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HEROIDES XIl THE MEDEA
St. Bride's Centre,
10 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh (Box Office 0131-346 1405) Wednesday 17 May, 8pm Thursday 18 May, 8pm Tickets £4(£3)
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74 The List 5-18 May I995
2 Dance performances and classes are listed by city, then alphabetically by
compiled by Ellie Carr.
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venue. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Dance listings
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STAND ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN BRITAIN! Guided Tours Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 May. ASK BOX OFFICE FOR DETAILS
BOX OFFICE 0131-529 6000
[Aecessz I.. P. Facilities: WC. WS. 0. Help: AA]
Toniill and Dean: Face the Music Wed l()—Sat 14 May. 7.30pm. Sat/Sun tnat. 2pm. £ I 2.5()—£22.5(). The world's faye ice-dancers. Jayne and Chris. do that showbiz thing one last time. witlt a greatest hits format that includes the Raye/it Bolero that shot them to fame.
I DANCE BASE Assembly Rooms. 54 George Street. 225 5525. [Access: ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. G]
Rotosphere Workshop: For People With Disablities 'l‘hurs I I May. 2—5pm. Free. Booking and information through Judy Spence. ()131 337 8330. Scottish company Soft Bodies Hard Metal Physical Theatre take participants through the motions with the Rotosphere. a wheechair of radical design which is capable of rotatating 360 degrees.
Arab/Egyptian Dance Workshop Sat 13 May. 10am—4pm. £25 (£30). Workshop takes place at Thomas Morton Hall. Ferry Road. l.eith. Celebrated teacher and performer Wendy Buonayentura leads a workshop for those with some experience
Bolero'd over: Torvill and Dean get Ravel-ed up
Wed 17 May. 1—4pm: 'I'hurs 18 May. : 3-5pm. £l5 (£12). lnlluential linglish choreographer and dance artist Sue
Nieolson Street. 52‘) 6000. [Access: I..
of Arab/Egyptian dance. 'l‘ake finger cymbals if you haye them. and a scarf big enough to wrap round your hips.
Contemporary Choreographic Workshop
Melennan leads experienced dancers through a two-day workshop designed to extend their personal creativity.
I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13-29
Facilities: WC. WS. AS. II. C. 'I‘. Help: A] La Belle Dame Tue 9 May. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£4.50). See Touring and Mayfest preyiew.
I 5T BHIDE’S CENTRE ()rwell 'I‘errace.
{ 340 1405. [Access: PPA. 1,. st: R.
Facilities: WC. WS. (3. C]
Specific Gravity/Heroides XII Wed
I7 e'l‘hurs IS May. 8pm. £4 (£3). Four local performers join forces under the banner of lidinbttrgh Performing Arts Project to present a double bill of new
work. .S/u't‘i/it' (il'ul'fiV. a spacey
exploration of weight. water. light and air. is performed by Claire Hughes with live
musical score ft'otn Cassiel. Heron/('5' XII.
performed by .Iohnathon Burnett with
f Cassiel sound. explores the myth and lttadness offh‘itl‘s AIM/MI.
I SCOTTISH POETRY lIBRARY 'I'weedale
' Court. High Street. Cerridwen Sat 0 May. 2pm. Free. (‘repsecule and the Scottish Poetry
library combine art fortns for an outdoor Bhqu dance and poetry performance on the theme of twilight.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
ALSO COMING SOON!
LAURIE BOOTH AND COMPANY iN TANGO VARIATIONS
‘A radicai new experience of the tango’s strange and vioient beauty’ GUARDIAN Thursday 25 May at 7.30pm
5' NORTHERN 1E5} BALLET THEATRE
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THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW BOX OFFICE 0141-332 9000 o 0141-555 5555 (BOOKING FEE)