Here in TheLab™ we have been covering the exploits of Verve, the post graduate company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, since 2007. Over the years they have consistently produced a high standard of dancer and creative work. For the 2015 season there are 4 new works from Kerry Nicholls ‘Entwined’, Theo Clikard ‘We […]
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Verve 2015 Interview Feature
Here in TheLab™ we have been covering the exploits of Verve, the post graduate company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, since 2007. Over the years they have consistently produced a high standard of dancer and creative work. For the 2015 season there are 4 new works from Kerry Nicholls ‘Entwined’, Theo Clikard ‘We […]
We last featured Mad Dogs Dance Theatre a few years back but since then the company’s AD, as well as creating works for other companies, has moved on to crafting a full evening length work for his own company. The result is a sometimes brutal interpretation of a London based gangster story involving a man, […]
ACE Dance and Music return to Article19 with their brand new touring works ‘Switch’ created by the in house AD Gail Parmel and the company’s dancers and ‘Listen’ crafted by Douglas Thorpe of Mad Dog’s fame. What we have here is a striking mix of well crafted movement and some animated background visuals that really […]
With a name like Mad Dogs Dance Theatre you can throw out any expectations of demure, wafty dance making. ‘Beast’ is a good old fashion throw-back to the days of Euro Crash, when choreography was, to be blunt, just a little bit brutal. It’s hardly surprising considering the theme of the work which is all […]