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Britain's biggest and most exciting touring dance company who often tour two programmes at a time. Dancing to a mixture of musical styles they provide enormously watchable evenings. Gran Partita is set to four movements from Mozart's exceptional piece of the same name. Capturing the verve and beauty of the music in movement, this emotional and dramatic piece complements Mozart's heart-melting sound. The celebrated designer Jean Marc Puissant's fresh scenery and costumes create a dreamy poetic world. Receiving its London premiere is Anatomica #3 by Canadian-born choreographer Andre Gingras. Andre has been working in Holland since 1999 and is described as one of the country's most innovative and daring young choreographers, having developed a highly physical and visual personal language. His first work for Rambert has been inspired by the concept of the body as an exhibition site - looking at how the human form is perceived in the public eye, from both positive and negative viewpoints. With a striking set and costume design by ex-Rambert dancer Fabrice Serafino and original live music by young British composer Joseph Hyde, this new work is a vigorous, and edgy addition to Rambert's repertoire. Pond Way is the eighth Cunningham work to enter the Company's repertoire. Pond Way can be described as one of his 'nature studies'. It is a lyrical, contemplative, often sensuous piece, with the movement, according to Cunningham, being reminiscent of the game of skimming stones over a pond, which he loved to play as a child. The production is further enriched with a backcloth from the visual artist Roy Lichtenstein and a soundscape by Brian Eno. Rambert Dance Company website.

Creatives/Company

Company: Rambert Dance Company
Choreographer(s): Karole Armitage (Gran Partita), Andre Gingras (Anatomic #3), Merce Cunningham (Pond Way)
Design(s): Jean Marc Puissant (Gran Partita), Fabrice Serafino (Anatomica #3), Roy Lichtenstein (Pond Way)
Costume(s): Jean Marc Puissant (Gran Partita), Fabrice Serafino (Anatomica #3)
Music: Joseph Hyde (Anatomica #3)
Sound: Brian Eno (Pond Way)