Riley Theatre brochure - Spring Summer 2022

Performances Feb – July 2022

What’s On At Yorkshire’s largest dedicated dance house

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Welcome

Welcome back for a new year of dance. This season we’re delighted to welcome back three professional companies with close ties to Leeds, having been founded by artists who trained here at NSCD – Extended Play, Akram Khan Company and Company Chameleon.

Spring / Summer at Riley Theatre also looks to the next generation of talent. In Northern Connections we spotlight three up-and-coming choreographers and in VERVE, 14 global dancers on the cusp of their professional careers perform 3 distinct works by established international artists. Postgraduate companies Area Jeune Ballet, Emergence and The Collective join the programme to share their newly-commissioned works.

Community Dance Platform and our End of Year performances celebrate the rich diversity of dance present in our communities, both within and outside formal education.

With varied themes, ideas and approaches across the season, one common thread is obvious throughout – the importance of human connection.

I hope you enjoy.

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Sharon Watson mbe, dl CEO & Principal, Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Offers and discounts NSCD Students

E-gift vouchers

Students enrolled at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are eligible for £5 tickets for select performances. Proof of student ID is required.

Give the gift of dance and treat your loved ones to live performance. Choose from a range of voucher values available.

Redeemable within 2 years via the Box Office and online.

Group bookings

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Groups are entitled to one free ticket for every ten purchased. Group offers are automatically applied to your basket if available.

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Extended Play DONUTS Three friends are getting ready for a night out. The music is intoxicating, they start to dance. It’s so good, they might stay a little longer…

Thu 17 February 7.30pm £15 (£10)

Inspired by classic sitcoms of the 90s & 00s, DONUTS follows a group of individuals as their friendship evolves over time. Hypnotic, playful and bursting with precision and soul, this is a celebration of how music can bring people together, no matter what life throws at them.

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© Genevieve Reeves & Steph Pyne

DONUTS is the first, highly-anticipated, full-length dance work from Extended Play, the newly-formed dance company from award-winning choreographer Jamaal Burkmar.

VERVE Premiere Physically ambitious, strikingly original dance.

VERVE’s 14 exceptional dancers restage Vertical Road

by Akram Khan – an award-winning work by one of the world’s most renowned choreographers, and perform two bold new works by acclaimed international artists Sita Ostheimer and Alesandra Seutin.

Fri 4 & Sat 5 March 7.30pm £12 (£7)

See where dance is now and where it may go next.

VERVE is the touring postgraduate company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

“Electric and absorbing”

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© Chris Nash

Reviews Hub on VERVE 21

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Northern Connections Triple Bill Ones to watch. This year’s selected artists Jake Evans, Chandenie Gobardhan and John-William Watson platform the results of their choreographic residencies at Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Fri 11 March 7.30pm £5

Each artist has spent 3 intensive weeks in the studio, developing works that address topics including queer identity, creation stories and the absurd. Be among the first to see these works in a unique triple bill.

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© David Lindsay

Northern Connections nurtures and profiles some of the most promising emerging choreographers working in the North of England today.

Community Dance Platform

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An exciting and energetic evening of dance, brought to you by community groups from across Yorkshire. Join us as we celebrate the rich diversity of community dance in the region. Including performances from:

Sat 19 March 7.30pm £8 (£5)

- NSCD Adult Technique, Choreography and Performance Group - NSCD Youth Dance Company - NSCD Adult Creative Group - Dance Studio Leeds Jazz Performance Group - Leeds West Academy Dance Company - Thirsk Youth Dance Company - Northern Ballet Ability - Ascendance - Kick Off Boys - Move and Play - Harehills Playgroup with dance artist Rachel Dean Box Office: 0113 219 3000

A space for radical creators and bold acts.

Students at Northern School of Contemporary Dance present Flock Fest, an immersive and experimental arts festival.

The programme includes newly-commissioned works by guest artists Gary Clarke, Ella Mesma and Ruby Portus, performed by current first year BA (Hons) students. rileytheatre.com

Fri 1 & Sat 2 April £10 (2 day pass) £8 (£6) (1 day pass)

Area Jeune Ballet Double Bill Swiss pre-professional company Area Jeune Ballet present two new works by Kristian Lever and Claude Brumachon/Benjamin Lamarche.

Tue 26 April 7.30pm

© Gregory Batardon

£12 (£7) Dynamic and emotionally charged, the works reflect on the challenges facing young people today – caught between pandemics and ecological disasters. Exploring themes of isolation and reconnection, the dancers search for hope and meaning in a chaotic world. rileytheatre.com

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Akram Khan Company Chotto Xenos How does war begin? And how does it end? It depends on who is telling the story.

Fri 29 April, 7.30pm

Inspired by Akram Khan’s award-winning full-length solo XENOS, Chotto Xenos is a captivating dance production that takes young audiences back in time, exploring the often forgotten and untold stories of World War I colonial soldiers in order to shine a light on our present and future.

Ages 8+

Sat 30 April, 2.30pm £8 (£4) £20 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 U16s)

“remarkably combines theatre and dance” Théâtre du Blog

– Reviews Hub

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© Ben Hopper, Kat Hanula & Maxime Dos

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Emergence Mixed Bill Emergence returns with four adrenaline-fuelled works by Gosia Mielech, Kevin Finnan, Vidya Patel and Joss Arnott.

Wed 4 May

Gaga choreographer Gosia Mielech’s raw, authentic and passionate piece explores the idea of totality and what it means to live life in a total way. Kevin Finnan, Artistic Director of Motionhouse presents a physically-charged work, capturing the virtuosity of the dancers. Exploring Kathak-influenced movement and rhythms, Vidya Patel has collaborated with the dancers to develop a hybrid movement language. Joss Arnott completes the bill with Wild Shadows, an exhilarating, technical work featuring a cinematic music score and striking lighting.

£12 (£7)

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Emergence is the postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford.

7.30pm

Company Chameleon The Shadow A gripping, dark and psychological thriller told through movement. Six characters and their shadow counterparts are swept into different stories, revealing inner worlds, hidden personalities, and unconscious desires.

Sat 14 May 7.30pm £15 (£10)

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In his first full-length work since Beauty of The Beast ( The Guardian), choreographer Anthony Missen uses an end of the world scenario and Carl Jung’s model of the psyche to explore human behaviour and our darker selves.

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VERVE Finale The postgraduate company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance returns to Leeds following a UK-wide tour for two final performances at their home venue.

See this year’s company of 14 dancers perform works by Akram Khan, Sita Ostheimer and Alesandra Seutin and celebrate their achievements.

Fri 10 & Sat 11 June 7.30pm £12 (£7)

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The Collective Double Bill Dance City’s postgraduate performance company perform two new works by Lucy Suggate and Victor Fung.

Exploring the sensation of time in the body and our relationships with others, each work considers the internal and external forces that impact our lives.

Wed 15 June £12 (£7) © Bill Knight

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© Elly Welford

7.30pm

L&P Annual Showcase Talented children, young people and adults take to the stage, performing works created over the course of one year on Northern School of Contemporary Dance’s Learning and Participation (L&P) programmes.

Sat 25 June 3pm & 7.30pm £10 (£7)

5–6 year olds perform in the matinee only.

Adult Creative perform in the evening only.

CertHE Graduation Students completing CertHE level programmes at Northern School of Contemporary Dance perform brand new commissions by invited guest artists: KEIRA MARTIN DUJA SINADA ANNA WILLIAMS See the next generation in action.

Wed 29 June 7.30pm

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£10 (£7)

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Witness the next generation of dancers and dance makers.

Students completing their undergraduate studies on the three-year BA (Hons) Dance (Contemporary) degree at Northern School of Contemporary Dance perform three distinct new works by: MATHIEU GEFFRÉ ELEANOR SIKORSKI PHIL SANGER Each choreographer brings a different perspective.

See the results of their collaborations alongside original student solos.

Wed 6 - Sat 9 July 7.30pm

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£10 (£7)

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Opening hours Our Box Office is open 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday and one hour before the start of every performance.

Payment All major credit / debit cards are accepted. We regret that reservations cannot be made. Please note tickets are non-refundable unless a performance is cancelled.

Concessions The concessionary rate is available for under 26s, over 60s, full time students, the unwaged and those with a registered disability. Proof of eligibility is required.

Riley Theatre reserves the right to change or cancel performances. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change, details correct at time of going to print.

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Planning your visit Access Riley Theatre is wheelchair accessible and wheelchair users are entitled to one free ticket for an accompanying guest or carer. Please call the Box Office to book.

For more information on access and our facilities please visit rileytheatre.com or ring our Box Office.

Ticket collection We kindly ask that you collect your tickets at least 15 minutes before the start of the performance to ensure timely entry.

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Latecomers Latecomers may be required to wait until a suitable break in the performance before being admitted to the theatre.

Café Our café serves a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages both pre-performance and during the interval on performance evenings.

How to find us Riley Theatre is located in the same building as Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BH Riley Theatre is easily accessible from Leeds City Centre.

Getting here and parking Bus: Regular services 2, 3, 3A, 48 from Leeds City Centre to NSCD. For routes and timetables visit wymetro.com Car: Free parking is available for theatregoers. Riley Theatre is approximately a five minute drive from Leeds City Centre, just beyond the Sheepscar Interchange.

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February – July 2022 17 February

Extended Play | DONUTS

4 & 5 March

VERVE Premiere

11 March

Northern Connections

19 March

Community Dance Platform

1 - 2 April

Flock Fest

26 April

Area Jeune Ballet | Double Bill

29 & 30 April

Akram Khan Company | Chotto Xenos

4 May

Emergence | Mixed Bill

14 May

Company Chameleon | The Shadow

10 & 11 June

VERVE Finale

£12 (£7)

15 June

The Collective | Double Bill

£12 (£7)

25 June

L&P Annual Showcase

£10 (£7)

29 June

CertHE Graduation

£10 (£7)

6 - 9 July

Future Now

£10 (£7)

20 July

NYDC | Quartier Paradis

£12 (£8)

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Cover image: Extended Play’s Donuts © Genevieve Reeves