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Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadlers Wells
Award winning Wayne McGregor directed his superb company of dancers in a brand new work that transported audiences to a universe beyond their imagination. Projection, animation, video and the web collided in a punchy example of why McGregor is an artist in such international demand.
Part of Islington Dance Festival at the Lilian Baylis, Sadler’s Wells |
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Lyric Hammersmith Studio
Stretch showed what can be done with six miles of knicker elastic, video projectors, live music and two performers. Known as an artist and innovative designer of installations and settings for theatre-rites, Sophia Clist pulled together a visual interactive event with musician Craig Vear and performers Sara Cameron and Anouk Llaurens.
 A PIP Performance
A COL Commission / Part of The Catch season at the Lyric Hammersmith 2003
Click here to see how Stretch has developed since 2003 |
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Barbican Theatre
The first creation from this young, gravity-defying contemporary group mixed up a heady cocktail of contemporary circus, dance and live music from an onstage DJ/Musician. Directed by Fatou Traoare (last seen with Alan Platel’s C de la B) performers were propelled by their huge, centre-stage trampoline. The show also featured aerial work at its most original and acrobatics that made you want to dance. Raw, beautiful and hugely enjoyable stuff.
Part of the BITE season at the Barbican |
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The Place Theatre
A promenade performance that entered 8 locations throughout The Place, the first venture of its kind to happen there. Audiences led on a twisting journey from room to room encountered a series of deliciously designed spaces inhabited by recognisable icons from childhood stories. Sometimes menacing, sometimes bewitching, but always an adventure.
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Part of OffSpring at The Place |
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Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
A wordless performance that speaks volumes about modern living, Casio Tone follows a day in the life of its female character, Suzy Homemaker, as she goes about her daily routine. Her well ordered, almost programmed, existence is disturbed however, when a giant package arrives, and begins to take over. Set to a sixties style electronic score and in a white board set, the two-dimensional furniture neatly drawn, Casio Tone is a show for adults that turned out to be a hit with kids too.
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The Place Theatre
What happens when a 12-18 month year old is let loose in a soft, safe space with someone who follows and reflects their every sound, move and mood? The interaction between babies, performers and the audience of parents and carers is what makes Oogly Boogly an utterly unpredictable event. A delightfully simple and spontaneous experience for both performers and participants where, in fact, we could begin to wonder which is which.
A PIP Performance
A COL Commission
Part of OffSpring at The Place
Click here to see how Oogly Boogly has developed since 2003 |
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Hammersmith & Fulham Library
An interactive installation where a group of 8-9 year old children quietly took over the library with tiny video screens, TV monitors and video projectors which revealed a collection of whispered poems and miniature dances drawn from the urban landscape and the edges of both East and West London.
An Artsadmin Project |
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Riverside Studios June 2004
Award-winning company Laika celebrated and combined the worlds of music and food in this culinary concert to satisfy ears, eyes and appetites. Cordon Bleu chefs and virtuoso musicians sang, sliced, chopped and chanted their way through a pile of raw ingredients and jazz riffs to compose a meal before our very eyes. Tasting was the final act. A sell out success.
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Whirlpool, H&F, ACE logos
Education and Community outreach project was supported by Mercer’s Company
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Stretch continued to take often unlikely venues by surprise and by storm. For NottDance International Dance Festival and new venue The Public (West Bromwich), the installation was animated by dancers and music at regular intervals proving to be a hit with people of all ages. Composer Craig Vear mixed sound live throughout the performance days, as well as during a week of work with Creative Partnerships in Nottingham.
Click here to see future plans for Stretch |
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Gregynog, Central Wales
Produced by Crying Out Loud, this pioneering BBC/Arts Council England initiative aims to develop dance films for TV. Artistic Director Thierry de Mey, acclaimed Belgian film-maker and composer, led five teams of choreographers and directors, through a two week Residency at Gregynog, near Newtown in Wales.
Along with time to develop and research their ideas the artists attended masterclasses, discussions, one-to-one sessions with the ‘Script Doctor’, as well as evening screenings and drop-in seminars (e.g. on story boarding). The whole process was documented by BBC Wales.
Final proposals were pitched to a Panel made up of TV and Dance experts, as well as two members of the public selected by competition via the BBC website. The winning team was led by Lucy Baldwyn and Magali Charrier, who receive around £100,000 to realise their idea. The hour-long documentary will be screened on BBC4 in 2005, immediately prior to the winning film. |
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Venue(s)
Live DJs spin classic jams, beatboxers vocalise powerful percussion and B-boys fill the stage with jaw-dropping moves. Rennie Harris’ Legends of Hip Hop is 'nothing short of sensational'
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