Press Release: Richard Chappell Dance presents Infinite Ways Home and Home Revisited across the UK this autumn

[Jan McNulty]

 

Richard Chappell Dance

Infinite Ways Home & Home Revisited

19 October – 10 November 2023

richardchappelldance.co.uk

 

This autumn, Richard Chappell Dance present two programmes of work across the UK. Featuring a tour of Infinite Ways Home to Swansea, Ormskirk and Milton Keynes alongside Home Revisited, an evening celebrating the vibrant dance talent in South West England.

 

 

Following two previous tours Chappell’s first full-length production for a mid-scale stage, Infinite Ways Home returns with performances at Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea (19 Oct), Edge Hill University, Ormskirk (26 Oct) and Venue MK, Milton Keynes presented by MÓTUS (29 Oct). 

 

Exploring the performers perceptions of reality through other-worldly experiences, Infinite Ways Home connects ideas of Celtic traditions of ritual with modern day experiences of rave culture. Featuring six performers, this multisensory work combines Chappell’s diverse choreographic language of ballet, contemporary dance and improvisation to redefine our sense of community, connectivity and home. 

 

Featuring music from Cardiff based electronic duo Larch (Matthew Allmark and Kai Hellstrom), alongside live violin by Enyuan Khong,Infinite Ways Home is a vibrant feast of colour and pulsating sound.

 

Celebrating a decade of the Company’s work in the South West, Home Revisited showcases some of the very best independent artists and community groups from across the local area, at Exeter Northcott’s Barnfield Theatre (28 Oct) and Ashburton Arts Centre (10 Nov).

 

These mixed bills will see Richard Chappell Dance perform Vast Rocks Revisited a reimagined version of its first small-scale creation from 2014, as well as an extract from Infinite Ways Home. Alongside this will be new commissions from South West artists, following an open callout, and performances from local South West based community dance groups.

 

In addition to these programmes, the Company presents a specially commissioned version of Vast Rocks Revisited performed by an intergenerational community cast of local people at Open Season this autumn, part of Torbay’s Cultural Programme. More details to be announced shortly.

 

 

Listings information

 

Infinite Ways Home

Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea

19 October 2023

www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk

 

Infinite Ways Home

The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk

26 October 2023

www.edgehill.ac.uk

 

Home Revisited

Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Northcott

28 October

exeternorthcott.co.uk

 

Infinite Ways Home

The Venue MK, Milton Keynes

Presented by MÓTUS

29 October

www.thevenuemk.com

 

Home Revisited

Ashburton Arts Centre, Newton Abbott

10 November

ashburtonarts.org.uk

 

About Richard Chappell Dance

 

Founded in 2013 Richard Chappell Dance (RCD) is an internationally renowned ensemble, which creates memorable and moving dance at the forefront of theatre, interdisciplinary collaboration and site responsive performance. Alongside touring nationally across the UK, RCD has presented work in Singapore, Germany and Israel. RCD has worked with prestigious company’s including the Royal Opera House, Studio Wayne McGreogor, National Dance Company Wales, Dance in Devon and DanceEast. The ensemble leads large and ambitious community participation programs in the South West of England and in Wales. To support the wider dance sector, RCD leads subsidised and in-kind mentoring support to up and coming choreographers, performers and collectives. RCD is an Associate Company at Exeter Northcott, Commissioned Company at Swindon Dance and a Resident Company at Exeter Phoenix. richardchappelldance.co.uk 

[Peanut68]

Shame they will not be at Pavillion Dance in Bournemouth as enjoyed seeing them there last year 

[Kate_N]

Wonderful company - do try to see them if you can. Richard C. is also very keen on working with young people & local audiences, so check for workshops etc to accompany the performances. He's based very near where I live, and often uses my local studio as a rehearsal space. I had the pleasure of doing a contemporary workshop with one of his dancers, and doing a bit of "Flying Low' work (which looks gorgeous & flowy, but is really hard!)