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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. Twin Suite 2 - Performed to the pulsating rhythms of Aphex Twin, eight dancers immerse themselves in frenetic but exquisitely crafted movement, in which tense, edgy duets give way to exhilarating physical expression. Twin Suite 2 is a distinctive and individual work performed with attitude. Hurricane - Bruce's dramatic work for a solo dancer is performed to Bob Dylan's song of the same title. Hurricane tells the story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a black American boxer who was framed and imprisoned on a triple murder charge. After serving 20 years, he was finally cleared of all the charges and released. Ground Level Overlay - Created using the computer programme, LifeForms, this work must rank as one of Cunningham's finest. In it, beautiful sculptural formations emerge from blasts of activity and moments of calm stillness. Performed to a soundtrack of ten trombones, recorded in an enormous empty underground water tank, the music is enhanced by live musicians. The Celebrated Soubrette - takes 12 dancers on a tawdry journey through the glitz and grime of Las Vegas showbiz. This bitter-sweet snapshot into the life of a chorus-girl is decadent mixture of soul-searching and sequins, as rivals jostle one another for the limelight. It is performed to a highly entertaining score, inspired by the compositions of that larger than life American icon, Liberace. Running time 2 hours 10 minutes including 2 intervals (Nov 17th 1 hour 15 mins including 1 interval). Rambert Dance Company website.

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Rambert Dance Company, London Musici (Ground Level Overlay), London Musici (Celebrated Soubrette)
Choreographer(s): Glenn Wilkinson (Twin Suite 2), Christopher Bruce (Hurricane), Merce Cunningham (Ground Level Overlay), Javier De Frutos (Celebrated Soubrette)
Music(s): Aphex Twin (Twin Suite 2), Bob Dylan (Hurricane), Stuart Dempster (Ground Level Overlay), Michael Daugherty (Celebrated Soubrette)
Design(s): Dody Nash (Twin Suite 2), Marian Bruce (Hurricane), Leonardo Drew (Ground Level Overlay), Jackie Galloway (Celebrated Soubrette)
Lighting(s): Malcolm Glanville (Twin Suite 2), Mark Parry (Hurricane), Aaron Copp (Ground Level Overlay), Peter Mumford (Celebrated Soubrette)
Costume: Suzanne Gallo (Ground Level Overlay)