Dance in Leeds & Yorkshire - autumn 2012 by Yorkshire Dance

DanceLeeds and Yorkshire Autumn 2012

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Yorkshire Dance celebrates its 30th birthday this year. We’d like to thank you – along with thousands of dance artists, audience members, participants in classes, board members, staff and funders – for playing your crucial role in the life of this dance agency for Yorkshire. And welcome to the ninth edition of Dance in Leeds & Yorkshire, presented to you by Yorkshire Dance in partnership with all the participating venues and companies; with a hugely exciting diversity of performances on offer. Enjoy your dance!

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Barnsley The Civic

Bradford Bradford Theatres

Halifax Square Chapel for the Arts

Bingley / Bradford Kala Sangam

Otley Courthouse

Rotherham Civic Theatre

Halifax Victoria Theatre Halifax

Sheffield Theatres

Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre

Wakefield Theatre Royal Wakefield

Hull Hull Dance / Hull Truck Theatre

York Grand Opera House York

York Theatre Royal

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Northern Ballet Ondine

Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling

De-Napoli Clarke & Jiannis Pachos Break-in Point

Shobana Jeyasingh Classic Cut

HeadSpace Three & Four Quarters

Yorkshire Dance Friday Firsts #12

State of Flux Forgetting Natasha

Riccardo Meneghini Hero

Yorkshire Dance Friday Firsts #11

James Wilton Dance Cave / Falling Unknown / in cycles

Ballet Black Mixed Programme

Marc Brew Company Triple Bill

Open Heart Productions God’s Garden

NSCD & The Royal Northern College of Music Philip Cashian’s String Quartet No.1

Nic Sandiland Gravity Shift installation

Scottish Dance Theatre Dog / Luxuria

CieLaroque Habibi Problem

The Demon Barbers The Lock In

Scottish Dance Theatre What On Earth!?

Keneish Dance Vigour

Paco Peña Quimeras

Lost Dog It Needs Horses / Home for Broken Turns

Northern Ballet The Nutcracker

Stumble DanceCircus Box of Frogs

Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity

The Civic Barnsley Hanson Street Barnsley, S70 2HZ 01226 327 000 barnsleycivic.co.uk

photo © Chris Nash

State of Flux Forgetting Natasha Thu 4 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets £13, concessions: £11

Will Natasha be the same person without her memories? If she can’t remember, how can she exist? Delving into the touching, poetic story of one woman losing her memory to the onset of early dementia, this is an immersive, multilayered performance told through dance, poetry and the latest digital and live animation techniques. “Impressive... multi-media comes of age.” What’s On Stage www.stateofflux.info

photo © Daniel Pincus/Oliver Page

Decadance Wed 26 Sep, 7.30pm Tickets £14, concessions: £12 An outstanding triple-bill from all-female dance sensation Decadance – fresh from New York. Redefining the image of women in hip-hop and establishing themselves as a key ambassador of authentic New York City hip-hop culture, Decadance present a knock-out triplebill fusing old school styles with cuttingedge 3D video technology. “pioneering... a fearless coalition of b-girls” The New Yorker “a performance that is intensely emotional and casually streetwise.” New York Times decadancetheatre.wordpress.com

Tell Tale Hearts Yummm! Sun 30 Sep - Mon 1 Oct Adults £7, concessions £6, children £5 A dance performance to bring adults and children together... around the table! Exploring young children’s relationship to food and eating rituals – celebrating all that is messy at meal times – Yummm! involves dance, live music and puppetry. It’s a show where tables can dance and the audience have a chance to contribute to the dinner time rituals! Yummm! is a collaboration with dance artist and choreographer, Pauline Mayers. “A unique form of interactive theatre for the very young...” The Guardian

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

photo © Brian Slater

Video: http://vimeo.com/34636796

Company Chameleon Gameshow

Rosie Kay Dance Company There Is Hope

Wed 24 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets £11, concessions £9

Fri 16 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £13, concessions £11

Company Chameleon invite you to watch and pass judgement, as contestants test their luck against the big man J.O.Z. the personification of excess itself.

A timely, exciting work, There is Hope explores modern morality, physicality and the presence of spirituality in our lives.

A show packed full of physical movement, fearless dancing and athletics, with prizes, power, money, fame, celebrity and a cult following up for grabs – or at the very least a new pair of trainers. Company Chameleon ask what needs to be sacrificed in order to win big.

As an international cast of incredible performers and musicians journeys through a universe of heavens, hells and purgatories, expect humour, black comedy, athletic performances and, in true Rosie Kay Dance Company style, some unexpected and extraordinary moments of dance and theatre. Recommended for ages 14+

“Fearless dancers and acute observers of human behaviour” The Guardian

“Kay is a sparky talent.” The Guardian

www.companychameleon.com

http://rosiekay.co.uk/

Rannel 2Deep Fri 23 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £12, concessions £10 Hilarious hip-hop comedy theatre full of music, physical set pieces and jaw dropping skills with a futuristic twist... Two men... one room... who are they? How did they get there? How will they escape? Rannel theatre company are a physical comedy duo known for hilarious, energetic and unexpected sketches. 5

Box Office: 01274 432000 bradford-theatres.co.uk (booking fees apply)

Northern Ballet Beauty & The Beast Alhambra Theatre, Wed 24 - Sat 27 Oct 7.30pm (matinées Wed & Thu 2.00pm, Sat 2.30pm) See the Company sparkle in a kaleidoscope of colour, haute couture costumes and breathtaking dancing. Audio Described performance: Sat 27 Oct 2.30pm. Touch Tour and Workshop: Sat 27 Oct 10.30am. Free post show Q&A:Wed 24 Oct.Tickets £12 - £30 http://youtu.be/HLthkAt3hiw photo © Chris Nash

Batsheva Ensemble Deca Dance Alhambra Theatre,Tue 6 & Wed 7 Nov, 7.30pm The younger wing of Israel’s outstanding, world class contemporary dance group Batsheva Dance Company with their first visit to the UK. They will be performing Deca Dance which brings together memorable and favourite segments of Naharin’s creations from the last 20 years. It is set to a sensational compilation of music ranging from The Beach Boys to Vivaldi and on to Dean Martin and Goldfrapp! Free post show Q&A on Tue 6 Nov. Tickets £12.50 - £22.50

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ZooNation Some Like It Hip Hop Alhambra Theatre, Fri 9 & Sat 10 Nov 7.30pm (matinée Sat 2.30pm) Embarking on its first UK tour, the show has already been nominated for multiple awards and is fast becoming a modern classic. With a nod to Billy Wilder’s film and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution; played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop dance, comedy and physical theatre.

http://youtu.be/dcRtG8NL41Q

Post Show Q&A Friday 9 November, free to ticket holders. Workshops available.Tickets £16.50 - £27.50

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

Tango Pasion 20th Anniversary Tour St George’s Hall, Sat 24 Nov, 7.30pm The soul of Argentina meets the magic of Broadway in the quest for the perfect tango! The company of twenty artists, dancers and musicians is made up of the best tango orchestra in the world, and many of the world’s greatest tango dancers. Tickets £26

Moscow City Ballet The Nutcracker St George’s Hall Mon 26 & Tue 27 Nov, 7.30pm (matinée Tue 2.00pm) Artistic Director Smirnov-Govolanov’s version of The Nutcracker has an innovative freshness and the orchestra, choreography, interpretation, beauty and outstanding virtuoso performances win repeatedly rave reviews. Accompanied by the Moscow Ballet Orchestra. Tickets £15 - £30

Square Chapel Centre for the Arts 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Box Office 01422 349422 Book online www.squarechapel.co.uk

SMITH dancetheatre Agnes & Walter: a little love story Wed 14 Nov, 8.00pm “What a joy and a rarity... gives a true sense of love’s journey through the years, a charming work.” Broadway Baby A funny and delightful flight of fancy. Inspired by James Thurber’s classic ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’, this is a love story about secret desires, long-term commitment, daydreaming... and a garden shed. Physical theatre, dance, live music and clowning are all beautifully combined by a cast aged 26-78, whose credits include DV8, Kneehigh, Punchdrunk and Roy Hart Theatre. Tickets £11 & £9 in advance, £12 & £10 on the day.

Video: http://youtu.be/pTgwV93ybBs

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

Russian State Ballet & Opera House The world famous Russian State Ballet and Opera House dates back to 1958.

Fountain Street, Halifax HX1 1BP Box Office 01422 351158 www.victoriatheatre.co.uk

Video: http://youtu.be/k5XDhYwCHFQ

The premiere of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty transform the classical ballet into a fairytale. Full of mystery and romance, and featuring timeless scores from composer Tchaikovsky, both ballets are performed to a live orchestra.

Video: http://youtu.be/raUrmFmsc4o

Swan Lake

Sleeping Beauty

Thu 8 Nov, 7.30pm

Fri 9 Nov, 7.30pm

Considered by many to be one of the greatest classical ballets of all time, Swan Lake tells the compelling story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil curse.

The timeless classic, performed to Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score and the original choreography of Marius Petipa, includes the most magical fairytale characters.

With stunning choreography, this romantic yet tragic ballet allows the very best dancers to show just how impressive they can be.

This spectacular ballet tells the story of Princess Aurora, cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse. Only a true love kiss from a Prince can break the spell and awake the sleeping princess.

Tickets £29.50, over 60s £25.50, under 16s £13.00 Book for both Swan Lake & Sleeping Beauty and receive a £5 discount (£2.50 per show). This offer is not available online and does not apply to the Under 16s ticket price. 9

Box Office 01484 430528 Book securely online www.thelbt.org

David Hughes Dance The Chinaski Sessions Wed 17 Oct, 7.30pm £14, £12, £10 / Concessions £2 off Only Yorkshire Date

Video: http://vimeo.com/46314971

Trapped in a rock band’s home studio, The Chinaski Sessions collides rock music with four of Scotland’s best dancers, amongst copious amounts of drink and bravaderie.Vicious drumming, cutting wit and cunning moves, form a microcosm of manhood stretching from testosterone driven scandal to sublime creative insight. Kylie Walters, ‘the hot head of dance’, collaborates with David Hughes (Rambert Dance Company, Adventures In Motion Pictures) and six testosterone-crazed male dancers to create a raucous night of dance. “A lesson in the best of contemporary dance” The Stage For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

photo © Hugo Glendinning

Video: http://youtu.be/-9QonVoBs8Q

Phoenix Dance Theatre Crossing Points Video: http://youtu.be/Q5BTH03jh30

Vincent Dance Theatre Motherland Tue 13 Nov, 7.30pm £14, £12, £10 / Concessions £2 off Post show discussion Only Yorkshire Date Inching its way through airbrushed beauty, boob jobs and Botox, victimblaming, slut-shaming and misled motherhood, Motherland is a funny, moving show about what it means to be a woman. Spurred on by the Spice Girls, Germaine Greer and Caitlin Moran,VDT goes into battle with the big boys, arguing against a narrow, over-sexualised definition of femininity. A multi-talented ensemble of 11, men, woman and children aged from 10-78, cut across movement, live music, spoken word and song. “Brave, intelligent entertainment” The Times

Tue 4 Dec, 7.30pm £14, £12, £10 / Concessions £2 off Post show discussion Featuring four contrasting dance works, this is the last chance anywhere to see the publicly acclaimed Crossing Points. Catch by Ana Luján Sánchez, inspired by Magritte’s iconic painting The Son of Man creating an abstract, surreal world with intricate, dynamic and thought provoking choreography. Soundclash by Kwesi Johnson (Kompany Malakhi): a fusion of contemporary, hip-hop, physical theatre, break dancing and parkour that creates a unique physical theatre piece. Signal by Henri Oguike: unflinching and thrilling, this piece is danced to the stirring and imposing rhythms of Japanese Taiko drums. Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe by Aletta Collins: another chance to see this sassy and hilarious classic. “Everyone should see this company” Dance Europe 11

photo © Chris Nash

Phoenix Dance Theatre Crossing Points

Retina Dance Company Layers of Skin

Tue 2 & Wed 3 Oct, 7.45pm

Mon 22 Oct, 7.45pm

Inspired by Magritte’s iconic painting The Son of Man, Ana Luján Sánchez’s Catch immerses the audience in a surreal world of dynamic, thought provoking choreography.

A dynamic, constantly changing production that will take its audience on a unique journey, stripping away the layers to discover what really makes us tick.

SoundClash by Kwesi Johnson sees the dancers mimic the complex and beautiful patterns created by sound waves when made visible. Crossing Points also features Henri Oguike’s unflinching, thrilling Signal and Aletta Collins’ sassy, hilarious modern classic Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe. Video: http://youtu.be/jLN1cWZ4JoE

Retina Dance is known for its powerful and expressive movement style. In this unique event six Retina company dancers will be joined by professional and community dancers from the local area to present a multilayered performance event with bold choreography by Belgian choreographer Filip Van Huffel. Video: http://youtu.be/cOE5_beCpFI

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

balletLORENT Rapunzel Fri 23 - Sat 24 Nov, 7.00pm Saturday matinée 2.00pm A new version of the classic fairytale by balletLORENT, written by Carol Ann Duffy and co-produced with Northern Stage. A classic fairlytale retold, Rapunzel is as much for adults as it is for children.

A Sadler’s Wells and New Writing North Commission, in association with Durham Book Festival. Choreographed and directed by Liv Lorent Adapted by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Composer Murray Gold (Doctor Who) Costume Designer Michele Clapton (Game of Thrones, Sense & Sensibility) Narration specially recorded by Lesley Sharp (Clocking Off, Bob & Rose)

A husband and wife. A cottage at the edge of a wood. The wife, expecting a longedfor baby, craves a plant that can only be found in the garden of a wicked witch. Fearing his wife will die he steals some and is caught red-handed. The Husband is forced to make a terrible decision. He promises to give the witch their as yet unborn baby. Their baby girl. Rapunzel. Full of enchantment and emotion, this must-see dance production brings together a collection of world-class collaborators. BalletLORENT return after last year’s sell-out production Underneath the Floorboards.

50 Ferensway Hull HU2 8LB Box Office 01482 323638

“It is rare for a contemporary dance company to aim for tenderness, wonder and warmth; but you sense them in the work of Liv Lorent and that makes her a natural to create a piece for children” The Guardian

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“As the dancer loses himself in the dance, as he becomes absorbed in the unified community, he reaches a state of elation” Radcliffe Brown Social Anthropologist

Kala Sangam Academy Kala Utsav Autumn 2012 Sat 13 Oct, 6pm – 9pm (doors 5.30pm) Bingley Arts Centre Main Street, Bingley, BD16 2LZ Box Office 01274 567983 £6.50 adults / FREE to under 16s Kala Sangam presents Kala Utsav (“Art Celebration” in Sanskrit). Kala Utsav is a bi-annual performing arts showcase by students, teachers and artists from the Kala Sangam Academy in Bradford. This lively evening will include a variety of performances showcasing the breadth of work supported and developed by the academy, including dance, music, drama and spoken word. Kala Sangam Academy provides artist development, performance and educational opportunities, including weekly classes in classical Indian Bharatanatyam dance, Tamil language, and Tabla percussion.

www.kalasangam.org

Mystery Skin Group Hug Sat 27 Oct, 7.00pm (doors 6.30pm) Kala Sangam Arts Centre, Bradford Box Office grouphug.eventbrite.co.uk or 01274 303340 Tickets £4.00 - £10.00 Group Hug is a promenade performance and interactive experience, with five exceptional contemporary dance artists. A set of dances and togetherness actions for performers and audience, it is both a celebration and dismantling of the communal. “I felt very connected to it as soon as it began, I just wanted to bound around jumping, screaming, dancing and skipping!” Using dance and action the performers navigate through a carefully crafted maze of frenzies, climaxes, disputes, comedowns and cathartic experiences. Mystery Skin is a new dance group led by dance artist Roberta Jean. The group’s aims are to explore unknown territories in physicality whilst endeavoring to make live performance and film that resonates with audiences across cultures. The show lasts approximately 60 minutes.

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Appalachian Roots Sat 24 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £10/£8 in advance £11/£9 on the door A dynamic mix of traditional dance and song from the southern Appalachians Appalachian Roots is a duo show by Ira Bernstein with virtuoso old-time musician and singer Riley Baugus of Walkertown, NC. Performances are a dynamic mix of traditional dance, song, and instrumental music from the southern Appalachian region of the US, with a few international twists thrown in.

Video: http://youtu.be/zJLoBhSGsck

Otley Courthouse Courthouse Street Otley LS21 3AN www.otleycourthouse.org.uk 01943 467466

Concerts include: percussive flatfooting and buckdancing, rhythm tap dancing, French-Canadian step dancing, English clogging, South African boot dancing, hambone, fiddle tunes, and fiddle sticks by Ira; southern Appalachian songs and ballads, old-time banjo and fiddle tunes, and mountain preaching by Riley; and a good dose of fiddle and banjo, and double fiddle duets by the duo. Appalachian Roots is an old-time music and dance variety show chock full of humor and skill. 15

Vienna Festival Ballet Coppelia Tue 6 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £19.50, concessions £16.50 Set in the traditional style, this well-loved ballet is superbly performed by the Vienna Festival Ballet dancers to the beautiful music of Delibes. The charming story revolves around an eccentric toy maker, Dr. Coppelius, who makes a wonderful lifelike mechanical doll named Coppelia. Experience one of the most magical and comical ballet’s, full of humour, triumph and love, culminating with the wedding Pas de Deux by the young couple.

Rotherham Civic Theatre Catherine Street Rotherham S65 1EB 01709 823621 / 823640 www.rotherham.gov.uk/theatres

Join us for a bright and light-hearted story packed with colourful costumes and lively characters - an enjoyable evening for the whole family. “An excellent company of talented young dancers. Their energy and enthusiasm are breathtaking.” Ents24.com

For up to date listings of dance in Yorkshire visit www.yorkshiredance.com/whatson

photo © Jason Tozer

Northern Ballet Madame Butterfly Tue 18 – Sat 22 Sep Tickets £12.00 - £34.00 Concessions available Innocence, love and betrayal unfold in the picturesque gardens of a Japanese Villa. Butterfly is fragile, unworldly and prepared to sacrifice everything for the love of the handsome American, Lieutenant Pinkerton. He deserts her and their child, only to return years later with his new wife.

Video: http://youtu.be/-dRDt1Vnkx4

Lyceum Theatre Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 1DA 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Abandoned and betrayed, Butterfly is left with only one honourable course of action. East meets West as Northern Ballet blend classical ballet with Japanesestyle dancing, alongside Puccini’s beautiful score played live by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia. “A triumph of artistry worth a visit by anyone” Sunday Express

Box Office 01924 211 311 www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk

Wed 31 Oct, 7.30pm

Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Komi Sleeping Beauty Music: Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa The world famous Russian State Ballet and Opera Theatre of Komi dates back to 1958. After its foundation the theatre rapidly developed its broad repertoire which now includes world famous masterpieces in the field of opera and ballet.

Video: http://youtu.be/raUrmFmsc4o

The Premiere of Sleeping Beauty transforms the classical ballet into a fairy-tale. Featuring a timeless score from incredible composer Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty is a certified classic, replete with evocative music and beautiful dance. The ballet has captured the imagination of many generations over the years and continues to attract audiences worldwide, full of mystery and romance.

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Video: http://youtu.be/hMhtt_Nf9u8

Tue 6 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Essence of Ireland

Described by the Irish World as ‘Entirely unique’ and ‘Highly Recommended’, the critically acclaimed Essence of Ireland combines breathtaking dance routines with the very best of Irish music and a touch of Irish craic, all cleverly woven into a heartwarming tale. Essence of Ireland follows Sean Dempsey and Coro McGowen, who meet in Ireland in the 1940s, but are forced apart when Sean moves to New York to

find work. This moving story depicts the letters sent between the two during their time apart. Performed by a cast of some of the country’s finest dancers, singers and musicians.You’ll hear songs such as Galway Girl, Carrickfergus,You Raise Me Up and Song for Ireland, to name a few. With a live band, hugely talented dancers and plenty of dazzling costumes, Essence of Ireland captures the true spirit of the Emerald Isle. Come for the craic and don’t miss this sensational show.

Fri 9 Nov, 7.30pm

A Night of Dirty Dancing The brand-new spectacular concert featuring all the hits from everyone’s favourite dance movie Dirty Dancing. Featuring an all-star cast including West End performers. Celebrated film Dirty Dancing boasted the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. All the hits are superbly performed in this theatrical evening including: She’s Like the Wind, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Hey Baby,Wipeout, Do You Love Me, Be My Baby, Hungry Eyes and, of course, the Oscar-winning (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life. Take a trip back to the summer of ’63, relive Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s sizzling performance in the ultimate coming of age romance. 19

Box Office 0844 871 3024 www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk Cumberland Street,York YO1 9SW

Vienna Festival Ballet The Nutcracker Wed 28 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £13.50 - £28.50 Audiences have the opportunity to catch one of Tchaikovsky’s world famous classical ballets The Nutcracker when the highly acclaimed Vienna Festival Ballet Company returns to town.

One of the most successful shows ever to come out of Ireland, seen by more than twenty five million people in fifteen countries around the world.

The enchanting tale of The Nutcracker is one of the best-loved ballets and centres around Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier. Their adventures see the Prince and Clara combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy for a wonderful trip to a Kingdom made entirely of sweets.

Irish in origin and bursting with raw energy, this explosive and powerful show combines heart-pounding Irish Dance with the sensual Latino rhythms of Flamenco and Red Hot Salsa in a thrilling production of strength and passion.

This production of the heart-warming, traditional tale offers all the essential ingredients of ballet, glamorous costumes, beautiful sets and energetic performances by the dancers, all bringing the magic of ballet to life.

Spirit of the Dance Tue 13 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets £20.50 - £25.50

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Phoenix Dance Theatre Crossing Points Tue 20 & Wed 21 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 01904 623568 Book securely online www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk Tickets £10 - £18 Works by Aletta Collins Kwesi Johnson Henri Oguike & Ana Luján Sánchez.

Video: http://youtu.be/W4LylfdyB9A

Following the success of Reflected earlier this year, Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to York with Crossing Points, the company’s latest publically acclaimed mixed programme. The bill features four contrasting dance works. Inspired by Magritte’s iconic painting The Son of Man, Ana Luján Sánchez’s Catch immerses the audience in a surreal world filled with dynamic and thought provoking choreography whilst SoundClash by Kwesi Johnson sees the dancers mimic the complex and beautiful patterns created by sound waves when made visible. Crossing Points also features Henri Oguike’s unflinching, thrilling Signal, and another chance to see Aletta Collins’ sassy, hilarious modern Phoenix classic Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe. “Everyone should see this company” Dance Europe www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk 21

Northern Ballet

Ondine - UK Première ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 8 - Sat 15 Sep

Martha Leebolt photo © Jason Tozer

BALLET Northern Ballet Ondine - UK Première West Yorkshire Playhouse Sat 8 - Sat 15 Sep, 7.30pm Matinées Thu 13 & Sat 15 Sep, 2.00pm Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £20 - £30 (discounts available) Ondine is a heart-rending tale of doomed romance between a beautiful water nymph and a handsome nobleman. As a child, water sprite Ondine is rescued from the shore and raised as a daughter by the fisherman who saved her. Regardless of her mortal upbringing she maintains the mysterious allure and eternal youthfulness of her species. Years later when nobleman Brand stumbles upon Ondine he is mesmerised by her, and she by him. Despite his betrothal to the mortal Beatrice his attraction to Ondine is too strong to resist. When forced to choose between them he marries the breathtakingly ethereal nymph and swears his eternal loyalty to her. Through their union Ondine develops a soul and is transformed from sprite to woman, opening her heart to the joy and pain of human emotion. Nevertheless, in time Brand grows fearful of the alien and otherworldly creature he has married and finds himself again drawn to Beatrice. However, he knows that should he break the bond between mortal and water sprite, nature decrees that a watery grave will seek him out. Northern Ballet’s only performances of this beautifully tragic adult fairytale about love and broken promises feature the original music by Hans Werner Henze.

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De-Napoli Clarke, Jiannis K Pachos & Carol Marie Webster

Break-in Point ___________________________________ stage@leeds Tue 18 Sep

photo ÂŠ Mojtaba Moharrer

Video: http://youtu.be/wqBWcHUjLeU

CONTEMPORARY

De-Napoli Clarke, Jiannis K Pachos & Carol Marie Webster Break-in Point stage@leeds, University of Leeds Tue 18 Sep, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets ÂŁ5.00 Breaking point is the critical point at which physical, mental, or emotional strength gives way under stress causing structural degeneration. The performance is a journey that explores the breakthrough to what lies beyond. De-Napoli Clarke, Jiannis K Pachos and Carol Marie Webster join forces to explore the convergence of arts and science through the human catoptron.

HeadSpace

Three & Four Quarters ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Wed 19 Sep

photos © Urban Jörén

CONTEMPORARY HeadSpace Three & Four Quarters Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Wed 19 Sep, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 HeadSpace is a new company formed by acclaimed British dancers Charlotte Broom and Christopher Akrill (both formerly of Northern Ballet). Their debut work Three & Four Quarters comes to Leeds just a week after its World Première at the Linbury Studio Theatre in the Royal Opera House, London. Co-produced with ROH2, three of the pieces have been commissioned specially for this programme, with choreography by Javier De Frutos, Luca Silvestrini and Didy Veldman (Northern Ballet’s Carmen). For the fourth piece Mats Ek will rework his 1991 duet Light Beings. DEP Arts in partnership with Northern Ballet.

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State of Flux

Forgetting Natasha ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 27 Sep

photos ÂŠ Chris Nash

Video: http://vimeo.com/14125953

CONTEMPORARY

State of Flux Forgetting Natasha Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 27 Sep, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 Natasha is forgetting who she is. When she first discovered she was losing her memory, Natasha wrote down the story of her life... the problem is she can’t remember where she put it. Using dance, poetry and digital media by an internationally acclaimed team of artists, Forgetting Natasha delves into the touching and poetic story of one woman’s experience of dementia. The performance was selected as The Times’ Critics Choice at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011 and featured on BBC2’s The Culture Show. “Forgetting Natasha will make you laugh, cry and show again how beautiful theatre can be. Elegant and powerful.” Whatsonstage.com DEP Arts in partnership with Northern Ballet

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Yorkshire Dance presents

Friday Firsts #11: Bish Bash Bosh ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 5 Oct

#Visitors photo ÂŠ Jordan Massarella Dance

CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #11: Bish Bash Bosh Yorkshire Dance Fri 5 Oct, 6.00pm - late Box Office 0113 243 8765 Admission Free As part of Light Night Leeds, Bish Bash Bosh sees every corner of Yorkshire Dance taken over by artists with the desire to entertain, experiment & engage. A blend of wonderful and wacky dance, theatre, music & film with a bar and plenty of atmosphere. Come expecting the unexpected because anything goes... and join us for any or all of these blocks of performances: BISH: 6.15pm - 7.00pm A mix of top-quality dance by community companies & emerging artists featuring favourites including RJC Dance, Keira Dance and an invitation to join Helen McCarron’s birthday party! 7.00pm, repeated at 8.00pm Installation: Who Killed May McQuade? by The Undertakers BASH: 7.30pm - 8.25pm Experimental, never-been-seen dance including Daniel Wilson’s Even the Insects Sleep, Justyna Kalbarczyk’s Aria Diva, Magdalena Isaksson’s beige and Ellen Turner’s Car-door Moment BOSH: 8.45pm - 10.15pm A curated, lightly-burlesque-scented dance cabaret featuring the return of Jordan Massarella Dance’s #Visitors, Rita Marcalo’s Clothe / Unclothe and, fresh from their Edinburgh Fringe success, 70/30 Split with Content part 1.

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Marc Brew Company

Triple Bill ____________________________________ stage@leeds Sat 6 Oct

Marc Brew company with Dame Evelyn Glennie photo ÂŠ Irven Lewis

Video: http://youtu.be/G2KpqTB8Akg

CONTEMPORARY

Marc Brew Company Triple Bill stage@leeds, University of Leeds Sat 6 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets £10.50, concessions £8.50 Marc Brew is renowned for creating tender, precise dance that captures the beauty of shared moments. He works with some of the most exciting dancers and artists around, and this tour showcases three of the company’s key works: In Fusional Fragments five exceptional dancers portray a fusion of life fragments using elements of contemporary dance and classical ballet. Fusional Fragments also features an electrifying score from composer Philip Sheppard and world-famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. Nocturne pulls back the sheets on exhausted embraces and near misses in the night. Inspired by JM Whistler’s Nocturne, a quartet of dancers lure you into the unseen dreams of cities at dusk. Remember When, Marc’s signature solo, draws upon feelings of exposure to peel back layers and open a conversation of remembrance. Taken together these three pieces form a series of physical conversations and encounters that reflect what it is to be human. Fusional Fragments has been commissioned by the Unlimited programme, part of the London 2012 Festival and Cultural Olympiad.

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Open Heart Productions

God’s Garden ___________________________________

The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 6 Oct

photo © Philip Conrad

Video: http://vimeo.com/9997423

CONTEMPORARY

Open Heart Productions God’s Garden The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 6 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 Choreography by Arthur Pita This full-length work, based on the parable of The Prodigal Son, brings to life the intensity and drama of rustic village life through dance theatre, live fado music, design by Jean-Marc Puissant and a cast whose ages range from 26 to 82! Set high on a hill looking over the sea lies the magnificent village of Porto Moniz, Madeira. The golden boy of the Costa family flees on his wedding day, jilting his faithful bride in order to sow his wild oats. However, when the prodigal son returns, there is much for his family to celebrate... and though the jilted bride’s tears water a hungry garden, a wronged woman must take her revenge! Pita is a multi-award winning choreographer whose accolades include the South Bank Award for Dance in 2012, the National Dance Award for Modern Repertory (Snow White in Black), the TMA Award for Achievement in Dance (Mischief) and an Olivier Nomination for Best New Dance Production (The Metamorphosis). “A substantial and serious piece, which confirms Pita as a man to watch” The Daily Telegraph Anyone watching God’s Garden is also invited to view the Gravity Shift video installation. See p36 for further details.

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Nic Sandiland Dance & Digital Works

Gravity Shift installation ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 6 - Sat 13 Oct

photo ÂŠ Nic Sandiland

Video: http://vimeo.com/45715893

CONTEMPORARY

Nic Sandiland Dance & Digital Works Gravity Shift installation The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 6 - Sat 13 Oct Open Mon - Sat, 9.30am - 4.30pm and Saturdays from 6.00pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Admission Free Gravity Shift is the newest video installation from digital artist Nic Sandiland; a major new inter-disciplinary project resulting out of collaborative research process with the robotics department at Staffordshire University. The installation presents human movement where the pull of gravity has been dynamically distorted and aims to create a situation which decentres the physical awareness of the viewer. Gravity Shift employs motionbase technology and dance to challenge the notion that the pull of gravity on the human body is absolute and can only act in a fixed downwards direction. The installation will be set up in the Lighting Studio at NSCD. Please report to reception on arrival and you will be directed to the studio.

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The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition Ltd

The Lock In ___________________________________ The Carriageworks Fri 12 Oct

Video: http://youtu.be/Y-vAMDEGvdY

FOLK / HIP HOP

The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition Ltd The Lock In The Carriageworks Fri 12 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Tickets £16.50, concessions £14.50 The UK’s No.1 Folk & Hip-Hop Dance Extravaganza! Some of the UK’s oldest forms of dance are brought bang up to date as they collide with some of the youngest in an exciting new dance show touring the UK throughout 2012 The Lock In promises to do for English folk dance what Riverdance did for Irish and Diversity did for street dance, bringing lesser known forms into the mainstream. Fast-paced and innovative, the show brings together some of the UK’s top clog, sword and Morris dancers with their counterparts from the worlds of B-boying, popping & krump. “Virtually guaranteed to raise weary spirits and send an audience home smiling” The Times

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Keneish Dance

Vigour ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 13 Oct

AFRICAN / CONTEMPORARY Keneish Dance Vigour Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets ÂŁ11.00, concessions ÂŁ9.00 Vigour is an entertaining and captivating triple bill of African and Contemporary Dance. Performed by a fierce cast of female dancers, Keneish Dance uses physicality and form to question the ways in which we communicate with one another. Video: http://youtu.be/kMcwvq-ehZQ

Vigour explores personal, cultural and social experiences, helping us make sense of the world that we live in. Choreographed by Keisha Grant, the programme includes a special collaborative work with sculptural artist Heidi Luker.

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Lost Dog

It Needs Horses / Home for Broken Turns

___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 13 Oct

photo ÂŠ Benedict Johnson

Video: http://vimeo.com/29334741

CONTEMPORARY

Lost Dog It Needs Horses / Home for Broken Turns The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 Lost Dog’s Place Prize winning duet It Needs Horses comes to the Riley Theatre alongside the company’s newest work Home for Broken Turns. Blackly comic and highly physical dance theatre performed by an international cast of performers from some of Europe’s most reputable dance and physical theatre companies including Hofesh Shechter Company, Fabulous Beast and Gecko. It Needs Horses tells the tale of a down at heel circus duet and their increasingly desperate attempts to entertain the crowd. The glamour has faded, the performers have forgotten their acts, but the show must go on. Home for Broken Turns follows the characters from this disastrous double act as they leave the circus ring for the last time. Inspired by Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, it looks at how fictional characters continue to exist even after the piece that called them into existence has finished. The Home for Broken Turns is where these characters gather, watched over by a fierce matriarch who is both protector and pimp for these lost children of the theatre. Anyone watching It Needs Horses / Home for Broken Turns is also invited to view the Gravity Shift video installation. See p36 for further details.

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Stumble DanceCircus

Box of Frogs ___________________________________ The Carriageworks Sat 13 Oct

Video: http://vimeo.com/42690770

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Stumble DanceCircus Box of Frogs The Carriageworks Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Tickets £11.00, concessions £9.00 Directed by Mish Weaver and devised with highly skilled circus performers, Box of Frogs is an exhilarating blend of visual performance showcasing circus skills including trick-cycling, tumbling, rope work and acrobalance. Inspired by Mish’s experience of bipolar disorder it explores circus as a metaphor for emotional instability and is a poignant, original and funny exploration of passion and disappointment engulfed in a reservoir of film and a myriad of colour. Box of Frogs is part of Love Arts Leeds Festival, www.loveartsleeds.co.uk As part of the festival and to celebrate World Mental Health Day there will be a tea dance before the show starting at 4.30pm, with a performance from Swing Dance Leeds. Box of Frogs has been commissioned by the Unlimited programme, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Box of Frogs is produced by XTRAX and supported by Jacksons Lane.

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Northern Ballet

Ugly Duckling - a ballet for children ___________________________________ Various venues Sat 20 Oct - Fri 2 Nov

BALLET FOR CHILDREN Northern Ballet Ugly Duckling - a ballet for children Yeadon Town Hall, Sat 20 Oct Hunslet Club, Sun 21 Oct The Riley Theatre, Sat 27 Oct Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Mon 29 Oct - Fri 2 Nov Box Office 0113 220 8008 Tickets £5.00, children £4.00 Don’t miss Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling, the Company’s first ballet especially for children. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly to fit in. Follow the duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and turns into a beautiful swan, beginning a happy new life. Retelling the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling is the perfect opportunity to introduce your little ones to the magic of live ballet, music and theatre. The performance will last approximately 45 minutes. Children aged 2 and under can sit on an adult’s lap with a Babe in Arms ticket. These can be purchased for £1 at the Box Office.

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Shobana Jeyasingh

Classic Cut ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 25 Oct

photo ÂŠ Chris Nash

Video: http://vimeo.com/35684641

CONTEMPORARY

Shobana Jeyasingh Classic Cut Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Thu 25 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £10.00, concessions £8.00 An intriguing show from choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh that revisits the past and steps boldly into the new. Classic Cut brings together two pieces, Configurations and Dev Kahan Hai? Configurations is a dance piece celebrated for its exhilarating speed and stunning detail. Created in 1988 with iconic composer Michael Nyman, the score has become his acclaimed String Quartet No. 2 (played live on stage for this performance). Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev? explores desire and anticipation in Indian classical dance and cinema. It features music by young composer Niraj Chag whose credits include the BAFTA-nominated Simon Schama’s Power of Art series for BBC2. “Fierce modern energy... pure pleasure” The Guardian DEP Arts in partnership with Northern Ballet

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Yorkshire Dance presents

Friday Firsts #12: Live Bites ___________________________________ Yorkshire Dance Fri 2 Nov

Mad Dogs Dance Theatre photo ÂŠ Andy Wood

CONTEMPORARY Yorkshire Dance presents Friday Firsts #12: Live Bites Yorkshire Dance Fri 2 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00 The freshest new dance from around the UK. New dance ideas by promising artists: an evening of some of best new work produced by artists working with Dance Base (Edinburgh), Dance City (Newcastle), Merseyside Dance Initiative and Yorkshire Dance. The Mustdashios bring you an excerpt of their current show Chips which delves into the friendship of two young women who live for boys, booze and sequined pants. Alongside Douglas Thorpe’s super-physical new work for Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, this is a chance to see the unique, boundary defying Iona Kewney with Electric Wood, a collaboration with guitarist Joseph Quimby. “I witnessed the intensity of Iona Kewney and could barely speak afterwards - a feral, mesmerising performance - somewhere between dance, improvisation and ritual.” The Guardian

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Riccardo Meneghini

Hero ___________________________________ stage@leeds Tue 6 Nov

photo ÂŠ Andy Wood

Video: http://vimeo.com/27342576

CONTEMPORARY

Riccardo Meneghini Hero stage@leeds, University of Leeds Tue 6 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 343 8730 Book securely online www.stage.leeds.ac.uk Tickets £10.00, concessions £7.50 In Hero the figure of ‘male archetype’ is the starting point for the making of this explosive duet. Masculinity and the complexity of identity is examined reveling an intricate mosaic made of male and female tiles. Spun is an intimate search for identity which develops shoulder to shoulder with the notion of Love and its place in life. It is not a journey of discovery but one of remembrance.

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James Wilton Dance

Cave / Falling Unknown / in cycles ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 9 Nov

photo ÂŠ Jui Wei Hung

Video: http://youtu.be/7XATWMb0L1Q

CONTEMPORARY

James Wilton Dance Cave / Falling Unknown / in cycles The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 Award winning choreographer James Wilton presents a triple bill of high-energy and super-physical contemporary dance, drawing influence from martial arts, break dancing and capoeira. Cave, inspired by the philosophies of Plato and Sartre, explores our perceptions of reality and our desires to uncover truth. The work pushes the performers to their physical extremes both physically, with daring low flying floor work, and mentally, with highly complex, intricate and lightning-quick martial arts-influenced partner work set to a progressive rock soundtrack by Isis and Noxshi. “sophisticated choreography, delivered with integrity and muscular rigor. Risky seat-gripping leaps, hurling bodies and last-minute catches, highvelocity spirals and back-flips are textured with pathos and subtlety.” Josephine Leask Falling Unknown is an intimate duet exploring attraction and sacrifice where the female dancers’ feet never touch the floor. in cycles is a solo created as part of the BBC Performing Arts Fellowship in partnership with Swindon Dance. The lone female dancer rolls, dives and twists around the space accompanied by the music of German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten. James Wilton Workshop for ages 16+ Sat 10 Nov, 11am – 1pm, tickets £10

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Ballet Black

Mixed Programme ___________________________________ Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 10 Nov

photos ÂŠ Bill Cooper

BALLET Ballet Black Mixed Programme Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 220 8008 Book securely online www.theatreleeds.com Tickets £15.00, concessions £13.00 Winners of the 2009 Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Company. Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black, celebrating the talents of black and asian dancers from around the world, has garnered praise from all quarters. The Company will perform a Mixed Programme of premières from the latest in British choreographic talent; Jonathan Goddard (Rambert Dance Company), Jonathan Watkins (The Royal Ballet) and Martin Lawrance (creator of Pendulum for Ballet Black, 2009). They will also debut Storyville, a dark tale of love, corruption and survival set in the nightclubs of 1900’s New Orleans, by renowned choreographer and Scottish Ballet Artistic Director Christopher Hampson. “Ballet Black is a small miracle of a company... Cassa Pancho’s tiny troupe thinks big” The Independent “Ballet Black’s dancers work against the grain.The more you ask of them, the more you get” The Observer

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NSCD & The Royal Northern College of Music

Philip Cashian’s String Quartet No.1 ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Wed 14 Nov

photo © Chris Nash

Video: http://

CONTEMPORARY

NSCD & The Royal Northern College of Music Philip Cashian’s String Quartet No.1 The Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance Wed 14 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 Representing the culmination of a collaborative devising process, final year NSCD students will perform a work that stretches and makes new demands on their skills as dance artists. Working directly with the complexity and unpredictability of Cashian’s String Quartet No. 1, the dancers craft an intricate and variable score of their own in response. Cashian is Head of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music; his music has been commissioned, performed and broadcast worldwide. His score will be performed live by the prize-winning Zelkova String Quartet from The Royal Northern College of Music. Directing the dancers is Jennifer-Lynn Crawford, Lecturer in Technique and Performance Practice at NSCD. Crawford works regularly within the collaborative framework of Charlotte Spencer Projects; her interests lie in somatics, practice-based research and phenomenology.

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Scottish Dance Theatre

DOG / LUXURIA ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 16 Nov

photos ÂŠ Andy Ross

Video: http://youtu.be/Qrnqme4BEqU

CONTEMPORARY

Scottish Dance Theatre DOG / LUXURIA The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Fri 16 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £10.00, concessions £6.00 “Risk-taking, innovative, collaborative and nurturing, SDT’s work is so exciting and, so often, heart-achingly beautiful” The Skinny SDT is delighted to bring to Leeds two signature pieces from Janet Smith’s tenure as Artistic Director. Now Principal at NSCD, Janet led SDT for 14 years, turning it into Scotland’s leading contemporary dance company. Honest and raw, witty and sophisticated, DOG is an exhilarating work by Hofesh Shechter - one of the most talked about choreographers of the moment. Liv Lorent’s award-winning LUXURIA is a majestic work that’s both witty and tender, exploring desire and our search for fulfillment. Visually arresting, cinematic and with haunting music, LUXURIA is a feast for the senses.

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CieLaroque

Habibi Problem ___________________________________ The Carriageworks Fri 16 Nov

photos ÂŠ Peter Huber

Video: http://youtu.be/d0ag6sBDd_0

CONTEMPORARY

CieLaroque Habibi Problem The Carriageworks Fri 16 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Tickets £11.00, concessions £9.00 Emerge Wristband offer £6.00 Habibi Problem deals with the topic of homosexuality in Islamic countries, especially in Iran, and furthermore with the death penalty. In Habibi Problem the two dancers act between stage and video. Dance and performance interfere with the seemingly perfected combination of literature and visual arts in Habibi Problem. Dance’s inherent potential to show the precise parallelism of actions is used, to underline the contrary, sequential character of comics. The piece does not confine itself to a stylistic-theoretical disquisition, but transposes socio-political criticism, which is often carried within comics, into performance material.

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Scottish Dance Theatre

What On Earth!? ___________________________________ The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 17 Nov

photo ÂŠ Andy Ross

Video: http://vimeo.com/40581033

FOR CHILDREN

Scottish Dance Theatre What On Earth!? The Riley Theatre at Northern School of Contemporary Dance Sat 17 Nov, 2.00pm Box Office 0113 219 3018 Tickets £6.50, concessions £4.50 Families (up to two adults plus three children) £20.00 Pre-performance pyjama party from 1pm Recommended for ages 5+ and their families. Combining dance theatre and animation, What on Earth!? takes you on a curious night time journey full of surprise encounters with strange flora and fauna. This dynamic and playful adventure, with generous helpings of music, dance and animated worlds, creates a brilliant experience for all the family. We invite you into a world of dreams about planet earth, where friendships are made and battles are won and lost. Choreographed by Sally Owen and Janet Smith. “Quickly (had) the young audience in fits of laughter... the multicultural soundtrack alone is a pure joy” The Scotsman

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Paco Peña

Quimeras ___________________________________ Leeds Town Hall Mon 19 Nov

FLAMENCO

Video: http://youtu.be/LRdETo4aOAQ

Paco Peña Quimeras Leeds Town Hall Mon 19 Nov, 7.30pm Box Office 0113 224 3801 Book securely online www.leedstownhall.co.uk Tickets £28.50, £26.50, £22.50 Considered one of the world’s greatest Flamenco artists, Paco Peña brings his astonishing flamenco company to Leeds Town Hall for what promises to be one of the events of the year. This internationally-acclaimed production seamlessly blends Spanish and African music and dance together into a stunning celebration of shared cultures. Quimeras triumphantly brings alive the journey of a group of people in pursuit of a better life, searching beyond the frontier for a wonderful, promising world. Devised by Paco Peña and directed by the Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, Jude Kelly, the result is a spectacular performance that mixes thrilling Flamenco and African dance, song and music with intimate story telling. An unforgettable night out, early booking is strongly recommend. “Breathtakingly beautiful” Daily Telegraph “Superb” The Scotsman Presented by Band on the Wall. A Band on the Wall Fundraiser.

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Northern Ballet

The Nutcracker ___________________________________ Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 18 - Sun 30 Dec

photo ÂŠ Jason Tozer

Video: http://youtu.be/UQ4FXveklkw

BALLET

Northern Ballet The Nutcracker Leeds Grand Theatre Tue 18 - Sun 30 Dec, 7.00pm with Thursday and Saturday matinées, 2.00pm Sunday matinées, 4.00pm Box Office 0844 848 2701 Book securely online www.leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets £10.00 (RV) - £39.50 (concessions available) Christmas Eve in the twinkling drawing room of the Edwards’ family home. Amidst the commotion the fire crackles and the pile of presents grows ever taller. Uncle Drosslemeyer’s curious box of performing toys captivates the children and adults alike, but it is the wooden Nutcracker doll that enchants young Clara most. Share in Clara’s adventures as she is swept away by her Nutcracker Prince into a magical winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes and the famous Sugar Plum Fairy. Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker brings to life everyone’s favourite Christmas story, with their unique magic scattered throughout. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s enduring score, played live by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia, The Nutcracker awakens the childlike imagination in us all.

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Phoenix Dance Theatre

Particle Velocity ___________________________________ West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 6 - Sat 9 Feb 2013

photo ÂŠ Tony Nandi

CONTEMPORARY Phoenix Dance Theatre Particle Velocity West Yorkshire Playhouse Wed 6 - Sat 9 Feb 2013 Box Office 0113 213 7700 Book securely online www.wyp.org.uk Tickets £17.00 - £27.00 (schools £12.00 - £15.00) Four new works by Sharon Watson, Douglas Thorpe, Jose Agudo amd Richard Alston. Performed to a specially commissioned score, Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson’s latest work sees dancers blending movement and music with on stage musicians to create a unique, abstract piece of theatre. Specialising in explosive, powerful dance, Douglas Thorpe’s newest piece for the company is a blistering duet that features his trademark raw, visceral choreography. One of the country’s most exciting emerging talents, Jose Agudo’s unforgettable new solo sees a single dancer fill the stage with physical, intense dance. Completing Particle Velocity’s bill is celebrated choreographer Richard Alston’s first work for Phoenix. Featuring the full company, this poignant piece takes its inspiration from Ravel’s moving Sonata for Violin and Cello.

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Dance Journeys: Regional Youth Dance Conference Wednesday 14 November 2012 Yorkshire Dance & Northern Ballet £50 (£40 before 3 Oct) Artists’ Rate (limited availability) £15 Box Office 0113 243 8765 Book securely online www.yorkshiredance.com Dance Journeys is the conference that brings together artists, practitioners, teachers, commissioners, employers and partners in sports and health. It explores three main strands; physical & mental wellbeing through dance, educating through dance, and dance pathways and journeys. Championing good practice, it examines the latest developments in youth dance and is a unique chance to network with key contacts for planning future work in Yorkshire & the North. The conference will include: • workshops sharing inspirational youth dance practice that refreshes and develops creative dance approaches with young people whatever their level of engagement in dance. • debates and discussions on why young people are dancing including latest research, thinking and models for dance development. • presentations and seminars from key people from across sectors including dance in health, children and young people’s services and criminal justice system. • dissemination sessions including models for youth dance development including the Yorkshire Region’s Strategic Youth Dance plan by representatives from across the region. www.yorkshiredance.com/commyouth/dance-conference-2012

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Other Yorkshire venues which programme dance Barnsley Lamproom Theatre www.barnsleylamproom.com

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Doncaster Civic Theatre www.doncastercivic.co.uk

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Harrogate Skipton York

Pocklington Arts Centre www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk

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Barnsley

Doncaster

Scarborough, Futurist Theatre www.futuristtheatre.co.uk

Rotherham

Scarborough, Stephen Joseph Theatre www.sjt.uk.com

Sheffield

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Yorkshire Dance St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH www.yorkshiredance.com

West Yorkshire Playhouse Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP www.wyp.org.uk

The Carriageworks Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

The Riley Theatre Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4BH www.nscd.ac.uk

Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance Theatre and Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PA www.theatreleeds.com www.northernballet.com www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk

stage@leeds University of Leeds Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT www.stage.leeds.ac.uk

Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House and Howard Assembly Room 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZ www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

Leeds Town Hall The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD www.leedstownhall.co.uk

Seven Artspace 31a Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD www.sevenleeds.co.uk