri 22 Feb, 8.00pm Tickets £9.00 - £12.00 This is a show about ‘us’ and ‘next door’, about four people whose lives are brought together because of where they live. Engaging, acrobatic and thought provoking it looks at the range of relationships we have (or don’t have!) with our neighbours. As theatrical as it is physical, Close Distance is a helterskelter ride of contact work and contemporary dance mixed with animation and projection. You’ll definitely recognise some of the characters... you’ll probably recognise yourself. So get ready to fly, tumble, laugh and cry with Parlor Dance Company.
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Fountain Street Halifax HX1 1BP Box Office 01422 351158 www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
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Brendan Cole Licence to Thrill Wed 6 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets: £25.00 - £32.50 All tickets attract a £1 Theatre Support Fee Following on from his debut Theatre Tour Live and Unjudged, Brendan Cole is once again set to dazzle audiences across the UK with his brand new show, Licence To Thrill. Join him and his cast of 20 musicians and dancers as they take you on a journey of music and dance in this spectacular night of entertainment. Brendan, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most charismatic performers and choreographers, will host this very special evening and, along with his company, will treat you to a show packed full of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement with music from across the ages.
Russian State Dance Ensemble of Astrahan Russian Cossacks Tue 26 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £18.50 (discounts available) All tickets attract a £1 Theatre Support Fee 300 costumes, 40 world-class performers in UK venues for over 50 days and 1,000 litres of Vodka can only mean one thing – Russian State Dance Ensemble is back. The Russian Cossacks perform fiery dances and wonderful songs in a show that truly reflects their Country and traditions. Complete with wonderfully elaborate costumes, the highlight of this spectacular show is the Great Cossack Dance for which special sabres have been made of titanium, ensuring sparks really do fly!
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Box Office 01484 430528 Book securely online www.thelbt.org
Jasmin Vardimon Company Freedom Mon 25 Feb, 7.30pm £14, £12, £10 / Concessions £2 off Only Yorkshire Date Award-winning choreographer and Associate Artist of Sadler’s Wells, Jasmin Vardimon returns with her hotly anticipated new work, Freedom.
Video: http://youtu.be/To98AF7LlPo
Exploring notions of what keeps our imagination free, this dance theatre production promises breathtaking physicality with beautifully detailed characterisation powered by Vardimon’s trademark theatricality and provocative daring. Uniting the creative team behind her acclaimed productions Yesterday and Justitia, Freedom features rich visuals, clever animation, live action and inventive set designs. A major force on the international dance theatre scene, Jasmin Vardimon Company has enjoyed repeated sell-out success across the world. “Beautiful. A deft theatrical touch” The Observer
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photo © Petrov Ahner
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Rosie Kay Dance Company There Is Hope Tue 16 Apr, 7.30pm £12, £10, £8 / Concessions £2 off photo © Martin Bell
Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling Sat 16 Mar, 12pm, 2.15pm & 4.00pm £4.50 Child / £6 Adult Age Recommendation 3-8 years Running time 45 minutes A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. “What a smashing creation, and how thoroughly worthwhile.” The Stage
The year is 2012 and the world is about to end. There is one ticket off this socalled poisoned planet. Would you take it? There is Hope explores faith. Featuring performance, song and dance it is a piece about belief from the seven deadly sins to ancient rituals and contemporary religion. A cast of five performers and three jazz musicians journey through heaven, hell and purgatory - worlds of beauty and of the bizarre. Expect humour, black comedy, athletic performances and some unexpected moments of dance theatre. Rosie Kay is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and unique choreographers in the UK. Following the international success of her work 5 Soldiers, this piece continues her style of strong themes, beautiful dancing and powerful music. “Kay is a sparky talent” The Guardian 13
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Ockham’s Razor Triple Bill Hull Truck Theatre,Thu 17 Jan 7.45pm (£15.00, concessions £12.00) special discounts for group and education bookings
Ockham’s Razor is a critically acclaimed aerial theatre company, specialising in creating physical theatre on new pieces of aerial equipment. Ockham’s Razor present an evening of aerial entertainment with their Triple Bill... Video: http://youtu.be/wM3DTahcMb4
Arc examines the instability of relationships, as three people find themselves stranded together, suspended in the air. Every Action... Four strangers meet before twenty-five metres of suspended rope. As they explore this elevated set of scales, they discover a world where everything you do will affect someone, somewhere.
50 Ferensway Hull HU2 8LB Box Office 01482 323638
Memento Mori is an award-winning, powerful duet performed on a suspended metal frame. It is based on Holbein’s woodcuts of “The Dance of Death”, where death is represented as a skeleton that dances each of us to our grave. “A beautiful duet which will be applauded for a long time to come.” Le Figaro
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Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling Verve 13 Hull Truck Theatre,Thu 14 Mar 7.45pm (£15.00, concessions £12.00) special discounts for group and education bookings
Innovative and athletic dance theatre shaped by four leading international choreographers. A thrilling, physically-charged work by James Wilton, using his popular blend of dance with martial arts and capoeira; a series of heart-warming episodes by Ben Wright, combining dance with music and comedy; a quirky, technical work by Frauke Requardt; and a fresh, direct piece of dance theatre by Angus Balbernie. With 12 dancers fresh from intensive training at some of the world’s leading conservatoires,Verve is well known for passionate, dynamic and invigorating performances. “Outstanding... illustrated superbly the dancers’ fluidity, strength and theatricality.” Dancing Times on Verve 11
Hull Truck Theatre, Wed 10 Apr 12.00pm & 2.00pm Adults £6.00, children under 12 £4.00 Ugly Duckling is Northern Ballet’s first production especially for children. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. Ugly Duckling will last approximately 45 minutes.
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Moscow City Ballet Swan Lake
Northern Ballet The Great Gatsby
Lyceum Theatre Tue 8 - Sat 12 Jan, 7.45pm Matinées: Thu 2.00pm, Sat 3.00pm Tickets £18.00 - £34.00
Lyceum Theatre Tue 12 - Sat 16 Mar, 7.45pm Matinées: Thu 2.00pm, Sat 3.00pm Tickets £12.00 - £34.00
Moscow City Ballet’s flawless production of possibly the world’s best-loved ballet, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, follows the fate of Prince Siegfried as he falls in love with the beautiful Swan Queen, Odette.
Northern Ballet is thrilled to announce an exciting new ballet for 2013 – The Great Gatsby – adapted from the classic novel by F Scott Fitzgerald.
With a superb orchestra and additional choreography by the distinguished Victor Smirnov-Golovanov, Swan Lake’s soaring climax sees the power of true love conquer the forces of evil.
On New York’s Long Island, in the heady, indulgent days of the 1920s, Nick Caraway comes to know his infamous neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties. As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip Caraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lie beneath. The Great Gatsby promises to be a stunning retelling of one of the most compelling stories of the twentieth century.
For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Lyceum Theatre Tue 21 - Sat 25 May, 7.45pm Matinées: Wed & Sat 2.00pm Tickets £17.00 - £35.00
Lyceum Theatre Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 1DA 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Sleeping Beauty sees Matthew Bourne return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of ballet masterworks that started with Nutcracker! and Swan Lake. Our story begins at the christening of Princess Aurora in 1890, a time when fairies and vampires fed the gothic imagination, before moving forward in time to the modern day. Sleeping Beauty features designs by Olivier Award-winners Lez Brotherston (Set and Costumes) and Paule Constable (Lighting) as well as Sound Design by Paul Groothuis that will take the audience into the heart of the magnificent score in specially recorded surround sound. Matthew Bourne’s haunting new production is a gothic romance for all ages; a supernatural love story that even the passage of time cannot hinder. 17
Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling Sat 6 Apr, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm Adults £5.00, children £4.00 Ugly Duckling is Northern Ballet’s first production especially for children.
Video: http://youtu.be/Y-vAMDEGvdY
The Lock In Mon 18 & Tue 19 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50, concessions £14.50 The brainchild of award-winning Folk band The Demon Barbers, The Lock In promises to do for English Folk dance what Riverdance did for Irish dance, and Diversity did for street dance, bringing lesser-known forms into the mainstream. A group of street dancers arrive at an apparently deserted pub. Local rumour has it that The Fighting Cocks is the place to be ‘after hours’ but, as the regulars arrive, a clash of cultures turns into a dance floor stand-off.
A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling is the perfect way to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. Ugly Duckling lasts 45 minutes.
Box Office 01423 502 116 www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk Harrogate Theatre Oxford Street Harrogate HG1 1QF
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Box Office 01924 211 311 www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
Levantes Dance Theatre Two Peas Without a Pod Fri 5 Apr, 7.30pm £13, £11, £9 plus concessions Levantes Dance Theatre’s witty, warm and vibrant performances have attracted lots of attention from the dance world, as well as a great deal of affection from audiences. Their bold choreography has won them a number of awards over the last three years.
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In Two Peas Without a Pod, they look at our human partnerships. Our journey through life is often a peculiar duet – who do we take on that journey with us, how does the partnership work and why do we need it? With flamboyant costumes and a hugely colourful and playful set, Levantes mix together the absurd and the familiar to take you on a fantastical and rather indulgent trip. Enjoy! Winner of the 2010 Bonnie Bird New UK Choreography Award and the 2009 Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award. 19
Birmingham Royal Ballet Tue 14 & Wed 15 May, 7.30pm (with Wed matinée 2.00pm) Tickets £10 - £22 Video: http://youtu.be/AssXffZGLRY
Champloo Dance Company White Caps Thu 21 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets £15, concessions £12 concessions, students & U25s £8 Bristol based Champloo is one of the UK’s leading b-boying dance companies. They take their name from the Japanese word Chanpuru, meaning to mix an unusual combination of elements to create surprising and astonishing outcomes. The company was founded in 2007 by Joel Daniel and Wilkie Branson, previously members of the street theatre b-boy crew, Physical Jerks. Integrating lyrical film with explosive breakdance, White Caps is a multimedia experience that follows the journey of two young men as they embark on an epic and gruelling personal adventure.
Birmingham Royal Ballet returns with another outstanding programme. Take Five Director David Bintley invites you to share his love of jazz and, in particular, the music of Dave Brubeck, in this sexy and energetic series of vignettes to some of Brubeck’s most famous tracks including, Take Five and Unsquare Dance. .
The Grand Tour All aboard for the roaring 20s! Setting out for Europe our heroine, a doughty American spinster can’t believe her luck when she embarks on her cruise and finds herself in the company of a feast of famous faces. However, it turns out that Noël Coward, Gertrude Stein and George Bernard Shaw aren’t necessarily the friendliest of shipmates. Bitesized Ballet The company will perform some of its favourite moments from some of its most popular ballets, including Giselle.
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Ta Ka Di Mi South Asian Dance Show Sat 18 May, 7.30pm Choreographed & produced by Winojith Sanjeewa. Exploring the four elements of tala (beats), kala (timing), disa (direction), and miyuru (melodiousness) in dance, Ta Ka Di Mi presents the mesmerising dance forms of India and Sri Lanka. A dance show that’s not to be missed, Winojith Sanjeewa and his troupe will bring to stage a performance that reflects the customs, discipline and richness all of which make South Asian dance worthy of celebration. This is a BME project of York St John University which aims to promote higher education opportunities and raise aspirations of black and minority ethnic communities in Yorkshire. Tickets are free, but please contact box office to reserve tickets in advance.
Out of the Blue Tue 4 Jun, 8.00pm Tickets £15, concessions £12 concessions, students & U25s £8 Out of the Blue is Oxford University’s premier all-male a cappella group. Formed in 2000, OOTB has gone on to enjoy international success, singing in Japan, Spain, Scandinavia and the USA to school kids, Presidents and everyone in between. In the UK, the group gained critical and popular acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they won the Fringe sellout award five times, and appeared in the live semifinals of Britain’s Got Talent. Serving an unbeatable cocktail of hot harmonies and outrageous choreography, these fourteen sharp-suited singers provide a musical experience like no other. Their enjoyment is contagious, their musicality infectious. So hold onto your seats – this is a cappella like you’ve never heard it before! Box Office: 01904 623568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk @YorkTheatre 21
The Four Seasons of
Buenos Aires ___________________________________ The Howard Assembly Room Fri 11 Jan
LATIN AMERICAN The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Piazzolla, Tango and Poetry Howard Assembly Room entrance via Leeds Grand Theatre Fri 11 Jan, 7.45pm Box Office 0844 848 2727 Book securely online www.howardassemblyroom.co.uk Tickets ÂŁ12.50 Start the New Year with an adventure in the music, poetry and dance of Latin America, with cellist Matthew Sharp and his ensemble of world-class musicians and dancers. Like Vivaldi before him, Argentinian composer Piazzolla was inspired by the four seasons and has created a southern hemisphere version, which is infused with the sensuous atmosphere of the Buenos Aires tango. Winding around this passionate and thrilling piece are Baroque masterpieces, tango nuevo and words from South American writers that chart the turning of the seasons through the lens of Latin American rhythm and passion. Be transported to the sun-soaked cities and high cold steppes to thaw your senses and fire your spirit in the depths of winter.
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Jose Agudo / Claire Cunningham / Matthias Sperling
Triple Bill ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 18 Jan
Claire Cunningham photo Š Mark Morreau
Video: http://youtu.be/_NIZIrzOXyU
CONTEMPORARY
Jose Agudo / Claire Cunningham / Matthias Sperling Triple Bill The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 18 Jan, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 Three inspirational independent artists exploring three very different takes on what it means to be a dancer. Matthias Sperling and Rachel Krische don superhero lycra and boldly delve into the relationship between body and mind. Both humorous and deadly serious, Do Not Be Afraid proposes that the dance performer’s superpower is the ability to make their mind visible for an audience, in and through their body. TIME/DROPPER is a solo created and performed by Jose Agudo. Jose is currently Rehearsal Director for the Akram Khan Company and has recently choreographed a new work for Phoenix Dance Theatre. TIME/DROPPER exhibits a subtle interplay between movement and light. Jose is transported through a visual hinterland of memories, combining highly physical choreography with poignant moments of intimacy. Evolution is an autobiographical solo that traces Claire Cunningham’s journey into dance and the continuing impact that dance has on her body. Claire’s crutches become extensions of her body, creating her own individual vocabulary. It tells the uplifting story of one woman’s exploration of dance, celebrating its liberating possibilities.
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Sofía Galindo
The Object Show ___________________________________ stage@leeds Thu 31 Jan & Fri 1 Feb
photo © Natalie McLoughlin
CONTEMPORARY Sofía Galindo The Object Show Alec Clegg Studio, stage@leeds, University of Leeds Thu 31 Jan & Fri 1 Feb, 5.00pm & 7.00pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Tickets £8.50, concessions £6.50 “We like objects, so we decided to make a show about them...” The Object Show is a performance that brings together elements of dance, theatre and everyday objects. The show is a collaborative piece devised by Sofía Galindo and Alison Hieatt in conjunction with students from the University of Leeds and Northern School of Contemporary Dance Using a combination of theatre, physicality and an abundance of material; exploring identity, memory and personal experience, the performance creates a vivid representation of our connection with the aesthetics of everyday objects.
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #13
Going Solo ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Feb
photo Š Julia Bauer
Video: http://youtu.be/DL1Flfk-zKE
CONTEMPORARY
Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #13 Going Solo Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Feb, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 An insight into the diverse art of solo performance. The acid test of a solo is having something to say and a unique way of saying it. Lucy Suggate’s Bonedust is a danse macabre for the 21st century. Inspired by medieval images of the dancing skeleton who personified death, it asks, “If I no longer have my body, what will I dance?” Ultimate Dancer presents Intercourse, a work created in collaboration with dance critics, which imagines the relationship between critic, performer and audience as an act of sexual intercourse. Riccardo Meneghini’s Je me souviens is a slowly unfolding last goodbye to someone who already left – an untangling and unfastening of thoughts and memories. “I am not eccentric. It’s just that I am more alive than most people.” Eleanor Perry’s Edith is a portrait of Edith Sitwell, the “high priestess of 20th century poetry.” Friday Firsts showcases new work by established and emerging independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale. See also pages 34, 46, 52 & 64
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Phoenix Dance Theatre
Particle Velocity ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 6 - Sat 9 Feb 2013
photo Š Richard Moran
Video: http://youtu.be/RLs18Lahsac
CONTEMPORARY
Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 6 - Sat 9 Feb 2013 Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £17.00 - £27.00 (schools £12.00 - £15.00) Works by Jose Agudo, Richard Alston CBE, Douglas Thorpe and Sharon Watson. Following the success of 2012’s Crossing Points, Phoenix Dance Theatre return to the Playhouse with a bill that is alive with music and sound. Set to a specially commissioned score, Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s Repetition of Change uses movement to unravel our genetic code, taking 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, visceral choreography. Ki by Jose Agudo is a ferocious solo inspired by the fearsome Mongol warlord Genghis Kahn that fills the stage with physical dance. Completing the bill is All Alight, celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s first work for Phoenix. Featuring the full company, this elegant piece is danced to Ravel’s moving Sonata for Violin and Cello. 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. “a troupe in fine form and attractive health” Sunday Times
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Opera North
Dido and Aeneas ___________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Thu 14 - Sat 23 Feb
CONTEMPORARY / OPERA Opera North Dido and Aeneas, Purcell Leeds Grand Theatre Thu 14 - Sat 23 Feb Box Office 0844 848 2720 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £15.00 - £63.50 “One of the UK’s leading theatre, opera and dance choreographers” The Guardian on Aletta Collins Award-winning choreographer and director Aletta Collins, who has worked for major companies including Rambert Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Theatre and National Theatre, returns for a special double bill combining two astounding operatic gems. Fusing magnificent music and mesmerising contemporary dance, Aletta Collins’ new production of Dido and Aeneas tells the tragic love story of the Trojan Prince Aeneas and Dido, Queen of Carthage. One of the finest English operas of all time, Purcell’s moving Baroque masterpiece has a longstanding tradition within the dance world. With an exquisitely ornate and lyrical score, the opera lends itself perfectly to dance and has captivated illustrious choreographers such as Mark Morris, Wayne McGregor and Sasha Waltz. Dido and Aeneas is paired with La voix humaine, a one-woman show starring Lesley Garret, one of the country’s most loved singers. Short in length, yet high on emotional impact, this double bill is perfect for newcomers to opera and lovers of dance alike.
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #14
Double Act ____________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Mar
DeNada Dance Theatre photo Š Krzysztof Jokiel
Video: https://vimeo.com/40822873
CONTEMPORARY
Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #14 Double Act Yorkshire Dance Fri 1 Mar, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 The art of the uneven relationship – curated by Beth Cassani Is a danced duet a type of double act? Is a double act always humorous? Is choreography an implicit part of a double act relationship? Terrorists of the Heart is a duet by long-term collaborators Jules Dorey Richmond and David Richmond – a meditation on parenthood, ageing, grief and loss, as well as a political manifesto with some Morris dancing. It has been said that collaboration is ‘an affair of the mind’. For Jules and David it has been rather more – not only are they artistic partners, but they’re married, and parents. Oliver Bray and Rachel Krische present Ryan, a dance / singing / performance work featuring a collision of practices, a few ‘experts’, a beautiful dream and a charity single – God Bless ‘the Movie’. DeNada Dance Theatre’s Young Man! is a lustful, kitschy duel of seduction, examining the experience of gay men in Spain during the 60s and 70s. This eerie, quirky duet about two men is performed by two women, and choreographed by Carlos Pons Guerra. Friday Firsts showcases new work by established and emerging independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale. See also pages 28, 46, 52 & 64.
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Verve 13 ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 1 & Sat 2 Mar / Fri 5 Jul
photo Š Andy Ross
CONTEMPORARY The Postgraduate Performance Company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance Verve 13 The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 1 & Sat 2 Mar / Fri 5 Jul, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 An innovative and athletic programme of dance theatre shaped by four leading international choreographers. Verve presents a thrilling, physically-charged work by James Wilton, winner of the Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest 2010, utilising his popular blend of dance with martial arts and capoeira. Jerwood award winning choreographer Ben Wright combines dance with music and comedy to produce a series of heart-warming episodes. The programme is complemented by a quirky and technical work by Frauke Requardt, Work Place Artist and Associate Artist at Greenwich Dance. And completing the evening is a fresh and direct piece of dance theatre by Angus Balbernie. With 12 dancers fresh from intensive technical training at some of the world’s leading conservatoires,Verve is well known for passionate, dynamic and invigorating performances. “An absorbing evening with wide-ranging and innovative choreography performed with finesse and conviction... dancers were of an extremely high standard.” Dancing Times on Verve 12 “Verve were in outstanding form…powerful and thought-provoking... a feast of pure physical dance.” Dancing Times on Verve 11
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Northern Ballet
The Great Gatsby ___________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Sat 2 Mar - Sat 9 Mar
photo Š Jason Tozer
BALLET Northern Ballet The Great Gatsby Leeds Grand Theatre Sat 2 Mar - Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm with Thu 7 & Sat 9 Mar matinées, 2.30pm Box Office 0844 848 2700 Tickets £8.50 - £39.50 Discover the heady, indulgent days of New York’s Long Island during the glamorous 1920s as Northern Ballet brings F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby to the stage. Nick Carraway comes to know his infamous neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties and beautiful women. As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip, Carraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lies beneath. The seductive style of the era is recreated through stunning sets and costumes. Music by Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Murder on the Orient Express), will be played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. With an unparalleled reputation for telling stories through dance, Northern Ballet is the perfect company to translate this popular American novel into ballet. As The Great Gatsby steps into the spotlight, don’t miss your opportunity to see what promises to be one of the most stylish adaptations of this classic work. Also at Hull New Theatre, Wed 3 - Sat 6 Apr
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National Dance Company Wales
Mixed Programme ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 9 & Sun 10 Mar
photo Š Roy Campbell-Moore
Video: http://vimeo.com/47194834
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National Dance Company Wales Mixed Programme Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm & Sun 10 Mar, 2.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £17.50, concessions £15.00 National Dance Company Wales visit the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre for the first time. The Company will present a spellbinding mixed programme of exhilarating dance to fall in love with. The acclaimed Dream, from world-renowned choreographer Christopher Bruce, is a breath-taking celebration of the excellence and achievement of Britain in its Olympic year. Dream has received standing ovations from London to Shanghai, Cardiff to Llandudno as audiences are swept away by dance that rejoices in the sheer exuberance of physical movement. Exploring the fantasy and ritual of weddings, Noces by French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is an astonishing spectacle of dynamic movement and evocative costumes performed to Igor Stravinsky’s exquisite score, Les Noces. Award-winning Company dancer and House Choreographer Eleesha Drennan presents her latest work with a recording of a newlycommissioned percussion concerto from BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ resident composer Mark Bowden. “Dream evokes the visceral Olympic rush” The Guardian
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Yorkshire Dance presents
Fresh 2013 ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 23 Mar
photo Š Brian Slater, Dance United Yorkshire Performance Company in Fresh 2012
Video: http://youtu.be/9L7X3UaUnSg
YOUTH DANCE
Yorkshire Dance presents Fresh 2013 West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 23 Mar, 7.30pm with free foyer performances from 6.00pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £8.00, discounts £2.00 off, groups 5+ £6.00 Fresh 2013 (a part of U.Dance) is a breath-taking celebration of the achievements of our region’s young dancers. Experience an amazing range of dance styles as the very finest youth dance companies from across Yorkshire compete for an extraordinary prize. A panel of judges will select three groups to represent Yorkshire at U.Dance 2013, Youth Dance England’s flagship event at various venues in Leeds this July, along with selected companies from other youth dance showcases across the UK. The companies performing on the main stage are: Atmosphere Youth Dance Company, BD4 Youth Dance Group, Dance United Yorkshire Performance Company, East Riding Youth Dance, Hull Youth Dance Group, Leeds East Academy, North Lindsey Dancers, North Yorkshire Dance, Phoenix Dance Theatre Youth Academy, RJC Youth Dance Company, Rodillian Academy and Yorkshire Dance Youth. Alongside the performances on stage, youth dancers will perform in the theatre foyer and at Yorkshire Dance, next door on Quarry Hill.
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Student Shows ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance various dates
photo Š Chris Nash
CONTEMPORARY Northern School of Contemporary Dance Student Shows The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Student Showcase Mon 25 - Thu 28 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets £6.50, £4.50 concessions Second and final year students of NSCD’s BPA (Hons) Contemporary Dance degree course perform newly commissioned work by visiting professional choreographers including Douglas Thorpe and Hagit Bar Fleming. Jennifer-Lynn Crawford and long-term collaborator Charlotte Spencer will also direct a new work for this series of performances, following an intensive four-week creative and rehearsal period. First year students will present the results of their own choreographic explorations, guided by NSCD tutor Shirley Jacobs. Foundation Course Wed 3 Jul, 7.30pm Tickets £6.50, £4.50 concessions Students demonstrate class work, their own choreography and a new work by Angus Balbernie. Graduation Thu 11 Jul, 7.30pm Tickets £6.50, £4.50 concessions Students graduating from NSCD’s BPA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance perform a selection of work created by both the students themselves and visiting artists.
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #15
STAY Connected ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 5 Apr
photo Š Yorkshire Dance
Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #15 STAY Connected Yorkshire Dance Fri 5 Apr, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets ÂŁ8.00, concessions ÂŁ6.00 The first of many, this is a new Yorkshire-wide performing artist showcase of spoken word, dance, music and theatre for independent Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic artists who want to entertain and provoke, experiment, question and engage. This evening brings together a range of diverse artists and their audience to have a dialogue about new work; What moves us? Who is it for? Where should it go next? Sustained Theatre Artists Yorkshire (STAY) exists to enable the development of quality performance work, enable artists to become economic and does so in the context of the national Sustained Theatre Network. STAY Creative Partnership is working with West Yorkshire Playhouse, Phoenix Dance Theatre and Yorkshire Dance to establish a programme of creative artist development which will lead to the opening of new dedicated making-space and offices at Yorkshire Dance, autumn 2013. Friday Firsts showcases new work by established and emerging independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale. See also pages 28, 34, 52 & 64.
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Joss Arnott Dance
The Dark Angel ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 18 Apr
photo Š Fancois Verbeek
Video: http://youtu.be/srgRoq21Sdk
CONTEMPORARY
Joss Arnott Dance The Dark Angel Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 18 Apr, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Joss Arnott Dance returns to the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre with a new triple bill featuring pieces created and danced by Artistic Director Joss Arnott. 24: Inspired by the themes and concepts explored within the Alexander McQueen exhibition Savage Beauty. This all female cast explodes onto the stage with energetic and elegant choreography. Origin: A new commission for 2012 sees artistic director Joss Arnott take to the stage and dance a fluid yet intense solo that explores Joss’s fascination with the body. Threshold: A highly energetic piece that demonstrates the strength and power of this all female cast as they contort themselves into hyper mobile yet beautiful positions. “A truly cutting edge company... they blend power and strength with flashes of elegance and beauty.” Yorkshire Evening Post, 2012 Supported by Arts Council England and commissioned by South East Dance. Produced by Dep Arts. Presented in partnership with Dep Arts as part of New Realities Yorkshire. Funded by Arts Council England, New Realities will bring new theatre and dance companies to theatres across Yorkshire over the next 3 years.
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bgroup
Just As We Are
___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 26 & Sat 27 Apr
photo Š Mark Vessey
CONTEMPORARY bgroup Just As We Are The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 26 & Sat 27 Apr, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 Me, us, all of us. bgroup returns with a brand new show by choreographer Ben Wright. Just As We Are opens at walking pace, moves through a series of solos and duets and culminates in a spectacular group finale. It is a tribute to an act of uncertainty, an invitation to the audience to consider the level of its participation... how will you share the moment? Ben Wright is an internationally-commissioned artist whose work moves between extremes – sometimes dark and mysterious, sometimes funny and flippant. His extensive choreographic work has been performed at The Metropolitan Opera New York, in London’s West End and at The Riley Theatre in Leeds. No matter the size of venue, Ben’s passion for creating extraordinary experiences and curious yet accessible work is the driving force behind bgroup’s growing popularity and success. For Just As We Are, Ben Wright is joined by an exceptional team – five performers, lighting designer Guy Hoare, visual artist and photographer Mark Vessey and costume designer Theo Clinkard. “Probing, bonkers... leaves you effervescent with compassion and aching for a hug.” The Stage
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #16
Burst! ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 3 May
photo © Sophie Deacy, by permission Poor Man’s Dance
CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #16 Burst! Yorkshire Dance Fri 3 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 New choreographic talent bursting onto the scene. This mixed evening represents the next generation of dance makers – capturing moments of wit, charm, intelligence and risk. The works on offer are freshly brewed in some of Yorkshire’s universities and colleges. Friday Firsts showcases new work by established and emerging independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale. Each evening has its own distinct theme and will often be the first chance to see performance by the most promising dance makers from Yorkshire and beyond: from those who seek to experiment, push dance as a form or find a new voice. See also pages 28, 34, 46 & 64
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Mad Dogs Dance Theatre
Dogs Land ___________________________________ stage@leeds Tue 14 May
photo Š Kevin Hickson
Video: https://vimeo.com/39770634
CONTEMPORARY
Mad Dogs Dance Theatre Dogs Land Stage One, stage@leeds, University of Leeds Tue 14 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Tickets £10.50, concessions £8.50 You are invited behind the closed doors of a family home to uncover a touching yet tragic story of love, power and emotional attachment between man and wife. The curtain is opened to the secrecy of intimate relationships at their breaking point. Witness a man’s explosion of unbridled testosterone amidst surprising tenderness following his wife’s deceit. He’s on a slippery slope, he needs pulling back, and you better watch him! Dogs Land is provocative and outrageously profane, a new hardhitting contemporary dance theatre work by Douglas Thorpe. Douglas’s work has toured the UK and Europe earning him the reputation for making highly physical dance theatre at its most fierce, exciting and challenging. He seamlessly marries visceral movement with text; it is honest and at times harsh in its reality, but most compelling in his genuine approach to creating original works focussed around strong themes. Douglas has been tipped to be one of the most important voices in UK dance. Dogs Land promises to be a physically and emotionally enthralling evening that speaks to people about themes that often occur behind closed doors. Come expecting a full throttle experience!
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Levantes Dance Theatre
Two Peas Without a Pod ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 16 May
CONTEMPORARY
Video: http://goo.gl/CY3Cl
Levantes Dance Theatre Two Peas Without a Pod Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 16 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Levantes Dance Theatre’s witty, warm and vibrant performances have attracted lots of attention from the dance world, as well as a great deal of affection from audiences. Their bold choreography has won them a number of awards over the last three years. In Two Peas Without a Pod, they look at our human partnerships. Our journey through life is often a peculiar duet – who do we take on that journey with us, how does the partnership work and why do we need it? With flamboyant costumes and a hugely colourful and playful set, Levantes mix together the absurd and the familiar to take you on a fantastical and rather indulgent trip. Enjoy! Presented in partnership with Dep Arts as part of New Realities Yorkshire. Funded by Arts Council England, New Realities will bring new theatre and dance companies to theatres across Yorkshire over the next 3 years.
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University of Leeds PCI Production
Journeys Through Leeds ___________________________________ stage@leeds Fri 17 May
photo Š Kelly Preece
CONTEMPORARY University of Leeds PCI Production Journeys Through Leeds Stage One, stage@leeds, University of Leeds Fri 17 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Tickets £5.00 Collectively, they’ve travelled over 7223 miles to be here. Journeys Through Leeds is a showcase of final year choreographic work from students on the BA (Hons) Dance programme at the University of Leeds. Join us to celebrate the achievement of our final year students, and the journey they have taken through Leeds.
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Postgraduate Performance Companies
EDge / Moving Visions ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 17 May / Fri 7 Jun
photo Š Ivar Sviestins
CONTEMPORARY Postgraduate performance companies Be amongst the first to catch emerging dance artists performing with the UK’s leading conservatoire dance companies. The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 EDge Fri 17 May, 7.30pm EDge returns with 12 exceptional dancers performing an electric evening of dance by award winning choreographers. Featuring selected works from commissions by James Cousins and Helena Franzén, repertoire by Hofesh Shechter and Tim Rushton and new creations by the company’s own Mansoor Ali and Cesilie Kverneland. www. lcds.ac.uk/edge Moving Visions Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Fri 7 Jun, 7.30pm Moving Visions performs in cathedrals, theatres and outdoor venues. The work explores the nature of religious and mystical experience and the relation of this to ritual. The performer becomes comparable to a shaman bringing non-ordinary experience into the ordinary world, or heaven to earth. www.rambertschool.org.uk “oasis of hope and beauty in a world filled with gall.” Evening New (Edinburgh Festival) NSCD, London Contemporary Dance School and Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance are affiliates of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. For further information go to www.cdd.ac.uk
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Northern Ballet
Mixed Programme ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Wed 5 - Sun 9 Jun
photo Š Bill Cooper
BALLET Northern Ballet Mixed Programme Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Wed 5 - Sun 9 Jun, 7.30pm with Thu 6, Sat 8 & Sun 9 matinées, 2.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £17.50, concessions £15.00 Dance takes centre stage as Europe meets America in Northern Ballet’s Mixed Programme for 2013. Dutch dance master Hans van Manen has created more than 100 classical ballets during his illustrious career with, amongst others, Nederlands Dans Theater and the Dutch National Ballet. Northern Ballet will perform van Manen’s Concertante, a classical ballet inspired by and set to Frank Martin’s Petite Symphonie Concertante. We dare you not to be moved by the breathtaking Angels in the Architecture which makes a welcome return to Northern Ballet’s programme. Created by the American choreographer Mark Godden and danced to Aaron Copland’s beautiful Appalachian Spring, it is based on the lives of the Shaker people. Kenneth Tindall’s star is on the rise. The British dance maker, also a Premier Dancer with Northern Ballet, created his debut Project#1 for the 2011 Mixed Programme. It won the Bundesjungendballett Production Prize at the 26th Choreography Competition in Hanover. This much anticipated follow up is not to be missed. You won’t see Northern Ballet perform this Mixed Programme anywhere else and the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is the perfect space to enjoy the Company’s athletic and talented dancers.
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Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #17 Liz Aggiss is THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 7 Jun
photo Š Matthew Andrews
CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #17 Liz Aggiss is THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (preview) Yorkshire Dance Fri 7 Jun, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 In this preview of a brand new solo performance by the doyenne of anarchic dance, Liz Aggiss becomes a cultural carrier – a conduit to channel willful women and a cultural carrion – a vulture feeding off archives and resources. She is a witty commentator on life and death, on the pain, pleasure and paradox of the stage. THE ENGLISH CHANNEL is powerful burn for the ears and eyes. In this state of chaos anything can happen, nobody can leave, everyone is present. Knock twice for yes. Using her body as the medium through which to act out and act up, Liz Aggiss reveals the tricks of her trade accompanied by visceral sound-scape and film. Breaking through, but never crossing over, THE ENGLISH CHANNEL is a reflection on life and dance; a cunning connection to the ‘other side.’ Is anybody out there? Choreographed and performed by Liz Aggiss Sound Design by Al Boorman / Wevie Costumes by Lucy Bradridge and Liz Aggiss Produced by Lisa Wolfe Production development supported by Arts Council England, South East Dance and Yorkshire Dance.
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Education & Community Shows ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 22 Jun / Sat 29 Jun
photo Š Gavin Joynt
YOUTH DANCE Northern School of Contemporary Dance Education & Community Shows Yorkshire Young Dancers Centre for Advanced Training Sat 22 Jun, 7.30pm (on sale to the public 3 June) Tickets £6.50 (£4.50 concessions) YYD works with young people from across Yorkshire who have exceptional potential in dance, preparing them for professional training. Dancers from the contemporary (NSCD) and ballet (Northern Ballet) strands join together to perform work created throughout the year. www.nationaldancecats.co.uk Saturday School Sat 29 Jun, 4.30pm & 7pm Tickets £6.50 (£4.50 concessions) This annual performance is action-packed and always popular with family and friends; a chance for our Saturday School children to show off their talents. Saturday School is for children aged 7 to 12 years who meet weekly at NSCD to improve their dance skills. Children are introduced to contemporary dance technique and creative work. The classes are fun, develop confidence and channel children’s energy into creativity. www.nscd.ac.uk Dance classes and courses for children, young people and adults If you’re looking for an enjoyable way to increase fitness and muscle tone; improve co-ordination, balance and posture; and are excited by the opportunity to learn creatively with specialist teachers in worldclass facilities, visit www.nscd.ac.uk, telephone 0113 219 3005 or email community@nscd.ac.uk
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Youth Dance England & Yorkshire Dance present
U.Dance 2013 ___________________________________ Various venues Fri 19 - Sun 21 Jul
photo Š Brian Slater
YOUTH DANCE Youth Dance England & Yorkshire Dance present U.Dance 2013 Various venues Fri 19 - Sun 21 Jul From across the UK, young dancers are coming to Leeds to present some of the most inspiring, energizing and dynamic dance around! As part of U.Dance 2013,Youth Dance England’s national youth dance festival, venues including West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre and The Riley Theatre will host performances from talented young people, who have been selected to showcase their work at a national level. Each piece will vary from large groups of up to 30 dancers, to duets, to individuals with pieces varying in length, showcasing the breadth of youth dance choreography and performance the UK has to offer. You’ll see a range of styles from hip hop to contemporary and you’ll be able to say you saw this amazing talent first. Acclaim from audiences at U.Dance 2012 “Overwhelmingly excellent!” “I was amazed and inspired by such talented young people!” “This has sparked my interest in dance, brilliant!” Each show will present different programmes of work, the variety of styles and talent will blow you away – you won’t see anything else like it this year! ‘Like’ Youth Dance England @youthdance #UDance2013
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Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace
Midnight Tango ___________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Mon 29 Jul - Sat 3 Aug
photos Š Manuel Harlan
Video: http://www.midnighttango.co.uk
TANGO
Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace Midnight Tango Leeds Grand Theatre Mon 29 Jul - Sat 3 Aug Box Office 0844 848 2700 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £17.50 (RV) - £31.00 (discounts available) Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for seven series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. Now they have created their own live show – a breathtaking evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms to life. Set in a late night bar in downtown Buenos Aires and featuring some of the finest Tango dancers in the world performing to live music, Midnight Tango takes you on a journey into a heart of this intoxicating city. As danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion all combine – this is a spectacular and explosive evening not to be missed!
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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
Rotherham
Huddersfield
Richmond
Halifax
Hull
N’allerton
Richmond
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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The Carriageworks 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 Jordan Massarella Dance, #Visitors © Jordan Massarella