Newcastle’s Dance City Theatre Announces
New Seats And New Season
This Autumn Dance City is launching its
brand new theatre seats with a vibrant program of professional dance
performances.
The new seats, being installed over summer thanks
to a very successful crowdfunder campaign and generous support from the Community
Foundation, will ensure comfortable viewing of a diverse season of performances
spanning ballet, tap, contemporary and circus, with something for all ages.
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Families are in for a treat as the 250 seat theatre
will be visited by Highly Sprung’s cloud hopping show Up, up and Away
followed by Ballet Wales’ beautiful retelling of Romeo A Juliet, before
Protein Dance bring Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic children’s tale to life
in The Little Prince. Tap enthusiasts will also be thrilled by the return
of Old Kent Road with their latest offering ‘OSCiLLATE’ while circus
fans can enjoy Joli Vyann’s Anima. This Season truly is a celebration of
local talent with Dance Edits, Twilight Dances, DOVES and HELM
showing off some of the most exciting artists and companies working in the
region.
Thursday 26 September 2019| Dance Edits
Kicking off the season is Dance Edits, a
chance to see some of the most exciting new work being created in the North
East from Dance City commissioned and associated artists.
Audiences can enjoy short performances from Igor
Tavarez, Patrick Ziza and Mathieu Geffre (ex National Dance Company Wales)and
more, as well as a film piece from emerging screen dance artist Greta Heath.
This annual show provides a wonderful insight into
some of the incredible dance and choreographic talent we have based here in the
region and promises an enjoyable evening of dance encompassing a range of
styles and mediums.
Thursday 3 October 2019 | Anima – Joli Vyann
In October, dance circus company Joli Vyann arrive
with their latest show’ Anima, exploring the delicate connection between
two people.
With the company’s unique blend of dance and acrobatics, two performers push themselves to the limits of their physicality. Featuring a live musician, voice and wind instruments their breath becomes the soundscape for the performance.
With the company’s unique blend of dance and acrobatics, two performers push themselves to the limits of their physicality. Featuring a live musician, voice and wind instruments their breath becomes the soundscape for the performance.
Joli Vyann’s work is athletic, technical, exciting,
emotive, sensitive and relevant, challenging audienceswith innovative ways of
integrating dance and circus and blending the two genres in theatrical
scenarios, with relatable character and intention.
“Joli Vyann pushes aside the boundaries between
acrobatics and dance with intelligence and impressive skill.” The Guardian.
Thursday 17 October 2019 | Twilight Dances – Fertile Ground
On October
17, audiences can enjoy a new work from North East based graduate company
Fertile Ground. Created by Artistic Directors and former Rambert dancers Renaud
Weiser and Malgorzata Dzierzon, four dancers are accompanied by a live
performance of Schubert’s beautiful Death and the Maiden
performed by international string quartet Quatuor Voxpopuli.
2019 marks
Fertile Ground’s first season under the artistic directorship of these
established choreographers. Together Weiser and Dzierzon’s ambition is to
produce work of the highest quality that is inspiring and unexpected.
‘Audiences
can expect to be transported by the beauty of the music and by the performance
of the dancers and musicians’ – Renaud Weiser
Opening the evening is a new film commission by
celebrated movement and theatre artist Wendy Houstoun.
Saturday 19 October 2019 - Up Up and Away – Highly Sprung
The first of the season’s family shows will be the
beautiful, uplifting and inspiring Up up and Away a new piece of
children’s physical theatre by Highly Sprung, perfect for ages 5-11years.
Everyone says Joe is ‘different’, that he doesn’t
fit in. So when Joe is given the chance to float away into the sky above he
doesn’t hesitate to go. What awaits him in the sky are wonderful experiences
and new friends that delight and inspire him... But more importantly Joe finds
out about himself, how his differences make him more special than he ever
imagined. Joe learns to believe in himself and that just being yourself makes
you the best you can be!
Up, Up and Away brings
together innovative and playful design in costume, puppetry, and set with the
introduction of a unique flying machine that allows the action to take place
right above your head!
“Leaving every child feeling treasured and with a
beautiful moral to the story, it will awaken the magic in everyone.” ★★★★★ The Reviews
Hub
Friday 25 – Saturday 26 October 2019 | Romeo a
Juliet – Ballet Wales
In their third production performed on the Dance
City stage, Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Wales, presents a
beautiful adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic love story.
Sword fighting, passionate duets and universal
themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and
video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young
lovers are caught in an age old feud.
Ballet Wales is a vital young company of dancers
who are pushing the boundries of classical ballet. This is a fantastic way to
discover ballet and enjoy Prokofiev’s stunning music.
‘It’s a knockout performance.’ The Guardian(on Danila Marzilli as
Juliet.)
Thursday 7 November 2019 | DOVES – State of Grace
In November, North East based dance theatre company
State of Grace will be bringing their unique physicality and dynamic
storytelling back to Dance City as they take you on a journey with their new
piece DOVES.
Part road movie, part 1980s noir and part fantasy, DOVES
charts the rite of passage of two very different young women from the US Deep
South – a journey full of desire, of change, of becoming and their need to see
a completely new world.
Set against a filmic cyclorama (Adam Goodwin) and
wrapped in a musical soundscape (Jamie Cook), two sisters (Cora-Jay Williams
and Alice Henry) fight for survival and an understanding of who they really
are.
Saturday 16 November 2019 | OSCiLLATE – Old Kent Road
Old Kent Road will be making their much anticipated
return to Dance City this autumn after their debut performance of Fall Out
last year.
The company’s latest show OSCiLLATE is an
energetic tap dance performance that explores human interaction and the effects
of miscommunication in relationships. Fusing high energy tap and beautiful
contemporary dance, OSCiLLATE is refreshing, moving and fulfilling.
This is a fantastic way to discover tap dance with
an exhilarating show by a company of passionate young dancers who are raising
the bar of the UK tap scene.
Saturday 30 November 2019 | HELM –Talent Hub
Co-Produced by TIN Arts and Yorkshire Dance
Diving into dreamscapes and acting out fantastical ways of being,
choreographer Theo Clinkard and a nine-strong cast unleash their imaginations
to construct a world of alter egos, rock stars, curious souls and fierce
goddesses.
HELM is a new piece of dance work to come from Yorkshire Dance and TIN Arts’
pioneering Talent Hub project, a professional development programme for dance
artists from the North East of England and Yorkshire with a learning disability
or autism.
Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 December 2019 | The Little
Prince – Luca Silvestrini’s Protein
Dance City will be closing the season with a
gorgeous festive family show perfect for all ages. Dive into the world of The
Little Prince in this magical dance adventure by Luca Silvestrini’s Protein
Dance.
The Little Prince invites us
to look at the world through our hearts and to reconnect with our inner child.
A story for everyone to enjoy by Antoine de
Saint-Exupery, the world famous children’s book is brought to life using
Protein’s award-winning mix of dance, humour and spoken word.
“Luca Silvestrini is the sharpest of comic
choreographers” The Guardian.
Tickets:
Box office: 0191 261
0505
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