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Ludus Dance Interview Feature

For the first time here on Article19 we bring you the latest touring productions from Ludus Dance Company, which, believe it or not, is one of the longest running dance companies in these United Kingdoms! Another first is the company’s commissioning of a touring triple bill with works from Yael Flexer ‘What If?’, Nigel Charnock […]

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Ludus Dance ‘Consequences’

For the first time here on Article19 we bring you the latest touring productions from Ludus Dance Company, which, believe it or not, is one of the longest running dance companies in these United Kingdoms! Another first is the company’s commissioning of a touring triple bill with works from Yael Flexer ‘What If?’, Nigel Charnock […]

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Rosie Kay Dance Co. ‘Five Soldiers’

Now we could start of this feature with a withering reference to Edwin Starr’s song “War [What Is It Good For?]” but since pretty much nobody will know what we’re on about let’s move on shall we! ‘Five Soldiers’ is the latest work from Rosie Kay Dance Company. The piece takes a long hard look […]

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Scottish Dance Theatre ‘The Life and Times of Girl A’

Scottish Dance Theatre, which has nothing to do with reels or ceilidhs and that’s the last time we’re going to tell you that, is back on tour with a series of new works one of which we bring you, our dear readers, for your viewing pleasure. ‘The Life and Times of Girl A’ was created […]

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Verve 2010 Interview

We have been featuring Verve, the graduate dance company out of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, for four years now and Verve 10 is here for 2010 with 5 new works and 11 new dancers. Just in-case you don’t know what a graduate company is or does then allow us to explain. […]

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Verve 2010 ‘Draw Your Mind’

We have been featuring Verve, the graduate dance company out of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, for four years now and Verve 10 is here for 2010 with 5 new works and 11 new dancers. Just in-case you don’t know what a graduate company is or does then allow us to explain. […]

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Motionhouse ‘Scattered’ Interview

What can we say about Motionhouse Dance Theatre that hasn’t already been written? Well, probably quite a lot since our book ‘Motionhouse The Untold Story, Living The Dream with Very Little Cash’ couldn’t find a publisher. Having previously toured the country with works involving scaffolding (‘Volatile’), mountains of sand (‘Perfect’), too many objects for words […]

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Motionhouse ‘Scattered’

What can we say about Motionhouse Dance Theatre that hasn’t already been written? Well, probably quite a lot since our book ‘Motionhouse The Untold Story, Living The Dream with Very Little Cash’ couldn’t find a publisher. Having previously toured the country with works involving scaffolding (‘Volatile’), mountains of sand (‘Perfect’), too many objects for words […]

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Open Heart ‘God’s Garden’

When last we featured the work of Arthur Pita it was wrapped in the cloak that was Bare Bones Dance Company with the ‘5 Man Show’. This time out Mr Pita has cut loose with a full evenings work entitled ‘God’s Garden’. Based on the biblical parable ‘The Prodigal Son’ (or the ‘Lost Son’) this […]

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Tero Saarinen ‘Blue Lady’ [revisited] Feature

Something a little bit different here in the shape of Finnish dancer and choreographer Tero Saarinen with the re-staging of a work by Carolyn Carlson from the 1980’s. If you’re a dance student and you shudder at the thought of performing a solo for a few minutes in front of your teachers or your class […]