From dirt to soil
Choreography: Karole Armitage and the Company
Sound: The recording of Wes Jackson is used with the generous permission of Wes Jackson and The Land Institute
Performers: Sophie Halstead/Virginia Poli, Hattie Harding/Shannon Oleson, Benjamin Head/Leopold Meredith, Jasmine Rose Man/Lee Xue Jing, Pinelopi Mousga, Nadine Elise Muncey/Caterina Morandini, Camélia Veillon/Anoushka Jago, Christina Prompona /Jiaxin Yuan
Costume Designer: Suzie Holmes
Lighting Designer: Fay Patterson
For this debut work for Transitions, Karole shapes her slinky and sharp neo-classical movement language through traditional partnering and theatrical gesture to formulate an urgent and personal response to world environmental issues. A conversation with notable American agriculturalist, Wes Jackson, is the rhythmic impetus and drives the narrative of the choreography - from cheeky chimp to so-called ‘sophisticated’ (hu)man.
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many much, many much too many
Choreography: Marina Collard and the Company
Composer: Paul Newland
Performers: Sophie Halstead, Hattie Harding, Benjamin Head, Lee Xue Jing, Jasmine Rose Man, Leopold Meredith, Caterina Morandini, Pinelopi Mousga, Nadine Elise Muncey, Shannon Oleson, Virginia Poli, Christina Prompona, Camélia Veillon, Jiaxin Yuan
Costume Designer: Lizzie Barker
Lighting Designer: Michael Mannion
Using a filmic-like edit-cut-splice method and set to a new score by sound artist Paul Newland with lighting design by Mickie Mannion, both on-going creative collaborators, Collard has crafted an intriguing, witty and poetic dance work. Negotiating the changes and disruption caused by seemingly shifting tectonic plates, the performers loop, develop and reset their material according to a collective blueprint.
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Youtube Made Me
Direction: Hetain Patel
Choreography: Hetain Patel and the Company
Sound: Cheerful and Upbeat Music (Live Better Media), Shine (Alumo), Pomp and Circumstance Graduation Walking March (Edward Elgar, arranged by Miguel Flores), Cliffhanger (80’s Stallone), Samba Pa Ti (Santana), Walk This Way (Instrumental In The Style Of Aerosmith) (The Hit Beat Makers), Walk Like a Man (Instrumental Version), (The O’Neill Brothers Group)
Performers: Sophie Halstead, Hattie Harding, Benjamin Head, Lee Xue Jing, Jasmine Rose Man, Leopold Meredith, Caterina Morandini, Pinelopi Mousga, Nadine Elise Muncey, Shannon Oleson, Virginia Poli, Christina Prompona, Camélia Veillon, Jiaxin Yuan
Costume Designer: Florence Meredith
Lighting Designer: Michael Mannion
Enter the weird and wonderful world of YouTube – the gateway to a bounty of “how to” guides to help you through your life. Commandeering the fteen performers’ individual voices and moves, Patel weaves personal memories with particular YouTube glories into a wry and indelible human tapestry. Prepare to be confronted and charmed in equal measure.
Image credit: Rachel Cherry