Dance in Leeds & Yorkshire, Spring/Summer 2011

DanceLeeds and Yorkshire Spring / Summer 2011

the best of what’s on in

Yorkshire Dance is proud to present the Spring / Summer 2011 Dance in Leeds and Yorkshire brochure, and to play a pivotal role in nurturing and presenting the very best in professional dance... ... and to offer a wealth of opportunity for anyone and everyone to dance.

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good Edwin Denby Classes, Courses & Workshops: everything from ballet to breakdance, ballroom to Bollywood – for all abilities. Call 0113 243 8765 for current brochures.

Community & Learning: a range of outreach projects, including classes for adults with learning disabilities, older people and parents with young children.

Residencies: free or subsidised studio space for dance artists to research, develop and create work.

Professional Development: technique classes, a diverse programme of masterclasses and workshops with leading professionals, a monthly improvisation event, intensive choreographic workshops, and a bi-monthly network meeting for dance professionals.

Free e-mail list: information on auditions, funding, workshops, jobs, study opportunities, and lots more.

Youth Dance: we have partnered with Youth Dance England to help deliver a national youth dance network to increase access, raise standards and improve progression routes for children and young people in our region.

For more information contact 0113 243 8765 or admin@yorkshiredance.com 3 St Peter’s Buildings, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH

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Sheffield Danceworks UK & Sheffield Theatres

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Tilted Productions Masquerade

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Halifax Victoria Theatre

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The Kosh The Storeroom

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Halifax Square Chapel

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Protein Dance LOL (lots of love)

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Bradford Bradford Theatres

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The Paper Birds Theatre Company Others

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York Grand Opera House York

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Verve 11 Preview, Première, Final Performance

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Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre

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Northern Ballet Cleopatra

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Hull Hull Truck

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Transitions Dance Company Mixed Bill

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Doncaster Doncaster Hothouse

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The Riley Theatre Graduate / Postgraduate Companies

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Harrogate Harrogate Theatre

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Flawless Flawless

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Barnsley The Civic

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Yorkshire Dance presents Fresh 2011

Dance in Leeds

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NSCD Student Showcase / Graduation

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Juan Martín Flamenco Dance Ensemble Flamenco Dance

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Michael Pinchbeck The Post Show Party Show

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The Riley Theatre Triple Bill

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Charles Linehan Company The Fault Index / The Clearing

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University of Leeds PCI 3rd Year Choreographic Platform

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Northern Ballet Giselle

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Phoenix Dance Theatre Reflected

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NSCD Education & Community

To book for shows at Sheffield Theatres visit the Crucible Box Office, phone 0114 249 6000 or visit sheffieldtheatres.co.uk For more about these shows and productions in development in and beyond Yorkshire visit www.danceworks.org.uk

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photo © Henrik Stenberg

Danish Dance Theatre Enigma, CaDance & Kridt Tue 1 & Wed 2 Mar Lyceum Theatre Tickets £14.50, £17.50 (discounts available) Dance Touring Partnership presents Scandinavia’s foremost contemporary dance company. UK-born artistic director Tim Rushton’s unique choreography combines the classical lines of ballet with the power of modern dance, captivating audiences worldwide.

Enigma layers powerful, beautiful and sensual duets as the dancers strive to understand each other. CaDance is an exciting testosterone-fuelled competition between 5 male dancers. In the award-winning Kridt (Chalk), a man on the verge of death remembers his life, told by the people he has known.

Video: http://youtu.be/cumZXugLQKw

photo © Jason Tozer

Northern Ballet Theatre Cleopatra Tue 22 - Sat 26 Mar Lyceum Theatre Tickets £16.00 - £32.00 (discounts available) Cleopatra – an enduring icon of the ancient world.

The ultimate modern woman. Beautiful, sensual and determined; mother, lover and Queen.

Cleopatra’s legacy has inspired generations. Now, composer Claude-Michel Schönberg (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables) and Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, bring her astounding story to the stage in this must-see ballet.

Video: http://youtu.be/eihSvx2Kppc

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Tue 5 & Wed 6 Apr Lyceum Theatre Tickets £19.50 - £26.50 (discounts available) After a sell-out tour in 2008, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (or The Trocks to their friends) come with a fantastic programme, a lorry load of costume Video: http://youtu.be/D62_K_lR1QE changes and lots of laughs. The Trocks’ combination of pure comedy, extraordinary technical prowess and genuine love of ballet has made them a global phenomenon since they formed in New York in 1974.

Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace Midnight Tango Tue 3 - Sat 7 May Lyceum Theatre Tickets £17.00 - £29.00 (discounts available) Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have mesmerised television audiences for six series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Video: http://youtu.be/-L5R3cyYDBw Dancing with their stunning Tango routines.

Now they have created their own live Tango performance in the season’s most eagerly anticipated dance event. Featuring the finest Tango dancers in the world, Midnight Tango is an evening of drama, elegance and passion.

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Tue 24 - Sat 28 May Lyceum Theatre Tickets £20.00 - £34.00 (discounts available)

Video: http://youtu.be/DMOFjZSovR0

Cinderella is a thrilling, evocative journey through London during the Second World War. Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of Prokofiev’s haunting score has, at its heart, a true wartime romance.

First seen in the West End in 1997, but now completely revised in this brand new production created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. Bourne’s vivid storytelling has never been more heart-stopping and touching, creating a unique and unforgettable depiction of a familiar and beloved fable.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre Reflected Works by Ben Duke and Raquel Meseguer, Philip Taylor, Sharon Watson & Richard Wherlock

photo © Simon and Simon, design by Uber

Video: http://youtu.be/BoplvuyNWTs

Thu 12 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £17.50, £15.50 & £12.50 Discounts available Box Office: 01422 351158 www.victoriatheatre.co.uk Internationally renowned contemporary dance company Phoenix Dance Theatre visit The Victoria Theatre for the first time under Artistic Director Sharon Watson with Reflected.

Since her appointment in 2009 Watson has revitalised Phoenix, taking the company back to what it does best – compelling, entertaining and diverse mixed programmes – and reintroducing classic pieces from Phoenix’s rich history.

photo © Chris Nash

As Phoenix celebrates its 30th birthday, Reflected offers the perfect opportunity to get reacquainted with this exciting company. The bill features two new dance works; Richard Wherlock’s sensual and vibrant Switch and Melt by Watson herself which features an innovative blend of aerial dance and contemporary choreography. Philip Taylor’s What It Is is a sultry, playful take on love and sexuality set to a mesmerising Amy Winehouse soundtrack, and there is also a welcome return for audience favourite Pave Up Paradise, Ben Duke and Raquel Meseguer’s tongue in cheek retelling of the story of Adam and Eve. For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

SQUARE CHAPEL Centre for the Arts, Halifax www.squarechapel.co.uk Box Office 01422 349422 10 Square Road Halifax HX1 1QG

Tempered Body Dance Company

Body of Work

Sat 26 Mar, 7.30pm Box Office 01422 349422 Tickets £11.00, concessions £9.00 Made in response to the global pressure felt to perfect and design our bodies, five female dancers take to the stage to perform some hardedged choreography.

This powerful piece of dance focuses on the anxiety we all feel towards our bodies as they become less where we live from and more what we can manufacture.

Private journeys of each character’s relationship with their body convey some fiercely evocative movement made all the more affecting by gripping and often tender music.

“A touching and poignant look at the body and the physical and mental restrictions society puts on it.”

The Fringe Report Video: http://youtu.be/q3qqSetxrgM

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Box Office: 01274 432000 bradford-theatres.co.uk (booking fees apply)

Moscow City Ballet’s The Nutcracker St George’s Hall Sunday 16 & Monday 17 January

“Round up the children and do whatever you can to get tickets” Video: http://youtu.be/2C2yt7etlck

Bath Chronicle

Moscow City Ballet presents an exquisite production of a Christmas favourite – The Nutcracker. Don’t miss this sumptuous production with gorgeous costumes and decorative set.

Tickets: £15 - £30 Family Ticket: £70 (for four, to include at least 2 children under 16) Concessions available

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Alhambra Theatre Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 March This new production will take you on a thrilling and evocative journey through London during the Second World War. Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of Prokofiev’s haunting score has, at its heart, a true wartime romance.

Tickets: £13 - £33 Early Booking Offer: £2 off Stalls and Dress Circle if booked by 24 December 2010 Video: http://youtu.be/DMOFjZSovR0

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo Alhambra Theatre Friday 8 & Saturday 9 April “This is the funniest night you’ll ever have at the ballet” Sunday Times Watch out Bradford, ballet’s very-grandes dames are back after sell-out performances in 2008. Returning with a fantastic programme, a lorry load of costume changes and lashings of diva attitude.

Tickets: £14.50 - £30.50 Early Booking Offer: £2 off tickets booked by 31 December 2010 Video: http://youtu.be/D62_K_lR1QE

Midnight Tango Alhambra Theatre Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 April With Strictly Come Dancing’s Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace Set in a late night bar in downtown Buenos Aires, and featuring some of the finest Tango dancers in the world, Midnight Tango takes you on a journey into the heart of this intoxicating city.

Tickets: £17.50 - £32.50

Book for three or all of the dance shows featured on this page and get £2.50 off per show.

Tickets must be booked at the same time. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Bradford Theatres T&Cs apply.

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Flawless Chase the Dream...

Wed 9 Feb, 7.30pm The stars of Streetdance 3D and Britain’s Got Talent present their first solo show. This inspirational dance act have become an international phenomenon with stunning street dance and jaw dropping moves. They’ve won countless awards including World Dance Champions and Best Street Dance Act.You’ve seen them on television, now it’s time to see them live in this breathtaking, dizzying debut show from one of the UK’s hottest dance acts.

Box Office 0844 847 2322 www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk Cumberland Street York YO1 9SW

Vienna Festival Ballet Cinderella Tue 5 Apr, 7.30pm A downtrodden young girl, a glass slipper, two comical ugly step- sisters and a handsome prince combine to make the perfect piece of story-telling. The fairy godmother enables Cinderella to go to the ball, and she falls in love with the Prince. A specially commissioned score, created solely for Vienna Festival Ballet by Chris Nicholls, with music from some of Rossini’s most famous operas, adds to the magical fantasy world of the ballet Cinderella.

The Big Ballet The Size Does Matter Tour Tue 12 Apr, 7.30pm Amande Concerts presents The Big Ballet, an ensemble of 16 Corps de Ballet dancers, each weighing no less than 16-stone and united in a common cause; not to lose a single pound.

From Russia’s Ural mountains, The Big Ballet deliberately and selfconfidently challenge accepted social standards in a world where the pursuit of slenderness and beauty seems obsessive. The dancers courageously and imposingly prove that grace, elegance, charisma and nimbleness is not the demesne of the ‘thin’, proudly presenting their voluptuous yet surprisingly sinuous and flexible figures.

These ladies enchant audiences with classical and modern ballet pieces in a hilarious comedy show full of fun and astonishing choreography, proving you shouldn’t take life, or yourself, too seriously. “A comedy ballet of Video: http://youtu.be/xV6bQa-pW9A weighty elegance and adorable humour.”

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

DANCE SAVER Book for any 2 In Motion shows at the LBT and SAVE £4 off the total ticket price per person.

Video: http://youtu.be/pg0MftHY3PI

(Offer only applies when two events are booked together. T&C’s apply)

photo © Bill Cooper

photo © Ravi Deepres

Tue 22 Mar, 7.30pm Wayne McGregor | Random Dance FAR £14, £12, £10 / concessions £2 off Video: http://youtu.be/EzO7qiV6mCQ

Wed 16 Feb, 7.30pm balletLORENT Blood, Sweat and Tears £14, £12, £10 / concessions £2 off Follow the trials, torments and jubilation of a young couple with a new baby.

This new work delves into their world and provides an amazing insight into an allconsuming love for their baby, whilst fighting for each other’s affection.

Memories of their wedding day play out as a swarm of puppet-like children haunt their subconscious.

Liv Lorent is one of the most interesting female choreographers in the world, inspired by both ballet and wrestling. This is dance theatre filled with emotion and the ups and downs of unconditional love.

“Some absolutely gasp-worthy moments of sheer brilliance and inventiveness in this dramatic and mesmerising work.”

What’s On

British choreographer Wayne McGregor is acclaimed for his dynamic style and ground-breaking approach. He works across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science to create a unique and outstanding body of work. FAR is no exception.

Danced by ten incredible performers, FAR looks back at the 18th century, an age when rationality and science overtook traditional values. Dancers confront the mix of feelings that sprung from this ‘Age of Enlightenment’.

In a mesmerising environment of shadow and light, FAR combines cutting edge design with remarkable choreography, film, live action and a haunting new score by electronic superstar Ben Frost.

“One of the most celebrated and sought-after choreographers of his generation.”

New York Times BOX OFFICE 01484 430528 ONLINE www.thelbt.org Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP 11

Hull Truck Theatre 50 Ferensway Hull HU2 8LB Box Office 01482 323638 www.hulltruck.co.uk Hull Dance in Association with Hull Truck present

Company Chameleon Kith/Kin Wed 23 Mar, 7.45pm Tickets £15, concessions £10 Kith/Kin explores what it’s like to be a man in two stunning dance pieces performed by Company Chameleon’s male dancers.

Kith/Kin looks at coming of age and peer pressure and examines the events that shape men as friends, brothers, fathers and sons.

‘Fearless dancers and acute observations of human behaviour’ The Times Video: http://youtu.be/IkBMW2-iil0 photo © Gwyn Jones photo © Chris Nash

Verve 11 Northern School of Contemporary Dance Wed 30 Mar, 7.45pm Tickets £15, concessions £10 Energetic and thought provoking contemporary dance performed by some of Europe’s most talented young dancers.

An invigorating bill of new dance works is created by leading international choreographers. The variety of choreographic styles and ideas will appeal to all, whilst the phenomenal strength and energy of the dancers will impress and inspire.

Choreographers include Debra Johnson, Charles Linehan, Peter Mika, Thomas Noone and Ben Wright.

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

2011 is a hugely significant time for the arts in Doncaster with the development of Doncaster’s new venue, building real momentum and excitement in the town.

Over the next 2 years we’ll be further expanding the breadth and quality of the HotHouse programme bringing you the very best of what’s touring as well as new commissions, bespoke work and bringing national and internationally renowned performers to Doncaster audiences. www.doncasterhothouse.co.uk Wed 9 Mar, 7.00pm (followed by Q&A) Wayne Sables Project and HotHouse present 24 Hours Four artists, some technical wizardry and only 24 hours to create and perform a new dance piece for a public performance! So what happens when you bring together a choreographer, a dancer, a musician, a film-maker and some technical help to create a new work for public performance the next night? In 24 hours – you’ll find out! An experiment yes, a challenge definitely – join us to see the results! Follow the story before coming to the show with regular online updates at www.doncaster.tv £6 Wed 11 May, 7.30pm Doncaster Youth Dance Platform Last March our very first Youth Dance Platform event was attended by over 400 young people. This year’s platform event will showcase the very best youth dance groups in Doncaster and also feature special guest appearances. If you’d like the opportunity for your dance group to perform as part of the showcase please contact Mary Nash, Arts Officer on 01302 737327 or mary.nash@doncaster.gov.uk for full details. £6 Thu 12 May, 7.30pm The Living Room with Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland (Dance and Digital Works) An intimate dance set in what appears to be the bare bones of a living or rehearsal room. Inhabiting an imagined domestic space, the work cuts fast-paced photo © Chris Nash movement with informal banter and wry humour. Made by an internationally renowned team of collaborators with music by Nye Parry and, live on stage, cellist Karni Postel. Quite simply stunning. £10 / £8 conc. / £6 12-18 year olds Video: http://youtu.be/ZB9CHQZ-ccE

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Oxford Street Harrogate HG1 1QF Box Office 01423 502 116 www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk

RashDash Another Someone Tue 17 May, 7.30pm Tickets £12, concessions £10 RashDash make their Harrogate Theatre debut with their Fringe First award-winning show Another Someone.

Happiness is what it’s all about – how to be happy.

Happiness feels like pancakes for breakfast, a squidgy parcel through the letterbox, new shoes, the distant smell of garlic and onions frying.

Happiness feels like being the best, like winning, like getting an A, like people knowing who you are.

Combining drama, live music and passionate physicality, Another Someone looks at young people living in a world where ordinary isn’t good enough.

“Delightful... wonderfully uplifting... stunning... such a fun show” The Scotsman “Refreshing, unpretentious and uplifting” The Stage

Video: http://youtu.be/CLbryoq63RA

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.digyorkshire.com

The Civic Barnsley

photo © Irven Lewis

Hanson Street Barnsley S70 2HZ 0845 1800 363 barnsleycivic.co.uk

Tavaziva Dance Double Take Fri 11 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets £12 / £10

Early bird booking

£9 / £7

photo © Irven Lewis

for each show if booked before 1st Jan 2011

There are two sides to every story...

Through adversity... there comes triumph Through pain... there comes love After a storm... comes a calm Double Take is an intensely courageous double bill surveying the impact of black dance and Bawren Tavaziva’s contribution to the contemporary dance landscape in Britain.

Heavyweight choreographer and musician Bawren Tavaziva unravels an inspirational soundtrack featuring the sweet sounds of African vocalist Tsungai Tsikirai. Immerse yourself in this celebration of culture, hardship, agony and joy performed by eight of the UK’s most fantastically exuberant dancers.

Phoenix Dance Theatre Reflected Thu 10 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets £12 / £10 Internationally renowned contemporary dance company Phoenix Dance Theatre visit Barnsley for the first time under new Artistic Director Sharon Watson with Reflected. photo © Simon and Simon, design by Uber

Video: http://vimeo.com/17002184

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Juan Martín Flamenco Dance Ensemble

Juan Martín ___________________________________ Howard Assembly Room Sat 15 Jan

Video: http://youtu.be/UzXzZiYicbQ

FLAMENCO

Juan Martín Flamenco Dance Ensemble Flamenco Dance Howard Assembly Room at Opera North Sat 15 Jan, 7.30pm Box Office 0844 848 2727 Book securely online www.howardassemblyroom.co.uk Tickets £12.50 “An enthralling sequence of songs, solos and dances by [this] brilliant troupe.” The Independent One of the great virtuosos of the flamenco guitar brings this incredible dazzling live show featuring an irresistible line-up of the finest flamenco dancers and musicians to Leeds.

Martín’s ensemble is at the vanguard of modern flamenco, with a unique style of dance and music blending contemporary innovations with the great flamenco tradition. Don’t miss an exhilarating night of flamenco music and dance direct from Spain with Raquel de Luna, Miguel Infante and Carlos Brias.

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The Riley Theatre presents

Riccardo Meneghini / Jordan Massarella / Silja Thomsen ____________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 15 Jan

photos Š Daniel Connor / Andy Wood

CONTEMPORARY The Riley Theatre presents Riccardo Meneghini / Jordan Massarella / Silja Thomsen - Triple Bill The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 15 Jan, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 with post-show discussion A showcase of new work by aspiring regional artists Riccardo Meneghini, Jordan Massarella and Silja Thomsen. Join us for this unique opportunity to enjoy work by three inspirational young artists, and be part of an audience discussion about the development of their work.

Riccardo works internationally as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. He has worked with choreographers including Russell Maliphant, Rui Horta, Carolyn Carlson and Liv Lorent and with companies including Scottish Dance Theatre and DV8 Physical Theatre.

Jordan only graduated last year but has already proved his artistic credentials, recently working on a challenging installation at East Street Arts exploring the intrusive side of social media.

Silja was one of the first graduates of NSCD’s MA in Choreography.

Dance Europe described her previous work A play of shadows, as “a riveting little duet”.

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PCI 3 Year Choreographic Platform Reflections: Looking Back – Looking Forward rd

____________________________________ stage@leeds Sat 22 Jan

photo © Georgina McCredie

CONTEMPORARY University of Leeds School of Performance and Cultural Industries & stage@leeds present Level 3 Choreographic Platform Reflections: Looking Back – Looking Forward stage@leeds at University of Leeds Sat 22 Jan Show 1: 4.00pm Show 2: 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets £8.50, concessions £6.50 Book for both shows together £14.00, concessions £10.00 A diverse and exciting selection of 13 new dance works choreographed and performed by final year undergraduate Dance students from the University of Leeds.

Reflections draws together three years of individual choreographic movement and research development.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre

Reflected (world première) ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 26 - Sat 29 Jan

photos © Simon and Simon, design by Uber / Chris Nash

Video: http://youtu.be/BoplvuyNWTs

CONTEMPORARY

Phoenix Dance Theatre Reflected (world première) West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 26 - Sat 29 Jan, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £16.00 - £26.00, discounts available As it turns 30, Phoenix Dance Theatre kicks off a year of celebrations in its home city with the premiere of its new tour Reflected, and the first performances at West Yorkshire Playhouse under Artistic Director Sharon Watson.

Since her appointment in 2009 Watson has revitalised Phoenix, taking the company back to what it does best – compelling, entertaining and diverse mixed programmes – and reintroducing classic pieces from Phoenix’s rich history.

Featuring the world premieres of two new dance works, Richard Wherlock’s sensual and vibrant Switch and a new piece by Watson herself, the UK premiere of Philip Taylor’s What It Is and a welcome return for audience favourite Pave Up Paradise, this mixed programme is the perfect opportunity to get reacquainted with this treasured local company.

Features works by Ben Duke and Raquel Meseguer Philip Taylor Sharon Watson Richard Wherlock

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Tilted Productions

Masquerade ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 5 Feb

photo Š Thomas Zanon-Larcher

CONTEMPORARY Maresa von Stockert’s Tilted Productions Masquerade The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 5 Feb, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 An excursion into the inner spheres of the sleeping mind.

Described by Maresa von Stockert as her very personal love declaration to Surrealism, Masquerade is inspired by Freud’s interpretation of dreams and the Surrealist movement of the mid 20th century and its fascination with the subconscious, eroticism and death and the mystery of time.

Feasting the eyes and provoking the mind, six outstanding dancers aged between 25 and 60 will turn bone structures liquid and de- and re-construct bodies and their secrets.

Maresa von Stockert will collaborate with renowned SFX artist John Schoonraad, creative director of Lifecast Ltd. He will create delicately sculpted faces and prosthetics that will be brought to life by the dancers and become an integral and intricate part of the piece’s physical poetry.

Evoking vivid imagery from the beautifully macabre to the violently sensual, Masquerade invites you to leave the rules of reason behind and dive into a dreamlike world that gives free rein to the choreographer’s “scrupulously focused yet wildly hallucinatory” (Guardian) imagination.

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The Kosh

The Storeroom ___________________________________ The Carriageworks Wed 9 Feb

photos Š Mark Tillie

Video: http://youtu.be/teYf0uXSOco

PHYSICAL THEATRE

The Kosh The Storeroom The Carriageworks Wed 9 Feb, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Book securely online www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk Tickets £11.50 / £9.50 (concessions £2.00 off) A dark, daring and dazzling cabaret in which murder mystery and a femme fatale mingle in a potent cocktail of theatre and physical adventure. She’s dressed to kill and ready to sing, as she tries to unlock the secret of her mysterious past. The answer is The Storeroom – if only she can make the pieces fit.

The Kosh is one of the UK’s most daring touring companies, creating award-winning theatre, film and dance, critically acclaimed by the public and press.

“A beautiful multi disciplined amalgam of drama, physical theatre, wonderfully layered soundtrack and creative staging.”

The Scotsman “Sexy, fun and deliciously dangerous.”

The Metro

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Protein Dance

LOL (lots of love) ____________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 15 Feb

photos Š Nuno Santos

Video: http://youtu.be/yiUrv2es7nE

CONTEMPORARY

Protein Dance LOL (lots of love) West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 15 Feb, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk All tickets £12.50 (no discounts), schools £10.00 Love, wanting and connectedness in an electronic age.

Known for turning the everyday into witty and profound dance theatre, Luca Silvestrini’s award-winning Protein return with a timely new piece of physical theatre where love, wanting and connectedness take centre stage.

Logging on to our lives online, LOL (lots of love) delves into the world of electronic communication to uncover the evolutionary shift that social networking and the internet have had upon the way we live, love one another and belong to society in general.

With video animation by Rachel Davies, lighting by Jackie Shemesh – co-creators of Protein’s Dear Body – and with an original soundscore by Andy Pink, LOL (lots of love) mixes social comment, provocative humour and engaging performances.

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The Paper Birds Theatre Company

Others ____________________________________ stage@leeds Mon 21 Feb

photo Š The Paper Birds Theatre Company

PHYSICAL THEATRE The Paper Birds Theatre Company Others stage@leeds at University of Leeds Mon 21 Feb, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Paper, pens and envelopes offer peepholes into strangers’ worlds, where secrets, self portraits and confessions are shared though a series of armchair interrogations. Based on a six-month exchange of letters and emails with an Iranian artist, a prisoner and a celebrity; The Paper Birds offer a visual and political exploration of ‘Other’ women, deconstructing the stories and voices of women from east and west, from different sides of the television screen and different sides of the law.

Through live music, movement and verbatim text, The Paper Birds attempt to represent three absent women and question if it is possible to better understand ‘Other’ women or indeed ourselves.

Others has been funded by the Arts Council England and supported

by The Junction; Ustinov Studio Theatre; Camden People’s Theatre; Sheffield Theatres and The Showroom Theatre.

“The Paper Birds continue to be physically ingenious, fresh-faced, thoughtful and funny.” Total Theatre eds riageworks, Le also at The Car Mar, 7.30pm Wed 2 & Thu 3 tre.org.uk orksthea www.carriagew

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Verve 11

Preview, Première, Final Performance ____________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 25 & Sat 26 Feb / Wed 6 Jul

photos © Chris Nash

CONTEMPORARY Verve 11 The postgraduate performance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 25 Feb, 7.30pm – Preview Sat 26 Feb, 7.30pm – Première Wed 6 Jul, 7.30pm – Final performance The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 Energetic, thought provoking contemporary dance performed by some of Europe’s most talented young dancers.

Verve 2011 has worked with leading international choreographers Ben Wright, Charles Linehan, Debora Johnson, Peter Mika and Thomas Noone to produce a mixed bill of theatrical, sensitive and thoroughly physical work.

This award winning company features an outstanding group of young dancers performing an invigorating mixed bill of new dance works.

The variety of choreographic styles and ideas will appeal to all, whilst the phenomenal strength and energy of the dancers will impress and inspire.

“One of the best modern dance pieces I have seen all year.”

Dance Europe on Verve 10

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Northern Ballet

Cleopatra (world première) ____________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Sat 26 Feb - Sat 5 Mar

photos Š Jason Tozer

Video: www.northernballet.com/cleopatra

BALLET

Northern Ballet Cleopatra (world première) Leeds Grand Theatre Sat 26 Feb - Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pm with Thu 3 Mar & Sat 5 Mar matinées 2.30pm Box Office 0844 848 2701 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £8.50 - £37.00 An enduring icon of the ancient world. The ultimate modern woman.

Beautiful, sensual and determined; mother, lover and queen – Cleopatra.

In a world ruled by men, this courageous and compulsive woman overturned convention and changed the course of history.

Cleopatra’s legacy has inspired generations. Now, composer ClaudeMichel Schönberg (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables) and Northern Ballet Artistic Director David Nixon OBE bring her astounding story to the stage in this must-see ballet for 2011.

As Cleopatra’s star rises once more, book now for Northern Ballet’s unique retelling of this remarkable woman’s story.

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Transitions Dance Company

Mixed Bill ____________________________________ stage@leeds Tue 1 Mar

photos Š Tony Nanadi

CONTEMPORARY Transitions Dance Company Mixed Bill stage@leeds Tue 1 Mar, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Transitions Dance Company presents an electrifying evening of dance accessible to all.

This year’s company brings together 12 young dancers from all over the world to form an extremely rich and energetic body of work and experiences. Transitions Dance Company will be performing choreography by three of the most engaging artists on the international contemporary dance scene: Lucy Guerin (Australia), Martin Nachbar (Germany) and Melanie Teal (UK). The variety and enthusiasm of Transitions’ dancers and the artistic freedom of our renowned choreographers, truly makes this year’s Transitions’ tour an unmissable event.

Don’t miss this opportunity to catch a glimpse of the future big stars of contemporary dance.

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Graduate / Postgraduate Performance Companies

mapdance / EDge / The Space Cadets ____________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 5 Mar / Sat 4 & Sat 18 Jun

mapdance photo © Chris Nash / EDge photo © Nuno Santos

CONTEMPORARY Graduate / Postgraduate Performance Companies The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50

2 for 1 TICKET OFFER: Book any other Riley Theatre show in advance (before day of performance) and receive a free ticket to any of the following Graduate / Postgraduate performance company shows.

mapdance University of Chichester Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pm Ranging in style and emotion, mapdance’s programme offers a diverse and refreshing mixture of dance theatre, lyrical choreography, punchy physicality and intriguing humour. New works by Rose English, Yaara Dolev (The Tel-Aviv Dance Company), Ben Duke (Lost Dog) & Darren Ellis (RADC & Random), plus a restaging of Gregory Maqoma’s powerful work Zola Station. www.mapdance.org

EDge London Contemporary Dance School Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm Featuring new works by Ben Duke (UK), Jorge Crecis (Spain) and Martin Forsberg (Sweden), the company’s 12 dancers transform tender moments, quirky gestures and high level energy into an inspiring evening of dance. EDge showcases some of the most exciting and critically acclaimed young choreographers, and the most promising from a new generation of contemporary dancers. www. lcds.ac.uk/edge

The Space Cadets Scottish School of Contemporary Dance Sat 18 Jun, 7.30pm This graduate company based at The Space in Dundee return to Leeds with a new programme including new commissions from award winning dancer and choreographer, Tom Dale (www.tomdale.org.uk) and Joan I Cleville (Scottish Dance Theatre). www.dundeecollege.ac.uk/sscd

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Flawless ____________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 15 & Wed 16 Mar

photo Š Steve Ullathorne

Video: http://youtu.be/6GrOMLylvhQ

STREETDANCE

Flawless West Yorkshire Playhouse Tue 15 & Wed 16 Mar, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £16.00 - £26.00, discounts available Flawless have starred in the number one UK box office smash StreetDance 3D, worked with some of the biggest names in the business including Madonna, Beyonce and Leona Lewis and won the nation’s hearts in Britain’s Got Talent.

Now’s your chance to see the UK’s hottest dance act, as never before, as they fuse stunning street dance with jazz and ballet in a show that is breathtaking, funny and moving.

“Dazzling... don’t miss it.”

News of the World

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Yorkshire Dance presents

Fresh 2011 ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 19 Mar

photo Š Paul Greenwood

Video: http://youtu.be/LTu8IfWaIO8

YOUTH DANCE

Yorkshire Dance presents Fresh 2011 a part of U.Dance West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 19 Mar, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £8 (discounts and groups of 5+ £2 off) Following on from the runaway success of Fresh 2010,Yorkshire Dance is working with Youth Dance England’s U. Dance programme for a second year to organise Fresh 2011 – an outstanding showcase for the finest youth dance groups from Yorkshire and the Humber.

Featuring a range of fantastic water-inspired pieces and dance styles as diverse as street dance, bharatanatyam and contemporary dance, Fresh 2011 will celebrate the achievements of the region’s young dancers.

Where Can Dance Take You? presented by Yorkshire Dance in partnership with Youth Dance England, is a free event for young people aged 11-19 and the adults who work with them, showcasing careers and progression opportunities in the dance industry.

All day, Sat 19 Mar, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse http://tinyurl.com/dancetakeyou for more information

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Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Student Showcase / Graduation ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Tue 22 - Fri 25 Mar / Thu 7 Jul

photos Š Chris Nash

Video: http://youtube.com/northernschool

CONTEMPORARY

Northern School of Contemporary Dance Student Showcase / Graduation The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 Student Showcase Tue 22 - Fri 25 Mar, 7.30pm Performed by the students of NSCD’s BPA (Hons) Contemporary Dance degree course, the Student Showcase is a spectacular performance. Students in their final and second year perform four diverse and exclusive works created by professional choreographers including Company Chameleon (Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner), Riccardo Meneghini, Debbi Purtill and James Wilton, whilst first years undertake their own choreographic explorations. Famed for its strength and intensity, the annual student showcase performance is always an inspiring evening of fresh new work.

Graduation Thu 7 Jul, 7.30pm A celebratory evening – graduating students present contemporary dance works by visiting professional choreographers as well as the year’s best student choreography, selected from graduates of the BPA (Hons) and PGDip in Contemporary Dance. A wonderful opportunity to experience the talents of the next generation of dance artists as we bid them farewell and wish them the best of luck in their future careers as dance artists.

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Michael Pinchbeck

The Post Show Party Show ___________________________________ The Carriageworks Fri 1 Apr

photos Š Julian Hughes

Video: http://www.vimeo.com/6928620

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Michael Pinchbeck The Post Show Party Show The Carriageworks Fri 1 Apr, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Book securely online www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk Tickets £11.50 / £9.50 (concessions £2.00 off) The award-winning Michael Pinchbeck takes his parents on tour to recreate the post-show party where they met in 1970 after an amateur dramatic production of The Sound of Music. His mum was a nun. His Dad was a Nazi. Mixing text from the past and present with the real-time soundtrack of The Sound of Music, The Post Show Party Show asks what is present and what is absent, what is professional and what is amateur.

“This innovative show is performed in the style of a Brechtian-inspired Morecambe and Wise double act.”

Edinburgh Guide “Fans of The Sound of Music will love this wonderfully ironic twist on their favourite show, and anyone else will simply be charmed by the beauty of a family under construction in the past and still creating today.”

The British Theatre Guide Selected for the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2009.

Supported by Dance4, Nottingham City Council and the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Charles Linehan Company

The Fault Index / The Clearing ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 14 May

photos Š Pari Naderi

CONTEMPORARY Charles Linehan Company The Fault Index / The Clearing The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 14 May, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10 (£6 concessions) “As Linehan has proved for over a decade now, the best things often come in the least hyped packages” The Observer The Fault Index is a series of connected and unconnected incidents. Juxtaposed along ‘fault lines’, the random alignment of where the episodes fall underpins the themes of displacement, discontinuity and unity. At its heart is a bedrock of ensemble pieces that weave together disparate and independent choreographic elements in a percussive and spirited tour de force.

In The Clearing, slow transformations evolve within a complex weave of interlocking melodies, off-rhythms and beautiful sonorities. A commissioned score by Richard Skelton features in a sonic and lighting environment that is unique to each setting.

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Northern Ballet

Giselle ____________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Wed 25 - Sat 28 May

photo: acclaimed ballerina Yoko Ichino performs Giselle

BALLET Northern Ballet Giselle Leeds Grand Theatre Wed 25 - Sat 28 May, 7.30pm with Thu & Sat matinées 2.30pm Box Office 0844 848 2701 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £8.50 - £37.00 A traditional version of one of the greatest romantic ballets, Giselle makes a rare appearance in Yorkshire as Northern Ballet performs it at Leeds Grand Theatre for six performances only this May. Giselle follows the traditional story of the young peasant girl Giselle who falls in love with the handsome Prince Albrecht. On finding her love is unrequited, and weakened by ill health, Giselle dies. She is summoned from her grave by the Wilis, the spirits of women betrayed before their wedding days who return to take vengeance on men by dancing them to death. Giselle saves the remorseful Albrecht from his certain fate proving that love can conquer all – even death.

See Giselle as you’ve never seen it before as Northern Ballet brings together the traditional classical steps by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot with the passion and emotion for which the Company is renowned.

Giselle is staged for Northern Ballet by Yoko Ichino, who has danced the lead role many times for some of the world’s greatest companies. With sets and costumes supplied by English National Ballet, and the traditional score by Adolphe Adam performed live by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia at all performances, it’s an unmissable production for all ballet fans.

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Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Education & Community ____________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 11 & Sat 25 Jun, Sat 2 Jul

photo Š Gavin Joynt

Video: http://youtube.com/northernschool

CONTEMPORARY

Northern School of Contemporary Dance Education & Community The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets ÂŁ6.50, concessions ÂŁ4.50 Community Dance Platform Sat 11 Jun, 7.00pm An opportunity to engage with the diverse range of dance activity that takes place in our local community performed by local child, youth and adult groups; watch them perform and learn how to get involved - be inspired!

Yorkshire Young Dancers, Centre for Advanced Training Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm (on public sale 1 June) YYD works with young people from across Yorkshire who have exceptional potential in dance, preparing them for professional dance training. Dancers from the contemporary (NSCD) and ballet (Northern Ballet) strands join together to perform work created throughout the year during weekly classes and intensive training periods.

Saturday School Sat 2 Jul, 4.30pm & 7.00pm 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.

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Other Yorkshire venues which programme dance Bridlington Spa www.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/ tourism/thespa/

Whitby Northallerton

Richmond

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Hull New Theatre www.hullcc.gov.uk

Ripon Bridlington

Malton Harrogate

Leeds, Seven Arts www.sevenleeds.co.uk

Skipton York Beverley

Pocklington Arts Centre www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk

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Richmond, Georgian Theatre Royal www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk

Wakefield Huddersfield

Barnsley

Doncaster

Rotherham

Scarborough, Futurist Theatre www.futuristtheatre.co.uk

Sheffield

Scarborough, Stephen Joseph Theatre www.sjt.uk.com Theatre Royal Wakefield www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk

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The Carriageworks Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance Theatre and Leeds Met Gallery & Studio Theatre Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PA www.northernballet.com www.leedsmet.ac.uk/arts

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