mapdance Repertoire 2007
Brittle Fiction- Kerry Nicholls
Brittle Fiction juxtaposes Kerry Nicholls’ renowned rapid movement style with calm pedestrian stillness. Supported by a collage of audio, with excerpts from Scanner and Murcof Martes, this abrupt, frenetic and powerfully athletic work unhinges dancers’ physical habits to reveal their fragility.
Nice - Bettina Strickler
Bettina Strickler’s new work explores first impressions or ‘who do we think other people think we are?’ Casting a sly and humorous sideways glance at our obsession with labelling each other, it exposes how widely off the mark we often are. On Protein Dance, with whom Strickler has worked: 'Dance Theatre at its best’, Dance Europe.
Sketchy- Pete Shenton (New Art Club)
Sketchy is a dance comedy sketch show that mines the combined talents and intellects of the performers to fall somewhere between the world of live art and cheap entertainment. On New Art Club: ‘I laughed out loud... Roden and Shenton are unique.’ The Times.
Mass - Erica Stanton
Set to the majestic sound of Bach organ music, this new work examines notions of community and kinship. Is it possible as a mass of people to be defined by our similarities rather than by our differences? The noun 'mass' has six different meanings, which propel this choreography on a complex and unpredictable journey.
