London
Contemporary Dance School
Edge
2018
Hexham
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Wednesday
6 June 2018
Edge, London Contemporary Dance School’s vibrant
postgraduate dance company to tour four specially commissioned new works to
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham.
Edge Dance Company bring to life technically
challenging and expressive choreography as they perform four new pieces by
internationally-acclaimed choreographers Philippe Blanchard (France), Tamsin
Fitzgerald (UK), Athina Vahla (Greece) and Ben Wright (UK). This unusual
programme ranges from the poetic to the wild, reflecting personal and political
themes influencing society and how individuals connect.
Edge has built a reputation for commissioning
exciting new dance performed by outstanding young artists at the start of their
professional careers.
This year’s 14 talented dancers hail from around the
globe, from countries including Costa Rica, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain,
Taiwan, USA and the UK. As well as a performance at Queen’s Hall Arts Centre,
Hexham, the 2018 tour features a creative residency in Portugal and public
performances in countries across Europe including Austria, Finland, Italy,
Portugal, Scotland and Switzerland, plus a series of three nights at home at
The Place in London.
Edge is based at London Contemporary Dance School, a
pioneering conservatoire for dance training and part of dance institution The
Place, which has unrivalled connections to the professional dance world. Edge
is committed to supporting dance development, through commissioning UK and international
choreographic talent to create new work, alongside supporting established
artists through its selected touring repertoire.
Cast
& Creatives:
Artistic Director: Jeanne Yasko
Dancers: Oliver Bell, Toi B. Brown, Irene Campos,
Trevor Cook, Sam Costello, Haley Jayne Gash, Wan-Ning Hung, Arden Leone, Ka Ling Gloria NG,
Francesca Lista, Mary Sol Martin del Castillo, Erin Pollitt, Fanny Pouillot, Jiemin Yang.
Choreographers :
Philippe Blanchard, independent choreographer
Tamsin Fitzgerald, Artistic Director / choreographer
and founder of 2Faced Dance
Athina Vahla, choreographer, lecturer and honorary
researcher at Rhodes University Drama Department
Ben Wright,
Artistic Co Director at Candoco Dance Company, Artistic Director /
choreographer at bgroup and Associate choreographer
of Skånes Dansteater in Sweden
Tickets:
Edge 2018 is at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
on Wednesday 6 June at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £7.50 - £14.50 and are available from
the Queen’s Hall Box Office 01434 652477 or online at www.queenshall.co.uk
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