BRINGING NEW DANCE TO LONDON
5 - 30 October
WELCOME TO DANCE UMBRELLA 2010 This year we are Celebrating Trisha Brown. Since her first appearance in the 1983 festival, Dance Umbrella has supported and championed Brown’s work, and audiences have responded warmly to the strength and clarity of her vision. A repertory programme of dances from across the decades (including the classics, Glacial Decoy and Opal Loop) and free performances of Brown’s Early Works at Tate Modern will be enhanced by a series of events designed to give audiences greater insight into the range of this wonderful artist’s work. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to celebrate Trisha Brown with us. Together with Merce Cunningham, whose great, final work Nearly Ninety we present with the Barbican, Brown’s refined minimalism has influenced succeeding generations of dancemakers. We acknowledge this in the work of several choreographers in the festival this year: Jonathan Burrows, Nacera Belaza, Cristina Caprioli, Charles Linehan, Chrysa Parkinson and Ros Warby have all drawn inspiration from the innovations of Brown and her Judson Dance Theater colleagues. They are joined by many other wonderful artists, some of whose work will be familiar, and others who offer delightful surprises. Delve into this brochure to discover all that’s on offer. We hope it will entice you to join us to enjoy performances by some of the most exciting dance artists working today. I would like to extend my thanks to all our supporters, without whose generosity this festival would not be possible. We look forward to welcoming you at festival performances across London. Remember, you can book all your tickets in a single phone call to the Dance Umbrella Ticket Line on: 0844 412 4312 or online at www.danceumbrella.co.uk
Dance Umbrella 2010 is supported by:
Betsy Gregory Artistic Director
To book, call: Dance Umbrella Ticket line 0844 412 4312 www.danceumbrella.co.uk Dance Umbrella, 20 Chancellors St, London W6 9RN Registered Charity No.277221 Or visit danceumbrella.co.uk (transaction fee and restrictions apply, ticketsOpoku-Addaie also available by from venues - see page 28) Front cover photo: Louise Tanoto and Freddie Hugo Glendinning
photo: Ros Warby by Jeff Busby
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Celebrating Trisha Brown Stephen Petronio Company (USA) Rui Horta (PORTUGAL)
11. Barak Marshall (ISRAEL) 13. Faustin Linyekula / Studios Kabako (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
15. A Brief Encounter with... Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe (UK) 17. Candoco Dance Company (UK) 19. Raimund Hoghe (GERMANY) 21. Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion (UK) 23. Ben Wright / bgroup (UK) 25. A Brief Encounter with... Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo & Zoë Svendsen (UK) 27. Trisha Brown Dance Company (USA) – Repertory Evening 29. Trisha Brown Dance Company (USA) – Early Works 31. Trisha Brown (USA) – Floor of the Forest 33. Trisha Brown (USA) – Film Programme (film) 35. A Feeling for Practice (talk) 37. A Brief Encounter with... Freddie Opoku-Addaie (UK) 39. Cie. Nacera Belaza (ALGERIA/FRANCE) 41. Spectacular Simplicity (talk) 43. Cristina Caprioli (SWEDEN) 45. Ros Warby (AUSTRALIA) 47. Rosemary Lee’s Common Dance (film) 49. Jonathan Burrows (UK) & Chrysa Parkinson (USA) 51. Merce Cunningham Dance Company (USA) 53. Charles Linehan Company (UK) 55. Daniel Léveillé Danse (CANADA) 57. Dance Umbrella Days Out 59. Venues / Booking Information 61. Supporting Dance Umbrella
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Trisha Brown has been working scrupulous magic with movement and form since the 1960s. Her profound inventiveness can cut to the heart of any music, any story.
photo: Glacial Decoy by Julieta Cervantes
THE VILLAGE VOICE (NEW YORK)
CELEBRATING TRISHA BROWN Dance Umbrella 2010 highlights the work and influence of legendary choreographer, Trisha Brown, and celebrates her long-standing relationship with Dance Umbrella. One of the most significant exponents of postmodernism in dance, Brown is acclaimed both for her choreography and her achievements as a visual artist. She first came to the UK public’s attention in 1983 when her Company, this year celebrating its 40th anniversary, performed at Riverside Studios as part of Dance Umbrella. Over the intervening 27 years, Trisha Brown Dance Company has made six festival appearances and toured the UK twice, attracting an ever-increasing and loyal audience. Repertory Evening Southbank Centre. See page 27 Early Works Tate Modern. See page 29 Floor of the Forest Southbank Centre. See page 31 Film Programme Southbank Centre & Tate Modern. See page 33 A Feeling for Practice Southbank Centre. See page 35 For full information on associated events and activities, please see www.danceumbrella.co.uk
Celebrating Trisha Brown is presented in association with Southbank Centre and Tate Modern
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STEPHEN PETRONIO COMPANY (USA) I DRINK THE AIR BEFORE ME Tue 5 & Wed 6 October, 7.45pm Barbican Theatre Tickets: £10 - £26
Stephen Petronio’s explosive new work explores the awesome forces of nature. With unpredictable twists and turns, the 11 dancers whirl like the turbulent forces of a storm. An extraordinary live score created and performed by New York composer and IT boy, Nico Muhly, fuses stunning classical phrases with electronic landscapes, acoustic instruments and a live young people’s choir. Featuring a special appearance by Stephen Petronio, this visual spectacle brings fashion, music and dance together in an exhilarating way. Meet the Artist: Tue 5 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE …speed and tempest (without and within) have shaped this thrilling work. THE VILLAGE VOICE (NEW YORK)
One of the few contemporary dance makers who has created an instantly recognisable style…fresh and unpredictable…infused with emotional texture and wit… jarring and just right. THE NEW YORK TIMES part of
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RUI HORTA (PORTUGAL) TALK SHOW Wed 6 & Thu 7 October, 8pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: £6 - £17
One of Portugal's most senior choreographers, Rui Horta was founding director of S.O.A.P. Dance Theatre for which he created six acclaimed works, many of which were performed at The Place. Now Horta makes his festival debut with Talk Show, exploring the dynamics of relationships over time and the body as a communication tool. The movement of the two couples is at once intimate and tender, then fast, frenetic and discordant. A gripping exchange ensues between the animated choreography, urgent commentary and live filming which is both captivating and revealing. Talk Show is an emotionally intense glimpse into the private and passionate world of lovers. Note: contains nudity Meet the Artist: Wed 6 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE The proposal is risky… the result is well attained... a very interesting multimedia concept. PU ´ BLICO (PORTUGAL)
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BARAK MARSHALL (ISRAEL)
MONGER Fri 8 & Sat 9 October, 7.45pm Barbican Theatre Tickets: £10 - £26
Acclaimed Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall, brings his dramatic and entertaining physical-theatre work to the UK for the first time in this Suzanne Dellal Centre production. Monger [to hawk or to sell yourself] features Marshall’s innovative yet accessible theatricality, and fast, sharp movement language executed brilliantly by his ten powerful dancers. It is set to an engaging soundtrack taking in an eclectic range of styles from the grandeur of the Baroque to the exuberance of Balkan dance music. The narrative explores issues around migration and dignity with great imagination and humour. Meet the Artist: Fri 8 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE The power of this piece lies in its original movement language and theatricality… The result is unique, refreshing and powerful. HAARETZ (ISRAEL)
A remarkable soundtrack… fantastic choreography filled with surprising and funny theatricality. GLOBES (ISRAEL)
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FAUSTIN LINYEKULA / STUDIOS KABAKO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
MORE MORE MORE... FUTURE Sat 9 October, 7.45pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £12 - £20 (concs 50% off – limited availability)
Continuing on from Dance Umbrella 2009's African Crossroads season, this year we introduce Faustin Linyekula to the UK. More more more...future is a bold and entertaining work akin to a live rock concert with a full band and singers accompanying the three agile male dancers. Linyekula describes his starting point, Ndombolo or Congolese pop music, as the “bastard daughter of rumba, traditional rhythms, church fanfares and Sex Machine funk”. Musical director and exceptional guitarist, Flamme Kapaya, inserts a hefty dose of punk rage and extraordinary energy into the spirit of Ndombolo, in a passionate response to their country’s legacy of war, terror and economic collapse. The sensual and flamboyant dancers together with the live music make for a surprisingly uplifting show that appeals to dance and music-lovers alike. Meet the Artist: Sat 9 October, after the performance. Free to ticket holders.
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A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH…
ALESANDRA SEUTIN & VICKI IGBOKWE (UK) FRUSTED Mon 11 & Tue 12 October, 6.45pm Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £5 or free if booked at the same time as Candoco Dance Company.
Frusted is a breathtaking and eclectic dance theatre piece performed by five powerful dancers, choreographed by Alesandra Seutin and Vicki Igbokwe under the banner of the ADiaspora Colllective. Through the stories of three engaging characters, the work focuses on the internal struggle women in society face on a daily basis. Frusted merges contemporary, urban and elements of African dance along with physical theatre and spoken word to create an irresistibly explosive and emotive performance. Frusted is part of Dance Umbrella's Brief Encounters series, in which short works by talented new choreographers or established artists are performed prior to main stage shows.
You wouldn’t want to mess with ADiaspora Collective those women are fierce. METRO
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Candoco continue their smart, effortlessly trend-surfing commissioning policy
photo: James Rowbotham
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CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY (UK) RENDITIONS Mon 11 & Tue 12 October, 7.45pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £12 - £25 (concs 50% off – limited availability)
Making its festival debut, Candoco Dance Company presents an exhilarating mix of extreme physicality and intense performance in a contrasting triple bill of new works by Bessie Award-winning choreographers Emanuel Gat (Israel/France) and Sarah Michelson (USA/UK), and internationally acclaimed Wendy Houstoun (UK). Sarah Michelson combines a sense of grandeur with an eye for detail in a visually striking, powerful work set to an original cinematic score by composer, Pete Drungle. Emanuel Gat’s intricate sextet reveals the dancers’ refined musicality and delights with its detailed and exquisite movement. The seriously playful experimentalist, Wendy Houstoun, completes the programme with an off-the-wall yet understated theatrical work. Access: SLI provided Meet the Artist: Mon 11 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
Candoco is the company for which choreographers reserve their wildest and often most inventive work. OBSERVER
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photo: Rosa Frank
RAIMUND HOGHE (GERMANY)
SANS-TITRE Tue 12 & Wed 13 October, 7.30pm Laban Theatre Tickets: £15 (concs £12)
One of Europe’s leading choreographers, Raimund Hoghe returns to the festival this year with a new duet for himself and Congolese choreographer and dancer, Faustin Linyekula. The title, Sans-titre, alludes to being 'without papers' or an illegal immigrant, and Hoghe’s work is a poignant and quiet complaint. The minimalist set and poetic use of objects contrasts with the captivating and fluid beauty of Linyekula, whose nimble and loose-limbed expression fills an otherwise sparse open space. Accompanied by the music of Bach, a path is forged through this touching and contemplative landscape, revealing a tender relationship between the two very different performers. Meet the Artist: Tue 12 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE Hoghe’s most radical work to date. Highly minimalist and reduced, very touching in its grief... TANZ-DE-CA (GERMANY)
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photo: Cheap Lecture by Herman Sorgeloos
JONATHAN BURROWS & MATTEO FARGION CHEAP LECTURE & THE COW PIECE
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Wed 13 – Fri 15 October, 8pm Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Tickets: £15
Dance Umbrella favourite, Jonathan Burrows returns this year with two programmes, the first alongside regular collaborator, Matteo Fargion. Cheap Lecture is a rhythmic, spoken performance set to music. In a rant about empty hands, audience, time, repetition and dancing, Burrows and Fargion reflect upon and continue the journey begun in their earlier work. Veering from the philosophical to the humourous and back again, the piece gently reveals how the two artists work while drawing us into ever more unexpected digressions. It is accompanied by The Cow Piece, a chaotic meditation upon dance, music and mortality. Meet the Artist: Wed 13 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE A performance that dances in your head. It's superb. DE MORGEN (BELGIUM) ON CHEAP LECTURE
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BEN WRIGHT / BGROUP (UK) ABOUT AROUND Fri 15 & Sat 16 October, 7pm & 9pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: £6 - £17 Seating limited to 60 audience members per show
Ben Wright’s About Around is an intimate and surprising dance installation set in-the-round. Four outstanding performers take us on a playful and poignant journey, exploring ritualistic conventions from primitive to modern day. This impressive and vibrant work sees Wright weave together his skilful and innovative choreography within a rich theatrical context. With sumptuous lighting design by Guy Hoare and an immersive surround sound score by Alan Stones, this accessible and humorous piece is an unpredictable delight that will stay with you long after the performance has ended. Note: contains nudity
Undercut by tongue in cheek humour… About Around finds Wright cheekily hovering on the boundary between dance and theatre. METRO
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A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH…
BEN DUKE, WILL DUKE, DARIO PALERMO & ZOË SVENDSEN (UK) DISCOMBOBULATOR Fri 15 October, 6.45pm Sat 16 October, 4.15pm Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £5 or free if booked at the same time as Trisha Brown Repertory Evening.
Discombobulator is a fantastical solo set against evolving projections of a neglected Venetian façade. The remarkable liquid agility of Ben Duke’s performance triggers, in real-time, the live electronic composition and computer-generated imagery. This media interplay explores the ultimately insurmountable separation between the physical presence of the body and the imaginative possibilities of virtual reality. The piece was developed during a 12 day interdisciplinary residency at Venice Biennale’s International Festival of Contemporary Music (2009). Discombobulator is part of Dance Umbrella's Brief Encounters series, in which short works by talented new choreographers or established artists are performed prior to main stage shows.
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photo: L’Amour au théâtre by Julieta Cervantes
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY (USA)
REPERTORY EVENING Fri 15 & Sun 17 October, 7.45pm Sat 16 October, 5pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £12 - £25 (concs 50% off – limited availability)
Dance Umbrella celebrates this iconic artist in an enticing evening of work spanning four decades. With her loose-limbed, swinging style of movement, Trisha Brown creates fluid, silken works which both delight and challenge audiences. Brown’s brilliant and highly acclaimed Glacial Decoy (1979) is set against Robert Rauschenberg’s iconic projections of classic Americana. A work of visual impact and tension, You can see us (1995) is an intriguing duet developed from Brown’s acclaimed solo, If you couldn’t see me (1994). Opal Loop / Cloud Installation #72503 (1980) is a recently revived classic performed in London for the first time with its fog installation. Brown’s latest work, L’Amour au théâtre (2009), accompanied by sections of Rameau’s opera Hippolyte et Aricie, is set against a backdrop of Brown’s own artwork. This delightful piece embodies her signature movement alongside elegant couplings and constantly shifting aerial architecture.
UK PREMIERE (You can see us, L’Amour au théâtre, Opal Loop / Cloud Installation #72503) The immaculate beauty of Trisha Brown’s dances is one of the artistic wonders of our time. WASHINGTON POST
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photo: Figure Eight, Alfredo Anceschi
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY (USA)
EARLY WORKS Sat 16 October, 8.30pm Sun 17 October, 1pm Mon 18 - Tue 19 October, 1pm & 3pm Tate Modern. Start point: Turbine Hall bridge FREE (booking not required)
Created between 1968 and 1975, Trisha Brown's pioneering Early Works blur the boundaries between dance and installation art. Originally created for loft spaces and art galleries as well as the outdoors, the Company now brings this collection of works for the first time to UK audiences in a gallery setting. Rigorous yet playful, these iconic works include Accumulation (1971), Group Primary Accumulation (1973), Sticks (1973), Figure Eight (1974) and Spanish Dance (1973). From the starting point on the bridge of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, the audience is directed to other parts of the gallery to discover the works as they unfold amongst the permanent collection. This is a unique opportunity to see seminal works that have influenced dancemakers worldwide.
UK PREMIERE Brown takes formal structure and finds endless adaptability and charm within. The pleasure is all ours. DANCE MAGAZINE
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photo: Egbert Trogemann
TRISHA BROWN (USA) FLOOR OF THE FOREST Fri 15 October, 5.30pm, 7.15pm, 9.30pm Sat 16 October, 10am, 12.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm, 7pm Sun 17 October, 1pm & 9.30pm Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer FREE (booking not required)
One of Trisha Brown’s most iconic early works, Floor of the Forest (1970) comes to the UK for the first time. Dancers from Candoco Dance Company and Laban students will animate the installation to coincide with Trisha Brown Dance Company’s Repertory Evening. In Floor of the Forest, performers dress and undress their way through a free standing sculpture threaded with clothing. A normally vertical activity is performed horizontally and reshaped by the pull of gravity.
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Part of Hayward Gallery's Move: Choreographing You
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photo: For MG: The Movie by Mark Hanauer
TRISHA BROWN (USA) FILM PROGRAMME Sat 16 October, 11am Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall Sun 17 October, 3pm Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern Tickets: £7 (concs 50% off – limited availability)
Enhance your experience of Trisha Brown’s choreography with this unique opportunity to view a range of her work on film from the last 40 years. This fascinating footage offers audiences another viewpoint, illuminating the depth and history of this seminal choreographer’s work. Shot Backstage filmed by Brown from the theatre wings, gives an unusual glimpse of her Company’s performance of For MG: The Movie, (seen in Dance Umbrella 2008 with Scottish Ballet). Archive footage of Early Works sees the early casts of many of the works that will be performed in Tate Modern, including renowned artists Douglas Dunn, Steve Paxton and Sarah Rudner. Brown herself dances in some of her iconic works including Watermotor and Jonathan Demme’s film of Accumulation With Talking Plus Watermotor. Burt Barr’s Aeros, a film of Brown’s work Astral Convertible, completes the programme.
Every work by this ever-constant experimentalist requires keen watching. Miss Brown, in spite of her seriousness, is a great entertainer. THE NEW YORK TIMES
In association with Hayward Gallery's Move: Choreographing You With thanks to la Cinémathèque de la Danse
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photo: Trisha Brown in It's a Draw by Kelly & Massa Photographers
A FEELING FOR PRACTICE TRISHA BROWN IN FOCUS Sat 16 Oct, 1.30pm Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall Tickets: £7 (concs 50% off – limited availability)
Each year since 2007, A Feeling for Practice has given festival audiences a glimpse into the creative processes of established dance artists. This year Trisha Brown will give the public an insight into her current artistic preoccupations, which embrace visual art and opera as well as dance. In conjunction with our Celebrating Trisha Brown season, in particular her company’s performances at Southbank Centre and Tate Modern, this presentation will expand audiences’ appreciation of Brown’s achievements and illuminate certain aspects of her working practice. A Feeling for Practice is facilitated by Dick McCaw.
In association with Hayward Gallery's Move: Choreographing You
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photo: Benedict Johnson
A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH‌
FREDDIE OPOKU-ADDAIE (UK) MIS-THREAD Tue 19 & Wed 20 October, 7pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: ÂŁ5 or free if booked at the same time as Cie. Nacera Belaza
Freddie Opoku-Addaie makes his festival debut with Mis-thread, a work which engages the audience through bold vision and visceral emotion. In a search to unlock the secrets of non-verbal communication, Mis-thread uses elements of folk and ritualistic forms, games, sign language, and energetic, often jagged dance. This fresh and unpredictable dance-making is set to a live electric cello and creates a mysterious environment which changes with each performance. Mis-thread is part of Dance Umbrella's Brief Encounters series, in which short works by talented new choreographers or established artists are performed prior to main stage shows. Mis-thread is the 2009 Robin Howard Foundation Commission.
Addaie has created a genuinely new and distinctive dance work with a relevant, urban, multicultural sensibility. His vision has come into its own. BALLET MAGAZINE
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CIE. NACERA BELAZA (ALGERIA/FRANCE)
LE CRI Tue 19 & Wed 20 October, 8pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: £6 - £17
Nacera Belaza brings her unique approach and choreography to London for the first time with this rigorous yet mesmerising duet. With an intensity of focus, Belaza and her sister Dalila, build up a trance-like, at times transcendent, experience through repetition and variation. The work is accompanied by evocative film elements and a powerful score, ranging from Arabic chanting and disco beats to the inimitable vocals of Maria Callas. Le Cri creates a space simultaneously brimming with tension and emptiness. Meet the Artist: Tue 19 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
A raw sensory landscape in which hollowness and volume coexist with scientific precision….Belaza has revealed nothing and everything in a captivating swoop. THE NEW YORK TIMES
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photo: Yvonne Rainer in Trio A (1973) by anon.
SPECTACULAR SIMPLICITY CHOREOGRAPHERS DISCUSS THEIR PRACTICE Wed 20 October, 4pm The Place: Founder’s Studio Tickets: £7 (concs £5)
Nacera Belaza, Jonathan Burrows, Charles Linehan and Ros Warby in conversation with Rosemary Butcher, Ramsay Burt, Eckhard Thiemann and others. This year’s festival features a number of artists who present a radically pared down vision of choreography. Despite spanning different generations and cultural backgrounds, they share similar concerns: an absence of narrative, scepticism of formal technique and a resistance to, or redefining of, the theatrical. Discussing minimalism as a choreographic approach rather than style, Spectacular Simplicity explores the reasons and methods which these choreographers use to bring out the essential. The innovations of Trisha Brown and her Judson Dance Theater colleagues (including Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, Deborah Hay and David Gordon), form a starting point for the speakers to investigate the role of reduction and elimination in choreographic practice today.
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photo: Hakan Larsson
CRISTINA CAPRIOLI (SWEDEN)
CUT-OUTS & TREES Wed 20 & Thu 21 Oct, 8pm Riverside Studios Tickets: £12 (concs £10)
Making her first appearance in the UK, Cristina Caprioli has developed cut-outs & trees as a promenade performance, in collaboration with architect and digital artist Panagiotis Michalatos. The six technically brilliant dancers deliver an explosive outburst of speed and complexity, urge and resistance, but also graceful simplicity and clarity. Caprioli references 1960s and 70s minimalism including Trisha Brown’s drawings, reconsidering and redesigning these ideas using today’s dance and digital technology. The projections cast an imaginary forest of trees and shadows, while further texturing is added with a sound score by Carsten Nicolai a.k.a. alva noto.
UK PREMIERE Everything about Cristina Caprioli is unassuming ... [her] varied perspectives demonstrate how thoughtful and multilayered her choreography is. WASHINGTON POST ON CC.NOW
Commissioned by Dansens Hus (Stockholm), La Biennale de Venezia (Venice) and Dance Umbrella (London) within ENPARTS - European Network of Performing Arts, with the support of the European Commission. Co-produced by Dansens Hus and ccap.
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Arresting, enigmatic work – every move she makes is subtle and true.
photo: Jeff Busby
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ROS WARBY (AUSTRALIA)
MONUMENTAL Fri 22 & Sat 23 October, 7.45pm Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House Tickets: £11 - £16 (£6.50 standing, £8 students)
Monumental is Ros Warby’s critically acclaimed solo developed in collaboration with her long-standing artistic team, designer Margie Medlin and composer Helen Mountfort. Together they create a richly layered and emotionally potent landscape that draws on iconic figures of ballet - the swan and the soldier. Warby's virtuosic performance displays her exquisite elegance and quiet command while captivating audiences with her remarkable presence. The profound and tragic edge of the work is interspersed with Warby’s penchant for humour and theatricality. Her performance is supported brilliantly by Medlin's haunting, film-noir images, and Mountfort's original cello score that stretches from the hushed and atmospheric to the relentless and dramatic. Monumental is both profoundly moving and strangely beautiful. Meet the Artist: Fri 22 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
Warby is fearless and uncompromising, venturing into performance strategies that take her and us out of safe and familiar territory. THE AGE (MELBOURNE)
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ROSEMARY LEE’S COMMON DANCE A FILM BY ROSWITHA CHESHER Sat 23 October, 3pm Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall FREE (booking advised)*
Dance Umbrella 2009 featured Common Dance, a large-scale work by one of Britain’s leading choreographers, Rosemary Lee. This bold production brought together 50 professional and non professional dancers from across generations, a choir of 70 young people from Finchley Children’s Music Group and a specially commissioned score by Terry Mann. Common Dance was performed to six sold out houses and many were disappointed to have missed out on this uplifting and poignant work. The beautifully shot and edited film offers audiences the chance to experience the very essence of the live performance. The screening will be introduced by Rosemary Lee. Common Dance was co-commissioned and presented by Dance Umbrella and Greenwich Dance in association with Artsadmin.
We sensed their uniqueness and multiplicity, as well as their common humanity. It was revelatory – like being shown both a wood and its trees. THE GUARDIAN
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JONATHAN BURROWS (UK) & CHRYSA PARKINSON (USA) DOGHEART Mon 25 & Tue 26 October, 8pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: ÂŁ6 - ÂŁ17
Dogheart is a choreographed poem which balances speaking, dancing and animated drawings in the delicate re-telling of a story, the outlines of which we only glimpse through a storm of detail. Set to music by Howard Skempton, the piece is a first collaboration between the choreographer Jonathan Burrows and the performer Chrysa Parkinson, known to London audiences through her work with Deborah Hay. Dogheart is the third in a series of one to one collaborations initiated by Burrows, including those with composer Matteo Fargion. The most recent of these are Cheap Lecture and The Cow Piece, also presented as part of Dance Umbrella 2010. Meet the Artist: Mon 25 October, after the performance Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE A critic in The Guardian once wrote that if Einstein had ever pondered on dance, the dance in question would have looked something like the work of Jonathan Burrows... The spectacular thing about his work is that he leaves out everything spectacular, but you still watch open-mouthed and continue to look at what he is doing. FINANCIEEL ECONOMISCHE TIDJ (BELGIUM)
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Profoundly imaginative dancing and phantasmagorical visual and aural effects.
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (NEW YORK)
MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY (USA) NEARLY NINETY Tue 26 - Sat 30 October, 7.45pm Barbican Theatre Tickets: £10- £40
Nearly Ninety is an enthralling work which premiered in New York on Merce Cunningham’s 90th birthday and is accompanied by a score composed by Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, indie rock legends Sonic Youth and mixedmedia sound artist Takehisa Kosugi. This futuristic piece which features décor by architect Benedetta Tagliabue, boldly combines elements of dance, design, video, lighting and live music to create a visionary and powerful performance. Cunningham’s stunning company of dancers move fluidly between solos, duets and ensemble groupings with controlled precision and a haunting beauty, detaching and reconnecting with each other. This final masterpiece is testament to the boundless imagination of a man, who at 90 was still creating innovative work that challenges audiences’ preconceptions about dance and music. The performance will be accompanied by a series of films, talks and workshops. See www.danceumbrella.co.uk for details.
UK PREMIERE The choreography is one of Mr. Cunningham’s most poetic cornucopias… [his] dance imagination actually appears more fertile than ever before. THE NEW YORK TIMES part of
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CHARLES LINEHAN COMPANY (UK) INVENTIONS FOR RADIO 1964 & THE CLEARING Wed 27 – Fri 29 October, 7.45pm Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall Tickets: £15 (concs £12)
Charles Linehan returns to the festival with two new works embodying his ability to create understated intensity through the interaction of movement, light and sound. Robert Clark and Rachel Lopez de la Nieta collaborate with Linehan for the first time in Inventions for Radio 1964. The duet is a montage bringing together Linehan’s subtle and brilliant choreography and a dissonant soundscape featuring spliced and reassembled interviews about people's dreams. Its companion piece, The Clearing, features four dancers including long-term collaborators, Rahel Vonmoos and Greig Cooke, accompanied by four musicians performing a live score by Richard Skelton. Slow transformations evolve within a complex weave of beautiful sonorities and interplaying rhythms, in a sonic and lighting environment unique to the setting of The Borough Hall.
As Linehan has proved for over a decade now, the best things often come in the least hyped packages. THE OBSERVER
Richard Skelton…injects the music with an emotional weight that is unique and irresistible. THE WIRE
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DANIEL LÉVEILLÉ DANSE (CANADA) AMOUR, ACIDE ET NOIX Thu 28 & Fri 29 October, 8pm The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tickets: £6 - £17
Following the success of La Pudeur des Icebergs in Dance Umbrella 2005, Daniel Léveillé returns with Amour, acide et noix. Human fragility and awkwardness as well as the tenderness of touch and harshness of life, are revealed by the nakedness of the four dancers. The rigour of Léveillé’s choppy and precise choreography references human imperfection but also attests to the skill and athleticism of the accomplished dancers. At times comical and playful, at others austere yet poignant, the music is equally unpredictable, ranging from Vivaldi's Four Seasons to 1970s’ progressive rock. Exploring our solitude and irrepressible desire for contact, this work exemplifies Léveillé's expressive minimalism with raw and potent beauty. Note: contains nudity Meet the Artist: Thu 28 October, after the performance. Free to same-day ticket holders.
UK PREMIERE Daniel Léveillé has remained true to his overriding principle of exploring the human condition through dance that is raw, immediate and vulnerable. THE GLOBE & THE MAIL (TORONTO)
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Photo: Opal Loop (Trisha Brown Dance Company)
DANCE UMBRELLA DAYS OUT SAT 16 OCTOBER 10am: Trisha Brown’s Floor of the Forest at Southbank Centre (pg. 31);
11am – 12.30pm: Trisha Brown Film Programme at Southbank Centre (pg. 33);
1.30pm – 3pm: A Feeling for Practice: Trisha Brown in Focus at Southbank Centre (pg. 35);
4.15pm – 4.45pm: A Brief Encounter with... Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo & Zoë Svendsen at Southbank Centre (pg. 25 – tickets are free if booked at the same time as Trisha Brown’s Repertory Evening);
5pm – 6.45pm: Repertory Evening by Trisha Brown Dance Company at Southbank Centre (pg. 27);
8.30pm: Early Works with Trisha Brown Dance Company at Tate Modern (pg. 29); OR
9pm: Ben Wright’s About Around at The Place (pg. 23).
SUN 17 OCTOBER 1pm – 2pm: Early Works by Trisha Brown Dance Company at Tate Modern (pg. 29);
3pm – 4.30pm: Trisha Brown Film Programme at Tate Modern’s Starr Auditorium (pg. 33);
7.45pm – 9.30pm: Repertory Evening with Trisha Brown Dance Company at Southbank Centre (pg 27);
9.30pm: Trisha Brown’s Floor of the Forest at Southbank Centre (pg. 31). Note: end timings are approximate 57
photo: bodies in urban spaces (Dance Umbrella 2009) by Hugo Glendinning
photo: bodies in urban spaces (Dance Umbrella 2009) by Hugo Glendinning
VENUES / BOOKING INFORMATION Dance Umbrella Ticket Line A one-stop shop where you can book your Dance Umbrella tickets for all venues at the same time… by phone: 0844 412 4312 online: www.danceumbrella.co.uk in person: at Sadler’s Wells, Mon to Sat 10am – 8pm Please note: • Tickets will not be available via the Dance Umbrella Ticket Line on the day of performance. • There will be a £2.20 transaction fee when you book by telephone (50p for Brief Encounters), £1.50 when you book online (regardless of how many tickets you book) and no fee when you book in person at Sadler's Wells. • Tickets will also be available from most venues as usual. • While some venues charge booking or transaction fees, The Place, Riverside Studios, Greenwich Dance and Royal Opera House do not add such charges to direct bookers. • Refunds or exchanges are not available through the Dance Umbrella Ticket Line.
DANCE UMBRELLA 2010 VENUES BARBICAN THEATRE Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS Box Office: 0844 243 0757 www.barbican.org.uk/bite GREENWICH DANCE The Borough Hall, Royal Hill SE10 8RE Box Office: 020 8293 9741 www.greenwichdance.org.uk LABAN THEATRE Creekside SE8 3DZ Box Office: 020 8469 9500 www.laban.org LINBURY STUDIO THEATRE / ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / COVENT GARDEN Bow Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DD Box Office: 020 7304 4000 www.roh.org.uk
THE PLACE: ROBIN HOWARD DANCE THEATRE 17 Duke's Road WC1H 9PY Box Office: 020 7121 1100 www.theplace.org.uk
RIVERSIDE STUDIOS Crisp Road W6 9RL Box Office: 020 8237 1111 www.riversidestudios.co.uk LILIAN BAYLIS STUDIO, SADLER'S WELLS Rosebery Avenue EC1R 4TN Box Office: 0844 412 4300 www.sadlerswells.com SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road SE1 8XX Box Office: 0844 847 9918 www.southbankcentre.co.uk TATE MODERN Bankside SE1 9TG Box Office: 020 7887 8888 www.tate.org.uk/modern 59
photo: bodies in urban spaces (Dance Umbrella 2009) by Emma Swan
SUPPORT US For over 30 years Dance Umbrella has helped to define the cultural landscape of London, creating the first international festival of new dance, cultivating great artists and building audiences. Dance Umbrella is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on donations to enable important work to be presented that which otherwise would not be seen in the UK. For more information about our work and how you can help, please visit the Support Us section at www.danceumbrella.co.uk or contact Fern Potter on 020 8741 4040. Dance Umbrella Patrons Simon Callow CBE Antony Gormley OBE Arlene Phillips OBE Zenaida Yanowsky Performances in Dance Umbrella 2010 are supported by the following trusts, foundations and corporate supporters:
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Ambassador Theatre Group, The CityPoint Club, R.M. Burton Charitable Trust, The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust, Talk PR. Professional Development activities in Dance Umbrella 2010 are supported by
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ARTIST / EVENT Stephen Petronio Company Stephen Petronio Company Rui Horta Rui Horta Barak Marshall Faustin Linyekula / Studios Kabako Barak Marshall Brief Encounter: Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe Candoco Dance Company Brief Encounter: Alesandra Seutin & Vicki Igbokwe Candoco Dance Company Raimund Hoghe Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion Raimund Hoghe Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion Trisha Brown Floor of the Forest Brief Encounter: Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo, Zoë Svendsen Trisha Brown Dance Company Repertory Evening Ben Wright / bgroup Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion Trisha Brown Floor of the Forest Trisha Brown Film Programme A Feeling for Practice (talk) Brief Encounter: Ben Duke, Will Duke, Dario Palermo, Zoë Svendsen Trisha Brown Dance Company Repertory Evening Ben Wright / bgroup Trisha Brown Dance Company Early Works Trisha Brown Dance Company Early Works Trisha Brown Floor of the Forest Trisha Brown Film Programme Trisha Brown Dance Company Repertory Evening Trisha Brown Dance Company Early Works Trisha Brown Dance Company Early Works Brief Encounter: Freddie Opoku-Addaie Cie. Nacera Belaza Spectacular Simplicity (talk) Brief Encounter: Freddie Opoku-Addaie Cie. Nacera Belaza Cristina Caprioli Cristina Caprioli Ros Warby Rosemary Lee’s Common Dance (film) Ros Warby Jonathan Burrows & Chrysa Parkinson Merce Cunningham Dance Company Jonathan Burrows & Chrysa Parkinson Charles Linehan Company Merce Cunningham Dance Company Charles Linehan Company Merce Cunningham Dance Company Daniel Léveillé Danse Charles Linehan Company Merce Cunningham Dance Company Daniel Léveillé Danse Merce Cunningham Dance Company
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VENUE Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Laban Theatre Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells Laban Theatre Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells Southbank Centre Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells Southbank Centre Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Purcell Room Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Tate Modern Tate Modern Southbank Centre Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Tate Modern Tate Modern The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre The Place: Founder’s Studio The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Riverside Studios Riverside Studios Royal Opera House Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall Royal Opera House The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Greenwich Dance at The Borough Hall Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre