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A diverse programme of new work from Rui Horta, Henri Oguike, Maresa Von Stockert and Artistic Director, Darshan Singh Bhuller.
From rhythmic ensemble to dynamic solo work, a sinuous duet to dark humour, the programme is shot through with theatricality and exhilarating movement
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"The company is blessed with fine dancers whose individual qualities come to the fore" |
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Independent on Sunday, 2003 |
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Henri Oguike is known for intricate, rhythmic choreography and his instinctive translation of the moods and themes of music into exhilarating movement. His rousing opener sets five performers against the pounding rhythms of Japanâs Taiko drums. Originally employed to issue commands and coordinate movements on the battlefield, their rumbling power was enough to intimidate the enemy. The dancers make energetic and precise response to their authority.
"Henri
Oguike’s Signal shone … with relentless, warrior-like
moves that the dancers guzzled up"
Evening Standard, May 2004
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Inspired by the anthemic music of Jimi Hendrix, the archetype of rock excess, Rui Horta has drawn on the individual strengths of the Phoenix dancers to explore personal limits and the fine line between individual expression and burnout.
Principally
renowned for his work with the Frankfurt
company S.O.A.P., Rui Hortaâs
choreographic career has seen him work with companies from NDT2 to the Ballet
Gulbenkian. Variously described as a dance maverick and innovator.
ãA
punishing piece, with Errol White pushing the limits … to Jimi Hendrix
at full throttle.ä
The Guardian, Feb 2004
Developed with the support of Visiting Arts and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
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This theatrical work draws on the full company to present highly physical yet richly detailed dance, with a darkly humorous edge. The dancers inhabit a surreal toy factory where they are locked into bizarre and elaborate routines. Struggling against the loss of their individuality, they escape the daily grind of work into the vivid world of their imaginations.
"a hugely
entertaining conclusion … a glorious piece of theatre"
The Stage, March 2004 |
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Phoenixâs mixed bill is completed by a sinuous duet to contemplative music by Gyšrgy Kurt‡g. Against a dramatic backdrop of projected images by Anthony Crickmay, the dancers portray the intense emotional bond that can exist between two human beings. Source 2 is suffused with passions that bubble just beneath the surface of the movement.
"stunning;
a sensual duet … Lisa
Welham and Brazil's
Yann Seabra create
human sculptures,
bodies tenderly
enfolded."
The Guardian, Feb 2004
Please note, all performances
will contain approximately four minutes of full
nudity. Please see this Source
2 information sheet for more details, or call 0113
242 3486. |
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