RANDOM DANCE @ the place
The Robin Howard Theatre, The Place 17 Dukes Road, London WC1H 9PY.
17 27 September & 3 & 4 October
Tickets: £5-£15
Tickets & info: 020 7387 0031,
www.theplace.org.uk POLAR SEQUENCES - The Triple bill with McGregor, Jeyasingh, Horta.
DANSE DANSE DANSE - Three Dance Films Premiered
ALPHA - The Children's Project
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POLAR SEQUENCES
Random in a triple bill of newly commissioned choreography by
1. WAYNE McGREGOR 2. RUI HORTA 3. SHOBANA JEYASINGH
17-20 & 2327 September / Tickets: £5-£15 / Box office: 020 7387 00341,www.theplace.org.uk
PRESS NIGHT: 8pm, Friday 19th September 2003
"exhilarating to watchŠ a must-see company" The Observer
In celebration of their unique position as a technical and aesthetic tour de force, company founder and artistic director Wayne McGregor has commissioned 2 world-ranking choreographers to join him in a radical triple bill of brand new work.
Over the last 10 years Random Dance, in Residence at Sadler¹s Wells, has established itself as a powerhouse force in British dance. Renowned for its visionary approach to developing innovative work, Random has redrawn the boundaries for new choreography and thrust the exploration of dancers¹ physical capability to an extreme and refreshing frontier.
"Dangerous, compelling, fast and extreme. Utterly splendid." Time Out, London
Award winning Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta is a dance maverick. Best known in Britain for his legendary work for the Dance Company S.O.A P, he has produced some of the most articulate, visually stylish and inspiring dance of the last decade. He returns to the UK after 6 years.
"Watching Rui Horta¹s work is like walking through someone else¹s dream disjointed, provocative, disturbing and beautiful." Washington City Paper
Born in Madras, now living in London, Shobana Jeyasingh has directed the feted Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company since 1988. Establishing herself as one of the leading exponents of contemporary Indian Dance, Jeyasingh has uncompromisingly broken every rule in dance composition generating powerful, enigmatic work that continues to confound expectations.
"ŠJeyasingh has left tradition behind, forging a dazzling and totally distinct movement language that obeys no one¹s rules but her own . . ." The Times
Wayne McGregor courts complexity in his work with dance that is fast, bizarre, intricate, and physically brutal. Constantly evolving his practise, McGregor creates work that suggests alternative realities, where sensory landscapes collide with breathtakingly strange movement to build an alien universe.
"His alien visions and sci-fi landscapes are what everyone wants to see" The Times
"I am very proud to say that Random has had a very long association with The Place over the last ten years. We premiered our first work there ŒXeno 1:2:3:¹ in Jan 1993 as part of the now legendary Resolution! season, I went on to become choreographer-in-residence in 1994 and subsequently Random became one of their resident companies for a further 5 years. Throughout Random¹s history The Place has played a major role in supporting, commissioning and genuinely nurturing our work. It is with great pleasure therefore that we are returning to The Place for this 3 week, uniquely designed, Random residency." Wayne McGregor
Polar Sequences is co-commissioned by The Place and PACT Zollverein. Rui Horta's work has been developed with the support from The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Visiting Arts.
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DANSE DANSE DANSE 8pm, 22 September 2003
Tickets: £5-£15 / Box office: 020 7387 00341,
www.theplace.org.uk A preview screening of award winning dance film premieres by choreographers Emio Greco, Heddy Maalem and Wayne McGregor. DANSE DANSE DANSE will be broadcast on BBC FOUR on 29 and 30 October 2003.
Title: chrysalis [¹kriz