23 Feelings in Dance
Schedule of Performances
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010
Friday 6th August: Susan Harvey (Tap Kids). Title: Connect
Tap Kids is a group tap dancers. The group is just
under a year old and usually has 14 members ranging in age from 7 -16.
Tap Kids are based at the Starlet Dance Studios in Dunfermline.
Saturday 7th August: Anne Marie Hashrup
Kristensen. Title: Fall
The
piece 'Fall' is choreographed by Anne Marie Kristensen, a Danish
student at London Contemporary Dance School. The two dancers, John Ross
and Harriet Bailey, have played a big part in the process of creating
this duet, in which they are growing up but unfortunately they are
growing out of their close friendship as well. Frustration builds as
they realise that they need to confront reality.
The piece will be shown on August 7th in the Bedlam Theatre at 7pm.
For more information send an email to rie.kristensen@gmail.com.
Sunday 8th August: Choreographer: Emma Jayne Park. Dancer: Sean Robinson (Black
Swan Dance Theatre)
http://www.blackswandance.co.uk/
The
Black Swan Theory denotes high impact, hard to predict, and rare events
beyond the realm of normal expectations which play a dominant role in
changing the course of everyday thought. With the aim of living up to
its' namesake Black Swan Dance Theatre was formed by Emma Jayne Park in
July 2008 to develop limitless, uncompromising and accessible dance
work.
Monday 9th August: Choreographer: Hannah Chalut. Title: Circle
of Light
Dancers: Lucy Cobb, Shery Huang, Sophia Roberts
Open Air Dance and Performance was founded in 2001 in the
Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, where we performed locally, with the
American Dance Festival, and at locations across the east coast. Working in a dancer driven capacity,
our projects highlight the role of individual performers, utilizing their
unique characteristics to open up the human condition. Refusing to be boxed in by the notion
of “dance”, OADAP actively engages spoken word and sound, theatrical devices,
found art, visual mediums, and ritual outlines to breathe life in to each
work. We have recently relocated
to England and invite you to follow us in our deeply moving and joyous
performances.
Tuesday 10th August: Choreographer: Hannah Chalut. Title: Circle
of Light
Dancers: Lucy Cobb, Shery Huang, Sophia Roberts
Open Air Dance and Performance was founded in 2001 in the
Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, where we performed locally, with the
American Dance Festival, and at locations across the east coast. Working in a dancer driven capacity,
our projects highlight the role of individual performers, utilizing their
unique characteristics to open up the human condition. Refusing to be boxed in by the notion
of “dance”, OADAP actively engages spoken word and sound, theatrical devices,
found art, visual mediums, and ritual outlines to breathe life in to each
work. We have recently relocated
to England and invite you to follow us in our deeply moving and joyous
performances.
For more information, please contact Hannah: openairhannah@yahoo.com
Wednesday 11th August: Choreographer: Negotiationofspace and Dwayne Simms
: Title: Wordup. Dancers: Negotiationofspace and Dwayne Simms
negotiationofspace
is the exploration of the nature of twins from the inside out. we are
hannah and amy, individual yet always intertwined. our work involves
movement and visual art. www.negotiationofspace.net <http://www.negotiationofspace.net>
D’wayne Antony
Is a Dance Artist/ Choreographer
Dwayne trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and graduated in 2010.
He has worked with Tiia Ourilla, Andile Sotiya, and Douglas Thorpe on
their Leeds-based summer project; RODA , a collective of professional
dancers committed to research and development. In 2009 Dwayne worked
with David Hernandez at the Impulstanz Dance Festival in Vienna taking
part in “Movement Logic & Elastic Choreography” workshops. He uses
Photography. Sculpture. Text and Textiles to ignite his creative
processes. Whether collaborating with other art forms or sharing his
work in unusual places, D’wayne’s work’s are the bearers of something
fresh and engaging for the Audience and sensitizes the whole body. There
is an essence of European flavour with his experimental approach to
composition, and the way in which he uses the performance space .
Thursday 12th August: Jane Turner
Friday 13th August: Spiral Dance (Video Screening)
Saturday 14th August: Ruth Mills. Tittle: TOGETHER (A solo)
Ruth Mills
“I am a dancer. I make dance, I teach dance, I dance. I am
on a mission to get the whole world dancing!”
A former national team gymnast, Ruth went on to train at London Contemporary
Dance School. Glasgow born and based Ruth, now teaching master classes and
workshops, choreographing and dancing in Scotland and internationally. She
has worked with Gilmore Productions, Smallpetitklein Dance Company,
Martial Dance, London Dance Ensemble, TAG Theatre Company, The Tron Theatre
Glasgow, The Citizens Theatre Glasgow. Currently Artistic Director to Glasgow
Community Dance Theatre, resident teacher with Dance House Scotland and Scholar
of Dance History and philosophy.
Her passionate commitment to dance for the community is evident in her
work with Dance House, Ankur Productions and Maryhill Integration
Network. The latter leading to a performance at our Scottish Parliament in
2009.
Ruth teaches professional level master classes and has
been guest to The Space (SSCD), RSAMD, GAMTA and Project Y (Scottish
Youth Dance Company). An interest in making dance for film led Ruth to train in photography and
digital video editing. since collaborating on film and video projects
with, Martial Dance, ANKUR Productions, Interdependent Records
and independent musicians, dancers and artists.
Committed to dance in all it's forms and for all people.
Contact: ruthmillsdance@live.com
Web: http://ruthmillsdance.blogspot.com/
Sunday 15th August: Sabine Klaus. Title: Back to My Roots
Sabine
Klaus Creation Editor has performed internationally for more than ten
years starting up on her own while she was still at school. Since then
she created her own style out of her Russian ballet education, her
adoration for William Forsythe and Butoh due to living in very small
student flats. Through her passion of dance she became a Screendance
Designer which means she creates video dances for screen and stage as
well as hosting the international Media-Arts-And-Dance mailing list and
video-blogs dance and technology events worldwide.
www.creationeditor.co.uk
Websites:
http://www.creationeditor.co.uk/ (choose screendance)
http://www.creationeditor.co.uk/Neu3.htm
http://vimeo.com/creationeditor
http://www.youtube.com/user/CreationEditor#p/u/13/jiityFM-8X8
http://www.youtube.com/user/CreationEditor#p/u/21/iFhO2GSobVs
Monday 16th August: Choreography: Corinne Jola. Performers: Corinne Jola, Luisa Frei, Larissa Szymanek
Music Composer: Ross Whyte
Title: What’s coming off?
Three female performers are trapped in space, executing unfamiliar
routines. Sometimes, we can get a glimpse of their individual movements.
What do you see when you watch them? Do you feel what they feel? And,
what is the role of the musician in this setting? Inspired by
neuroscientific findings on empathy and the audiences’ kinesthetic
response, the three performers have been working in collaboration with
the musician to create this performance especially for the Fringe event.
Corinne trained independently and at the IWANSON School of Contemporary
Dance Munich. She received her MA in Choreography at Laban Trinity
College London in 2008. Her other background is cognitive Neuroscience;
she is currently working as a post-doctoral research assistant on the
spectators response to watching dance (see www.watchingdance.org <http://www.watchingdance.org/>
). Her interest as a choreographer is to awaken the performers’
authentic movement vocabulary and to enhance their sensory awareness to
create a strong sense of presence. She has worked with professional
dancers but particularly enjoys working with non-trained performers. Her
works have been staged in Switzerland and the UK. She has received
several funding for her practice as research, such as the Rebekka
Skelton Fund (UK) and she has been invited to a number of festivals,
such as the ‘TanzTage’ in Olten (Switzerland), ‘Tanz Hoch Zwei’ at
TanzFabrik Berlin, or the ‘Deptford X’ festival in London.
Tuesday 17th August: Hagit Yakira and
Takeshi Matsumoto. Title: 2B
A
piece illustrating a fragmented picture of two people meeting in one
place, in an encounter that manifests itself in intimacy, competition, a
challenge, tenderness and care.
Hagit Yakira
is a choreographer, performer and a dance teacher currently based in
London. She graduated from the Music and Dance Academy in Jerusalem,
Israel in 1999 and the Laban Centre 2006, London. She is also a
qualified Dance Movement Therapist since 2003. In recent years, after
years of performing and teaching dance internationally, she has been
developing her own choreographic work; creating dance theatre
performances. She had won two prizes for her choreographies, first prize
in Kajaani choreography competition in Finland and the second prize in
Burgos New York competition in Spain. Her works are being performed and
received very good reviews around the UK, Europe and Israel in different
festival and dance events. Hagit is also is a guest choreographer at
The Place and at Laban.
Hagit is creating small scale contemporary
dance theatre pieces, with an attempt to create intimate, personal and
honest performances. In her work she deals with different aspects of
relationships between people and her aim is to develop a personal style
which based on collaboration with different artists from various art
forms. Her work allow a personal expression of the artists involve in the creation.
Website: www.hagityakira.com and email hagit@hagityakira.com
Takeshi Matsumoto
is an actor and performer with a broad experience in performing both
for theatre and dance productions. He has experienced various styles of
performance such as physical theatre, butoh, Japanese folk dance and
Japanese drum, contemporary dance (dancing for Christian Duarte, Azure
Barton and Henri Oguike as part of Transition Dance Company at Laban,
Darren Johnston for a year production).
He trained as an actor in Japan and as a
dancer both in Japan and Laban –London. Takeshi is now studying MA in
Dance Movement Therapy.
Photographs by Julia Burstein http://www.juliaburstein.com
Wednesday 18th August: Hagit Yakira and
Takeshi Matsumoto
see above
Photographs by Julia Burstein http://www.juliaburstein.com
Thursday 19th August: Nicola London. Title: The Rock
This piece represents a battle of
two opposing emotions that can be between two people or a single person. The dancer’s
movements relate to an emotional fluctuation in which one dancer is unable to
live without the other whilst the other cannot live with the other. They both
share moments which relate to these feelings. The situation is useless because
one scared of security friendship and closeness pushes the other away whilst
the other is scared of being lonely and having no one. This creates a type of
push, shove and suspension in the movements, as they both fight to loss their
dependence on the other.
Choreographer: Nicola London
Nicola is currently studying for a BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre Dance at
London Studio Centre, and is looking forward to going into her third year where
she will be going into Intoto the contemporary company. In the future she
hopes to expand her knowledge, experience and creativity in choreography as
well as physical theatre, design and creative writing. She is fascinated with
all aspects of the theatre and is hoping to take an MA in the future to gain greater
knowledge in the creative process of performance art. 
Dancers: Laura Grover & Hanna Bardall
Laura is currently a second year dance student
at the London Studio Centre studying for a BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre
Dance. She has performed in many pantomimes and was a finalist in the
Miss Dance of Great Britain held in Blackpool. In 2008 she was The Kent and
Sussex Modern Champion. In 2009 she performed at the London BT Awards and
is very excited to be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Hanna is currently training at the London Studio Centre,
and from September will become a member of Intoto, the school's third year
contemporary company. After graduating, Hanna hopes to pursue a career in
contemporary dance, with the aim of joining a professional company.
Friday 20th August: Infinite Dance
Company. Title: Size Zero
Infinite Dance
is a company with the ethos to create a social, political and
culturally creative dance platform that is diverse and inclusive.
Working and collaborating with various artists and people,
Infinite manifests boundless expression through collaboration in digital
media and live dance performance. Previous company projects include the
study and use of stop motion animation through collaboration with
artists in moving image and digital media. Choreographically, Infinite
Dance produce work with emotional and moral messages, and aim to inspire
a revelation within its audiences.
Infinite
Dance is a brand new company started in 2010 by trained contemporary
dancers, Amy Rennie and Kayleigh Lush. Both studied BA Dance at
Middlesex University specialising in Graham, Humphrey and Release
techniques, and have strong backgrounds in community dance choreography.
Saturday 21st August: Infinite Dance
Company. Title: Size Zero
Sunday 22nd August: Sabine Klaus Title: Back to My Roots
Sabine Klaus Creation Editor has
performed internationally for more than ten years starting up on her own
while she was still at school. Since then she created her own style out
of her Russian ballet education, her adoration for William Forsythe and
Butoh due to living in very small student flats. Through her passion of
dance she became a Screendance Designer which means she creates video
dances for screen and stage as well as hosting the international
Media-Arts-And-Dance mailing list and video-blogs dance and technology
events worldwide. www.creationeditor.co.uk
Websites:
http://www.creationeditor.co.uk/
(choose screendance)
http://www.creationeditor.co.uk/Neu3.htm
http://vimeo.com/creationeditor
http://www.youtube.com/user/CreationEditor#p/u/13/jiityFM-8X8
http://www.youtube.com/user/CreationEditor#p/u/21/iFhO2GSobVs
Monday 23rd August: Anthony Middleton. Title: 'Manuum'
Anthony was trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and
has danced works by Russell Maliphant, Paul Roberts, Freddie
Opoku-Addaie and is currently a member of the 'BalletBoyz' dance
company, whilst also creating works with 'Non Compos Mentis Dance
Collective'.
Anthony's Artistic Ideas:
I am most interested in exploring the limits and possibilities of
articulation in the body. In addition to this fundamental idea, I am
particularly interested with exploring the possibilities of fluidity of
movement and energy in movement, including the relationship with the
body to the floor. My vocabulary is one that is designed to be very
sensual/ textural, and has a strong somatic focus, whilst maintaining
emotion and theatricality.
For more information about Anthony's work, and for links to his YouTube channel, click:
http://themiddletoncorpus.tumblr.com/
Tuesday 24th August: Anthony Middleton. Title: 'Manuum'
Wednesday 25th August: Deborah Renzi. Title:
Caroleen
Born in Italy in 1987 Debora trained in ballet for 7 years and she
graduated in 2010 from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. During her degree
she had the opportunity to work with many choreographers and teachers and she
developed an interest in exploring the limits of the body in a improvisation context. She is
particularly interested in exploring the relationship between
movements and emotional impulses.
She focuses on the reason behind movements trying to push her boundaries
avoiding the interest on the simply aesthetic aspect of dance. She is also
interested in the relationship with
technology, and in the creation of dance films for a
project in Italy.
Thursday 26th August: Isabel Slingerland
and Anthony Middleton. Title: Certain People
Isabel
Slingerland: Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Isabel started her
training at Codarts Rotterdam Dance Academy, in the Netherlands. Then
continued her training at Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School, Denmark,
and is now a third year student at Northern School of Contemporary
Dance.
Anthony
Middleton: Born in Yorkshire in the UK. Anthony trained as a gymnast
for 10 years before he started his dance training at Northern School of
Contemporary Dance. He also currently is a member of the Ballet Boyz
Dance Company, based in London.
Anthony and Isabel create work together under the name Non Compos Mentis Dance Collective
http://www.ncmdancecollective.blogspot.com/
Friday 27th August: Deborah Renzi. Title:
Caroleen
Born in Italy in 1987 Debora trained in ballet for 7 years and she
graduated in 2010 from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. During her degree
she had the opportunity to work with many choreographers and teachers and she
developed an interest in exploring the limits of the body in a improvisation context. She is
particularly interested in exploring the relationship between
movements and emotional impulses.
She focuses on the reason behind movements trying to push her boundaries
avoiding the interest on the simply aesthetic aspect of dance. She is also
interested in the relationship with
technology, and in the creation of dance films for a
project in Italy.
Saturday 28th August: Debora Renzi, Anthony Middleton & Isabel Slingland
New Trio created for 23 Feelings in Dance