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Press Release: DanceEAST - BEAUTiFUL, A powerful examination of female sexuality


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Wednesday, 14 February 2018

PRESS RELEASE

 

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SWEETSHOP REVOLUTION MAKE A WELCOME RETURN TO DANCEEAST WITH BEAUTiFUL, A POWERFUL EXAMINATION OF FEMALE SEXUALITY

Friday 9 March | 7.30pm

 

Sally Marie’s Sweetshop Revolution will make a welcome return to DanceEast with new dance theatre production BEAUTiFUL following a sell-out performance of I Loved You and I Loved You in 2016. 

 

With five female dancers, BEAUTiFUL explores love and sexuality from the point of view of women; what is fantasised about, desired and permissible within the complex web of social structures, expectations and social history. With issues of female inequality and sexual harassment at the forefront of the public consciousness BEAUTiFUL will celebrate the solidarity of women and look past the pressure to conform.

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 As Sally Marie says, ‘More than ever I believe that it’s vital for women to communicate “the female gaze” creatively. The five extraordinary performers in this show plunge us into their private worlds, slicing through the tissued layers of elusive truths and false assumptions by which many of us live.  We’re driven to look seriously and humorously – but always closely – at how women are objectified on stage and in the wider world. Our collective purpose? To generate outrageous pleasure, inspire insight and provoke debate.’

 

Hand-picked following a competitive audition process by Sally Marie, the cast of BEAUTiFUL will lead the audience through their own experience of sexuality and love, taking the attributes, behaviours and roles generally associated with girls and women to a more truthful and liberating place.

 

Sally Marie will also host a talk at the Jerwood DanceHouse for International Woman’s Day to invite discussion on women’s experience and relationships across the last 300 years. Audiences are invited for a free glass of wine and a chance to hear some of Sally Marie’s discoveries from her research on women and sexuality, with the opportunity for audience questions. 

ENDS


Performance details and Box Office information
DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW


Box Office: 01473 295230    | DANCEEAST.CO.UK


Dates: Friday 9 March | 7.30pm
Tickets: From £12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability: 16+ years (contains sexual content)

 

Talk details and Box Office information
DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW


Box Office: 01473 295230    | DANCEEAST.CO.UK


Dates: Thursday 8 March | 6.00-7.30pm
Tickets: Free


About DanceEast
DanceEast is one of the UK’s leading dance organisations. It is based at the Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich, the home of dance in the East of England. 

 

DanceEast’s programme embraces the artistic, educational, social and recreational roles that dance plays in the local and national arts ecology. It places artists at the heart of the organisation, presenting high-quality high-profile dance work in the Jerwood DanceHouse and offering artists support, development and stimulation via programmes such as the Associate Artist Scheme, Rural Retreats, Professional Development workshops, advanced level classes and the Choreographic Development Fund. DanceEast has been running a range of innovative community projects for over thirty years, working closely with partners on local, national and international projects.

 

DanceEast is a registered charity, funded by Arts Council England, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, and donations from individuals, businesses, trusts and foundations. Thanks to Catalyst: Evolve funding, all donations DanceEast receives before 31 August 2019 will be matched by Arts Council England £1 for £1, doubling their value. There has never been a better time to donate, and contribute to the future of great dance at the Jerwood DanceHouse.

 

About Sweetshop Revolution

Sweetshop Revolution’s aim is to make dance-theatre that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. As Sally Marie states, ‘We want to communicate with people on many different levels by exploring the complexity of human relationships and the stories behind them; juxtaposing the everyday world with broader philosophical questions; and creating a place where ideas and feelings are as important as steps.’ 

 
Sally Marie has danced for numerous companies and choreographers including Protein Dance, Jasmin Vardimon, Sean Tuan John, Maresa von Stockert’s Tilted Productions, Frauke Requardt, H2Dance and Deja Donne. She was twice voted Best Female Performer by Dance Europe and twice nominated for Best Female Performance by The National Dance Awards, alongside a Spotlight Award nomination for new talent. Choreographically she won The New Adventures Choreography Award 2013 and the Children’s Award 2014 from Sadler’s Wells and The Place. She is currently a ‘Playtime Artist’ at Pavilion Dance South West.  Her production ‘I loved you and I loved you’ was nominated for a Welsh Theatre Award for dance in 2015, and Sweetshop Revolution was nominated as Best Independent Company at The National Dance Awards 2016.

 

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