Dance Base Festival 2005 a sparkling goody bag full of delicious treats
This year Dance Base, Scotland’s national Centre for Dance, returns with another jampacked festival programme set to delight all dance enthusiasts. The programme brings amongst others a goody bag of four programmes featuring some of Scotland’s top dance artists with work from Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Ashley Page, to solo work by Curious Seeds commissioned by Dance Base and Hip Hop fusion by Freshmess to mention a few.
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In addition to the four dance programmes, Dance Base sticks it's bejewelled neck out with Fan Attic Spanking new for 2005, and hosts four late night cabaret nights, including Scottish Drag Idol, where the search begins for the funniest, wildest, most fabulous drag queen in all the land! |
In keeping with tradition, Dance Base will be hosting a wide range of classes and workshops from Isadora Duncan, Hip Hop to Haka for all levels from kids to professional with internationally acclaimed teachers such as Katie Duck, Stephen Pelton, Ian Spink, recently appointed Artistic Director for Citymoves dancespace, Aberdeen and David Hughes amongst others.
It’s an exiting programme with something for everyone from dance novice to veteran.
Acrid Avid Jam and Refurbished Behavior, choreographed by Ashley Page
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Featuring Scottish Ballet dancers, Diana Loosmore and Jarkko Lehmus, this programme combines mesmerising expression with a pulsating soundtrack, from one of the country’s leading choreographic forces, Scottish Ballet's Artistic Director Ashley Page. |
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Asylum is a timely, thought-provoking and technically exquisite dance informed by issues of exile and belonging. The work showcases the sharp, expressive virtuosity of its two performers Rosie Kay and Guilherme Miotto, to a sound-scape expertly mixed by top producer Ian Wallman to feature original music along with Latin Jazz, Mogwai and Bach. |
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Cervantes by Ana Lujàn Sanchez was premièred on Rambert Dance Company in 2005. This work is extremely physical and at its fundamental level shows that the harder you make your body work as a dancer, the more interesting it becomes to the viewer. (Dancer: Christopher Carpentier).
Savalliana, a graceful piece by Rui Lopes Graça, is inspired by the music of Jordi Savall. Savalliana is a quiet but grand work that conveys an austere kind of elegance. (Dancer: Soraya Ham)
Freshmess, new work choreographed by Allan Irvine
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Freshmess presents a new dance work by Artistic Director Allan Irvine, co-commissioned by Dance Base, using humour, fresh moves, slick choreography and a live DJ. Freshmess inhabit the territory where contemporary dance and hip hop style merge. Previous Fringe performances have earned them a Herald Angel (1998) and Herald Devil (1999). |
| Uncanny, the latest choreography by X Factor’s Alan Greig, toured Scotland in spring 2005, delighting critics and audiences alike. Uncanny draws inspiration from diverse sources including Twin Peaks, Macbeth, Village of the Dammed and Kate Bush! Featuring music by Tom Murray and costumes by catwalk diva Ursula Bombshell. Uncanny continues X Factor's mission to deliver entertaining and thought provoking productions for everyone to enjoy |
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Curious Seed, Almost, But Not Quite choreographed by Christine Devaney
Dancer and choreographer Christine Devaney introduces her new company Curious Seed with the premiere of “Almost, But Not Quite". Dance Base has commissioned this new solo work, created on herself, in collaboration with director Graeme Miller, designer Karen Tennent and composer Jim Sutherland.
This achingly honest, slightly clumsy and tender solo performance explores memory, interpretation and the clues we leave behind.
David Hughes Company
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Presenting new pure movement group work for David Hughes and dancers choreographed by Rafael Bonachela (Rambert Dance Company Associate Choreographer and winner of The Place Prize 2004). This co-commission by David Hughes and Dance Base receives its World Premier at Dance Base.
Rafael Bonachela is a London-based choreographer creating a wide range of dance performances and film works for clients including: Rambert Dance Company, MTV, Kylie Minogue, The Kills, Primal Scream and Hugo Boss. In 2005 Bonachela has choreographed Kylie Minogue’s ‘Show Girl’ tour. |
Collaboration between choreographer Sara Crow, filmmaker Jamie Paul Quantrill and composer Jonathan Pilcher, the work has received great critical acclaim.
Inspired by the stark and haunting stories of American author Raymond Carver, The Smallest Things builds on a scene of one man’s lonely encounter with a young couple he finds dancing in his driveway, taking the viewer past the seen world and into the memories and desires of its characters.
Colin Poole presents a contrasting double bill of cutting edge contemporary dance. ‘The Box Office’ is a solo choreographed and performed by Poole, employing his distinctive blend of theatrical craft, stimulating design and choreographic originality. ‘Bad faith’ is a duet also danced by Poole, exploring themes of sex, seduction and deceit, driven by a collage of sound, ranging from the Bossa Nova Allstars to Britney Spears. And there's more
In addition to the four main programmes Dance Base are this year hosting Fan Attic: Four late night Cabarets, and kicks of the mornings with brilliant theatre clowning from Plutôt la Vie in A Clean Sweep
Fan Attic
Spanking new for 2005, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance sticks out its bejewelled neck to host a cabaret night for four late nights only.
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The evening will present entertaining professional dance and performance of the highest artistic standard including: work by Iona Kewney and Katie Duck, Michael Popper, tap troupe The Claquettes, dangerous capoeira from Group Senzala and much more besides.
The centre-piece of the programme will be the first (and no doubt hereafter annual) Scottish Drag Idol, where we seek the funniest, wildest, most fabulous drag queen in all the land. |
Plutôt la Vie in A Clean Sweep, Directed by Magdalena Schamberger
What better way to kick of your fringe day with a belly full of laughter where household shores will never seem the same again!
A Clean Sweep is a brilliant blend of theatre clowning, dance and visual storytelling; Tim Licata and Ian Cameron explore the most ordinary and make it … extraordinary!
A Clean Sweep brings a taste of European theatre clowning to Scottish audiences of all ages. Edinburgh based Plutôt la Vie was founded in 2003 by Tim Licata, Ian Cameron and Clark Crystal with a desire to create imaginative, visually driven performances
Funded through National Lottery Fund by Scottish Arts Council
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