Phoenix Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company based in Leeds, touring regionally, nationally and internationally. It is committed to widening access to dance through education and audience development initiatives. Our support covers its core activities, paving the way for the move into its new, purpose built, shared building.
Repetition of Change is the latest work for Phoenix by Artistic Director Sharon Watson. Set to Forms Entangled, Shapes Collided, a specially commissioned score by
renowned composer Kenneth Hesketh, performed by Psappha, this new work places the complex, intricate world of DNA under the microscope. Here she's joined by some of the dancers to explain how they've brought the complexities of our genetics to the stage!
Tickets for the West Yorkshire Playhouse world premiere run of Particle Velocity, which also features new works by Jose Agudo, Richard Alston and Douglas Thorpe, are on sale now at http://www.wyp.org.uk
The score for Repetition of Change, Forms Entangled, Shapes Collided by Kenneth Hesketh, was commissioned with funding from the RPS Drummond Fund.
Jose Agudo's first work for Phoenix is a tale of one boy's journey to become legend. Inspired by Genghis Khan's extraordinary life story, Ki is a ferocious, ritualistic solo which uses powerful, physical dance to show a man seizing control of his own destiny. Here Jose talks about creating the piece and the significance of the piece's title.
Tickets for the West Yorkshire Playhouse world premiere run of Particle Velocity, which also features new works by Richard Alston, Douglas Thorpe and Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson, are on sale now at http://www.wyp.org.uk
Tender Crazy Love is the latest work for Phoenix by one of the most exciting emerging choreographers in the UK - Douglas Thorpe. Famed for his explosive, powerful movement, this blistering duet features his trademark raw, visceral choreography set to a Tarantino-like soundtrack of classic songs and hidden gems.
Tickets for the West Yorkshire Playhouse world premiere run of Particle Velocity, which also features new works by Richard Alston, Jose Agudo and Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson, are on sale now at http://www.wyp.org.uk
One of the highlights of Phoenix's new programme for 2013 - Particle Velocity - is celebrated choreographer Richard Alston's first work for the company. We caught up with him during rehearsals to see how this brand new piece was coming together.
Tickets for the West yorkshire Playhouse world premiere run of Particle Velocity, which also features new works by Jose Agudo, Douglas Thorpe and Phoenix Artistic Director Sharon Watson, are on sale now at http://www.wyp.org.uk
Internationally renowned British contemporary dance company Phoenix Dance Theatre will present Pave Up Paradise at the 2012 internationale tanzmesse nrw.
PAVE UP PARADISE
DURATION
15 mins
CHOREOGRAPHY AND DESIGN
Lost Dog
MUSIC CREDITS
The Strokes, Jeff Buckley, Gomez
MUSIC PERFORMED BY
Alessandro Lima
LIGHTING RESTAGED BY
Michael Mannion
For more information on Phoenix Dance Theatre visit http://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
For more information on Tanzmesse, including performance dates, visit http://www.tanzmesse-nrw.com
Crossing Points is Phoenix Dance Theatre's new mixed programme for 2012.
Inspired by Magritte's iconic painting The Son of Man, Ana Luján Sánchez's Catch immerses the audience in an abstract, surreal world filled with intricate, dynamic and thought provoking choreography. SoundClash by Kwesi Johnson sees the dancers mimic the complex and beautiful patterns created by sound waves when made visible. The bill also features the return of Henri Oguike's thrilling Signal, and Aletta Collins' sassy, hilarious modern Phoenix classic Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe.
Coming this Spring to:
The Civic, Barnsley: http://www.barnlseycivic.co.uk
Liverpool Playhouse: http://www.everymanplayhouse.com
Circomedia, Bristol: http://www.circomedia.com
Northern Stage: http://www.northernstage.co.uk
Former Phoenix Dance Theatre dancer and current Artistic Director of Kompany Malakhi Kwesi Johnson talks about SoundClash, his new work for the company. SoundClash can be seen as part of Phoenix's Crossing Points mixed programme, which tours to Leeds, Barnsley, Liverpool, Bristol and Newcastle this spring.
Music by Luke Harney
http://www.soundcloud.com/type
Former dancer and Rehearsal Director Ana Luján Sánchez returns to Phoenix in 2012 with the world premiere of her newest work Catch as part of Crossing Points. We caught up with her during rehearsals to find out more about the piece.
On 11th November 2011 former dancers and members of staff came together to celebrate Phoenix Dance Theatre's 30th anniversary with a very special one off performance.
Last Month Leeds Canvas launched Overworlds & Underworlds - Yorkshire's offering for the Artists Taking The Lead strand of next year's Cultural Olympiad.
Led by renowned artists The Brothers Quay, Overworlds & Underworlds will take place in Leeds 18th-20th May 2012. Phoenix Dance Theatre is one of 12 cultural organisations based in Leeds behind the project, so Phoenix's Marketing Manager Alex Croft went along to the launch to get a hint of what was planned...
http://www.overworldsandunderworlds.com/
Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations Mixed Programme comes to the following venues this autumn:
The Riverfront, Newport - Thursday 29 September
http://www.newport.gov.uk/theriverfront
Curve, Leicester - Wednesday 26 October
http://www.curveonline.co.uk
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon - Tuesday 1 November
http://www.wyverntheatre.org.uk
The Brindley Theatre, Runcorn - Tuesday 8 November
http://www.thebrindley.org.uk
Rotherham Open Arts Festival at Magna - Saturday 19 November
http://www.rotherhamculture.org
Travese Theatre, Edinburgh - Friday 25 November
http://www.traverse.co.uk
Filmed by Kaptur in the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre at Phoenix Dance Theatre, September 2011.
Phoenix Dance Theatre's Reflected Mixed Programme comes to the following venues this autumn and spring 2012:
Malvern Theatres - Wednesday 5th October
http://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
The Junction - Tuesday 11th October
http://www.junction.co.uk
Lawrence Batley Theatre - Tuesday 18th October
http://www.thelbt.org
Brunton Theatre - Friday 4th November
http://www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
Hull Truck Theatre - Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th November
http://www.hulltruck.co.uk
York Theatre Royal - Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st March 2012
http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Filmed by Kaptur at West Yorkshire Playhouse, January 2011.
Henri Oguike's Signal returns to Phoenix's repertoire for the company's 2012 Crossing Points mixed programme. Here he talks to us about how he came to choreograph the piece in the first place and what it's like working with the current crop of Phoenix dancers.
One half of Lost Dog, Raquel Meseguer caught up with Jonny Walton from Kaptur during rehearsals of Pave up Paradise to explain about the piece and its history. Musician Alessandro Lima was also on hand to perform the 3 songs from the piece - Last Night by The Strokes, Lover, you should have come over by Jeff Buckley and Tijuana Lady by Gomez.
Following the revival of his piece Haunted Passages for 2010's Declarations tour, choroegrapher Philip Taylor talks about What It Is which will be part of 2011's Reflected tour.
Melt, by Phoenix Dance Theatre's Artistic Director Sharon Watson, is the first piece to have been choreographed in the company's new home. Here she talks through the creative process and how she discovered the music of Wild Beasts whilst dancers Azzurra Ardovini and Josh Wille discuss learning the ropes...
In May 2010 Richard Wherlock visited Phoenix Dance Theatre for 3 weeks to choreograph a new piece for 2011's Reflected tour.
Jonny Walton from Kaptur film & photography caught up with him early on in the process to see how rehearsals were going and the piece was developing.
Switch has its world premiere at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 26 - 29 January 2011. book tickets at www.wyp.org.uk
Philip Taylor has returned to Phoenix Dance Theatre to restage his classic piese Haunted Passages. Here he talks about what the piece means to him and what it's been like returning to the company after all these years.
Haunted Passages is part of Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations mixed programme. For tour dates visit www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Choreographer Isira Makuloluwe talks about Locked In Vertical, his brand new piece for Phoenix. Locked In Vertical is part of Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations mixed programme. For tour dates visit www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Choreographer Warren Adams talks about what inspired The Audacious One. The Audacious One is part of Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations mixed programme. For tour dates visit www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Choreographer Aletta Collins and co-composer Peter Morris talk about creating their new piece for Phoenix. Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe is part of Phoenix Dance Theatre's Declarations mixed programme. For tour dates visit www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Following their appointments in May 2009, Artistic Director Sharon Watson and Executive Director Lesley Jackson have assembled a new team to take Phoenix Dance Theatre into the future.
Get to know the new Phoenix as some of our members of staff talk about the rebuilding process and what you can expect from the company in the future.
Dancer Josef Perou, Apprentice Dancer Jitka Tumova and Artistic Director Sharon Watson explain what it takes to dance Class, Darshan Singh Bhuller's choreographed demonsration of the Graham technique. Filmed during Phoenix's Ignite tour in autumn 2009.
For more information on the piece and to see where Phoenix is touring to next visit http://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Artistic Director Sharon Watson, dancer Judith Clijsters and apprentice Alice Gaspari of Phoenix Dance Theatre talk through the creative process behind Fast Lane. Filmed during Phoenix's Ignite tour in autumn 2009.
For more information on the piece and to see where Phoenix is touring to next visit http://www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
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Rehearsals: revealed - Repetition of Change
Rehearsals: revealed - Tender Crazy Love
Phoenix Dance Theatre: Crossing Points - Autumn 2012 Tour
Rehearsals: revealed - Richard Alston
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Pave Up Paradise
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Crossing Points
Rehearsals: revealed - SoundClash
Overworlds & Underworlds Launch Video Blog
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Declarations
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Reflected
Rehearsals: revealed - Pave Up Paradise
Rehearsals: revealed - What It Is
Rehearsals: revealed - Haunted Passages
Rehearsals: revealed - Locked In Vertical
Rehearsals: revealed - The Audacious One
Rehearsals: revealed - Maybe Yes Maybe, Maybe No Maybe
