Press Release: DANCEEAST’s International Autumn Season on sale including a world premiere from JOSS ARNOTT DANCE

[Jan McNulty]

DANCEEAST’S INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN SEASON ON SALE; RUNNING 15 SEPTEMBER TO 17 DECEMBER, INCLUDING A WORLD PREMIERE FROM JOSS ARNOTT DANCE

 

DanceEast’s Autumn 2017 season is now on sale, with national and international dance continuing to grow dance audiences in Ipswich. A thrilling Autumn programme reinforces DanceEast as an ever-developing organisation, programming and supporting artists at every stage of their careers.

 

There is a fantastic line-up for audiences of all ages at the Jerwood DanceHouse. Internationally recognised dance companies, family friendly shows and new commissions make up a highly anticipated season; Ipswich has recently enjoyed much high-profile dance, and Autumn 2017 maintains this. National Dance Company Wales and Scottish Dance Theatre will present work in Ipswich for the very first time, with two-night performances apiece. 

 

Choreographer Joseph Toonga launches the Autumn season with a new DanceEast collaboration with the Roman River Music Festival. To Be Felt will be staged at St Martin’s Church, Colchester, originally commissioned for last year’s Britten Dances programme. As a contemporary and hip hop fusion, this will be accompanied by cellist Matthew Sharp playing works by Bach and Britten. Toonga was the first recipient of DanceEast’s Choreographic Development Award in 2015.

 

National Dance Company Wales presents a new triple bill, performed by its technically brilliant dancers. Works include Folk by Artistic Director Caroline Finn, which explores themes of social relationships in a surreal and enchanting landscape, and Lee Johnston’s They Seek to Find the Happiness They Seem, a deep exploration of disconnection within a relationship. These three contemporary works are full of character, and aim to inspire audiences with quirky and engaging choreography. There is also the opportunity to watch company class live on stage.

 

Scottish Dance Theatre will bring a double bill to Ipswich, again fusing dance styles. Blurring the boundaries between ballet, contemporary and hip hop, Botis Seva’s TuTuMucky is set to a score of original music by beat producer Torben Lars Sylvest. At the opposite end of the musical spectrum, Belgian-based choreographer Anton Lachky’s Dreamers is a highly physical work set to Bach, Haydn and Chopin, observing the close relationship between reality and surrealism.

 

Joss Arnott Dance, another two-night run and a world premiere, enhances DanceEast’s work in developing and championing young talent. DanceEast’s Centre for Advanced Training students will perform a commissioned work choreographed by Arnott, followed by a triple bill of athletic and adrenaline-fuelled new work. A Movement in 3 and RUSH sit alongside the internationally award-winning solo V, with another first for the company: live music.

 

Former DanceEast Associate Artist Alexander Whitley’s 8 Minutes takes on the immensity and large scale of space. Through collaborating with STFC RAL Space scientists at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 8 Minutes draws inspiration from solar science research, using movement, film and a specially-created score by electroacoustic innovator Daniel Wohl. 8 Minutes premieres at Sadler’s Wells this summer, so the Jerwood DanceHouse will provide an intimate setting for this main stage production.

 

The Farm – Joshua Thomson and Gavin Webber –  will be journeying from Australia’s Gold Coast to perform in Ipswich for the first time, thanks to Dance Touring Partnership. Cockfight is described as a cross between The Office and an Australian style cage-fight, a dark but surprisingly tender piece of dance theatre full of slow motion fight sequences and physical risk-taking.

 

Avant Garde Dance’s Fagin’s Twist, which premiered at the Jerwood DanceHouse in 2016, will return with the final performance of its UK tour. Fagin’s Twist is the untold story of Dickens’ notorious and complex villain, portrayed through Tony Adigun’s unmatched contemporary hip hop style.

 

The Buildy-uppy Dance Show from Anatomical presents something magical for children, the sequel to Tom Roden and Anna Williams’ The Doodle Dance Show. This commission is an interactive theatrical adventure and the perfect family treat alongside this year’s Christmas show. Jane Hackett Productions’ The Borrowers will preview at the Jerwood DanceHouse as another DanceEast commission before touring in 2018, based on Mary Norton’s much-loved book. More contemporary dance, physical theatre and animation will bring this story about tiny people to life for this year’s festive period.

 

To book tickets, contact the Box Office team on 01473 295230 or visit danceeast.co.uk 

 

 

ENDS

 

AUTUMN 2017 PERFORMANCE LISTINGS 

 

Friday 15 September | 3.00pm & 6.00pm
Joseph Toonga To Be Felt
St Martin’s Church, Colchester
Tickets £18, £12 (restricted view), £6 (under 30 years)
Suitable for all ages
Booking opens 19 July | romanrivermusic.org.uk

 

Friday 22 & Saturday 23 September | 7.30pm
National Dance Company Wales Triple Bill
Tickets from £12, £9 concessions
Age suitability: 11yrs+

 

Friday 6 & Saturday 7 October | 7.30pm

Joss Arnott Dance Triple Bill

Tickets from £12, £9 concessions
Age suitability: 11yrs+

 

Friday 20 & Saturday 21 October | 7.30pm

Scottish Dance Theatre Double Bill
Tickets from £12, £9 concessions
Age suitability: 12yrs+

 

Friday 27 October | 7.30pm

The Farm Cockfight

Tickets from £12, £9 concessions
Age suitability: 12yrs+

 

Friday 3 November | 1.30pm (schools) & 7.30pm
Saturday 4 November | 4.00pm

Avant Garde Dance & The Place Fagin’s Twist

Tickets from £10, £7 concessions (£30 family ticket)

Age suitability: 8yrs+

 

Friday 10 November | 7.30pm

Alexander Whitley Dance Company 8 Minutes

Tickets from £12, £9 concessions 

Suitable for all ages

Friday 17 November | 1.30pm (schools)
Saturday 18 November | 11.00am & 2.30pm 

Anatomical The Buildy-uppy Dance Show

Tickets from £10, £7 concessions (£30 family ticket)

Age suitability: 4yrs+

 

Wednesday 13 December | 1.30pm
Thursday 14 December | 10.30am
Friday 15 December | 10.30am & 7.30pm
Saturday 16 December | 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Sunday 17 December | 2.30pm

Jane Hackett Productions The Borrowers

Tickets from £10, £7 concessions (£30 family ticket)

Age suitability: 5yrs+

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Priority booking now open for DanceEast Friends, Best Friends and Patrons

General booking opens Friday 30 June

Box Office 01473 295230 | DANCEEAST.CO.UK

Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW

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.