DANCE THEATRE
DANCE
Dance performances and classes are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Dance listings compiled by Ellie Carr.
I COTTIER THEATRE 935 llyndland Street. 357 3803.
Flesh Wed l.‘~~Sun 17 Mar. .Spm. Lo (£3.50). In yer lace test and mox'ement l'usion from physical theatre crexx lirantic Assembly. last seen xx ith K/m') at the International 1‘estix'al ()t' l'nixersity Theatre. 1995. the company are now tapping into the talents ol 1)\\\"s 1.1am Steele lot their latest sltoxx' flex/I. See pt‘ey'icxx‘.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. [Accesst l’l’A. ST. R. Facilities: \VC. \\'S. H. C}. C. Help: AA]
La Sylphide/Mark Baldwin Ballet 1'nti1 Sat lo.\1ar. .\1on Sat 7.15pm; Thurs 14 mat 1._‘x()pm/Sat mat 2.15pm. £3.50 U5. Something old. and something new from Scottish l‘lallet. August Bournonxille‘s classic fairytale hallet set in a Scottish glen. rex‘ixed lot' the lirst time in ten years. pltis bright-spark nexx choreographer-iii-residence .\1ark Haldxx'in‘s nexx piece set to Strax insky.
xx ith the lunky l)()1111\ ot' costumes hy cluhxx'car designer Jacqueline Hanclier.
I TRAMWAY 2F .-\ll‘crt 1)rix'e. 227 5511. [.-\L‘L‘c‘ss2 l). l’l’:\. R. l‘actlilics: \\'(‘. \VS. 11. (3. C].
I New Moves Across Europe I'm) Tue 26 Mar. See prex'iexxs/rex iexx.
Sting And String l‘ri S Sat‘).\1ar, 7.30pm. £6 (£2.50). Slovenian choretxgrapher l/.tok Kox‘ac -- knoxx n for his play tul. Tree-spirit kind ot~ a style -ieturns to chx .\1ox es with his company lin-Knap and the British premiere of a nexx piece hased round the dancers and original score hy Serhian composer Boris Koyac.
Work In Progress Sat 9 Mar. 9pm. £1.50 (£2). l’hysical dynamos Noam (jagnon and Dana (iittgt‘as from (‘anada are welcome .\'exx .\1ox es returners. with a substantial outreach currently underxxay and this csclusix'e sneak prex'iexx‘ of their soon-to-he-finished ltexx‘ full-length xx'ork. Only A Hurricane/La Mirada Tut- 12 Well 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). Spain comes up trumps once again at this year's lieslix’al. with three of the acts gracing the programme hailing from Latin shores Two of those - Proxisional Dan/a and Compania Teresa .\'ieto - hring their latest xx‘ares to this double-hill. The former
Flowering passions: Compania Teresa Nieto in La Mirada (The look) at New Moves
hring ()n/y :1 Hurricane hot from the Spanish festival circuit and the latter unx'eil l.u .lIirm/u — a new work of passion and intimacy xx‘hose title translates in tantalising fashion as the 'The Look".
Her Silent Smile liri 15--Sat 16 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50). Wacky Dutch partners in dance .‘xlaria Voor'tman and Roberto de Jonge ‘- known for suhx'ersix'e use ol‘ the old hallet pointe-shoe -- return to performance after six years creating dance on other bodies with this narratix'e-drix'en piece set to the various and varying sounds of Pendrecki. 1.igeti and lino. Unbroken View — Extended Frame Tue 19 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50). Young Scottish company Group N get their foot in the New Mox'es door. with a piece seen as a promising sneak-prex'iexx' during last year's Dark Lights season at 'l‘ramxx'ay. and developed for this festival premiere with the special touch of respected linglish choreographer Rosemary Butcher. Regina Matar Thurs 21—1Jri 22 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50). Another hot Spanish choreographer and New Mox'es regular. \'incente Saez graces the 'l‘ramxx'ay stage Tor the third time with a follow-up to the hrooding intensity of last year's Ruptu — a new work lending quiet expression to
xx eighty themes of death and human spirit. .\'exx' .\1ox es continues.
I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. (Access: 1.. l‘acilities: WC. \VS. AS. H. C. T. Help: A] Arc Dance Company war 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £3.50~£7.50. London-based. medium-scale and pretty mainstream contemporary outfit. with Danish-horn choreographer Kim Brandstrup at the helm and a xx'ell-drilletl and versatile troupe of dancers. A dance version ol Shakespeare's ()r/u'l/o (seen in Edinburgh 1995) and a new suspense-filled xx'ork ('rime Fictions make tip the hill. Will please those who like their contemporary dance nice and neat.
La Sylphide/Mark Baldwin Ballet Tue 19--Sat 23 Mar. 7.30pm; Thurs mat 1.30pm; Sat mat 2pm. See Theatre Royal. (ilasgoxx'.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 1404. [Access: 1.. l‘acilities: WC. \\'S. H. (i. (‘|
Dead Hi 8 Sat 9 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). 1.ocal lad Alan (ireig with his all-male company X l‘actor. and the sequel to his kickin‘ contemporary dance-hit ol‘ last year. Red. See prex'iexx'.
I THEATRE WORKSHOP 34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. (Access: l’PA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. (.i. C. Help: AA] Reel Luck/Straight With Curves Fri lS-Sun 17 Mar. 8pm. £65018). New season at Theatre \N'orkshop -- off. the starting blocks with this UK premiere of a double-hill from Dublin's CoisCeim Dance Theatre. The company is well thought of on their home turf and boast a choreographer xx*ho‘s worked with Ireland's top ballet. musical and theatre companies (as well as a recent stint on the new Neil Jordan film) and music by Kenneth Edge. \x'ho‘s currently on tour with pop-Irish traditional dance sensation. Ril't'l't/(IIIH’. See Frontlines.
I MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE University ofStirling. Stirling. 01786-161081. (Access: P.PPA.1-. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C]
Diversions Dance Company Fri 8—Sat 9 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£4.50); apex price £5.50 (£4). Rare appearance in Scotland from the outfit known as the National Dance Company Of Wales. and in fact the only Scottish date on the current tour. Two pieCcs ~ one from Wales. one from Spain. to music from Tchaikovsky to Frank Sinatra and Tom Waits. and eight top- flight dancers.
“THE BEST PERFORMANCES YOU wru. EVER SEE ON A BALLET STAGE”
“THE MOST POTENTLY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IN RECENT MEMOR ”
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
MATTHEW BOURNE’S NEW PRODUCTION OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S
“GLEAMS WITH WIT AND PASSION”
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EEITIYAL THEATRE
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