Details

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. Programme 2 includes two new works. Richard Alston, former artistic director of Rambert creates a work to celebrate the 75th anniversary while Wayne McGregor, one of Britain's most respected and admired young choreographers has been commissioned by Rambert Dance Company for the first time. The evening also includes Siobhan Davies' Sounding performed by six dancers and inspired by the haunting ritual incantation, Okanagon, which is said to reflect 'the heartbeat of the earth'. Rambert Dance Company website.

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Rambert Dance Company, Rambert Dance Company, London Musici (New Work), London Musici (Sounding), London Musici (Pierrot Lunaire)
Choreographer(s): Richard Alston (New Work), Siobhan Davies (Sounding), Glen Tetley (Pierrot Lunaire), Wayne McGregor (Detritus)
Music(s): Arvo Part (Fratres - New Work), Giacinto Scelsi (Okanagon - Sounding), Arnold Schoenberg (Pierrot Lunaire Song Cycle - Pierrot Lunaire)
Design(s): Jeanne Spaziani (New Work), Rouben Ter-Arutunian (Pierrot Lunaire), Vicki Mortimer (Detritus)
Lighting(s): Peter Mumford (New Work), Peter Mumford (Sounding), John B Read (Pierrot Lunaire), Lucy Carter (Detritus)
Costume(s): Sasha Kier (Sounding), Ben Maher (Detritus)