Swerve

by Phil Sanger

An abrupt change of direction.

The creative process for this work was a series of swerves which brought meaning and connection to the overwhelming exchange of ideas and possibilities that we shared. We didn’t choose one direction, we chose all of them and Swerve is a testament to the dedication and determination of the 16 wonderful performers who have trusted, dared, and challenged me throughout the project. They are the true creators of this work.

Cast: Holly Amos, Haizea Andueza, Natassa Argyropoulou, Finlay Copland, Dylan Davies, Ada Freund, Kate Howden, James Mounsey, Zara Phillips, Luke Speddings, Johanna Spies, Libby Stant, Euan Stephen, Olivia Talbot, Molly Williams & Angela Zenare

Rehearsal director: Hannah Bateman

Music: Gully Side by Yussef Dayes This is not an ending by Last Days Lesson 6: The Lecture by Jurassic 5 Iguazu by Gustavo Santaolalla Old McDonald by Ella Fitzgerald Costumes: Abigail Creasey

Lighting: Chris Yates

Phil Sanger

Phil Sanger is an established arts practitioner born and based in Yorkshire. After graduating from NSCD in 2007, Phil went on to tour internationally companies such as Phoenix Dance Theatre, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Vincent Dance Theatre, Yorke Dance Project, and Denada Dance Theatre. During this time he performed a score of new and original creations by international dance makers such as Ivgi & Greben, Sharon Watson, Richard Alston, Darshan Singh Buller, Aletta Collins & Douglas Thorpe. His most memorable moments were the restagings of historical and seminal works by pioneering artists Sir Robert Cohan, Sir Kenneth MacMillan and Robert North.

Phil also joined the faculty at NSCD in 2016 and is still in-post as Lecturer in performance. Outside of this role he continues his arts practice as both a maker and performer of interdisciplinary work, and is the director of Ramped; an inclusive dance company producing performance by, and for, marginalised communities.