PERFORMANCES

NORWAY
Friday 2 May, Saturday 3 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Zero Visibility Corps:
I have a secret to tell you (please) leave with me
‘physically pulverising, and the emotional states that flicker across the performers' bodies and faces have a rawness that makes you want to look away while keeping you glued.’ The Herald



An energetic interplay between gender, desire, control and submission, set in a room with clean, white walls and a stylishly placed pommel horse to the right of the stage.

Choreographer Ina Christel Johannessen has a strong, physical and elegant style. In this work she includes elements that break down the division between what is artistically beautiful and what is genuinely vulgar. Entertaining and disturbing the performances of Zero Visibility Corps are based on improvisation and movement that carries echoes of martial arts and acrobatics. The soundscape is an important part of the performances and the company work with some of the most innovative artists in experimental electronic music.

(Duration: 90 minutes)
Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5.
(Tickets for 2 May include entry to first night party).
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



SPAIN/UK
Monday 5 May
Dance City
Aracaladanza and Tin Arts
Dive in at DC
A Bank Holiday celebration specially for families.



Aracaladanza: !Nada Nada!: 2pm, 4.00pm
A journey across and under the ocean with a stunning mermaid, willy-wobbly jelly-fish, spiky-spongy sea anemones, fish that fly and lots of buckets, spades and parasols. It combines the magic of dance, puppetry and music with spectacular costumes and stunning visual effects. A magical introduction to dance for the very young.

Tin Arts: Under the Sea: 11am, 2pm
Workshops in creative writing, make and do, dance and drama. The workshops last about 1 hours with shorter storytelling and song writing sessions. They are designed for all family members to join in.

Tickets: £8 (£5 child), £20 family (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children)
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



SWITZERLAND
Wednesday 7 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Cie. Philippe Saire
Could I just draw your attention to the brevity of life?

‘ … they reveal the absurdity of our excessive need for security in a series of moving comic moments’ Bazkulturemagazin



Using accessible and colourful imagery, this new creation is a shrewd review from six dancers that reveals itself in layers, unravelling the mechanisms of our lives and our thirst for distraction, that fascinating driving force in our lives. And in answer to the question posed in the title, there is a surprise finale, a reminder of the fragility of this universe.

Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk

Production: Cie. Philippe Saire, in co-production with Opéra de Lausanne. Cie. Philippe Saire is supported by Ville de Lausanne, Etat de Vaud, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Loterie Romande and Swiss International Air Lines.



UK
Thursday 8 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Probe
Magpie

‘totally of the moment, compelling and alive’ Dance Now



After glittering careers with international companies Antonia Grove & Theo Clinkard have created a potent new partnership, warmly welcomed by audiences & critics alike. Magpie comprises seven dazzling duets and solo from radically different choreographers including Mark Bruce, Charles Linehan, Stephem Mear, Jeremy James and Yasmeen Godder. Each piece is linked by linked by choreographed costume changes and movement.
(Duration: 70 minutes)

Recommended for 12 years +
Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



UK
Thursday 8, Friday 9, Saturday 10 May, 7.30pm
Northern Stage
DV8
To be straight with you

"The persecution of people because of their sexual orientation is every bit as unjust as that crime against humanity, apartheid. We must be allowed to love with honour." Archbishop Desmond Tutu



A multi-ethnic cast in a poetic but unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality. A new production based on hundreds of hours of audio interviews collected from people directly affected by these issues. Incorporating dance, text, documentary animation and film. As ever, DV8 refuses to be defined.
Recommended for 16 years +

Tickets: £5 - £18 (concessions available)
Students and under 25s: £8
First Night: 2 tickets for the price of 1
Available from Northern Stage Box Office: 0191 20 5151
And on line at www.northernstage.co.uk



UK
Saturday 10 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Bonachela Dance Company
Square Map of Q4

‘….impressively made and executed, his dance is like a spray of bullets that hit their target’ The Times



Art and popular culture meet to create an extraordinary experience that pushes the boundaries not only of what dance can be but also how it is presented.
An international company of six dancers explore how memories shape our humanity. Rafael Bonachela’s choreography is extremely physical but acutely sensitive and draws on fashion, pop and advertising to create new entry points for audiences. In this piece he casts images directly onto the dancers – enhancing the movement by using them as a live screen.

Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



UK
Sunday 11 May, 12 noon – 6pm
Dance City
Immerse – an embrace of music and technology
Nicole Vivien Watson and Benjamin Freeth will transform Dance City into a series of intriguing exhibition spaces presenting innovative, experimental work from a range of artists who merge technology with movement.
The works will encourage interactivity and will display elements of performance. Come, explore and immerse yourself.

Free



UK/FRANCE
Tuesday 13 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Gemma Higginbotham and Philippe Blanchard/Adekwhat
Bits of Bob’s Life



An artistic collaboration between choreographers Philippe Blanchard (founder of Adekwat) and Gemma Higginbotham and the second part of a trilogy based on identity, social codes, and the games that we play in our social relationships. Five performers deal with home and the necessity of defining a territory for oneself, misunderstandings occur in a co-habitation gone wrong.
A Festival Commission and co-production between Dance City, Tanzhaus and Norlandsoperen.

Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions), £5 early bird
Available From Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



USA
Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 May, 7.30pm
Theatre Royal
Rennie Harris PureMovement
‘beyond the sensational dazzle of head spins and dives, of limbs that twist so fast their owner seems to be disassembling himself..’ The Village Voice



A scorching hot ensemble that take hip-hop to the edge and beyond.
This young, fresh and innovative dance company pushes the boundaries of hip hop dance theatre with a programme that is raw, explosive and passionate. Rennie Harris has created a cohesive dance style that encompasses the diverse, rich African-American traditions while presenting the voice of a new generation. The athleticism and crowd-pleasing choreography are vehicles for hard-hitting subject matter.

Guaranteed to take your breath away.

Tickets: £11.00-£17.00
Available from Theatre Royal Box Office: 08448 11 21 22
and online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk



UK
Wednesday 14 May, 7.30pm
Northern Stage
balletLORENT
MaEternal



12 expectant mothers from the north-east join the company’s core of professional dancers as they explore the spiritual change in women when they are at their most vulnerable and most potent.

Continuing her tradition of creating original and inspiring work, Liv Lorent has joined forces with Lynne Campbell of Bare Toed Dance Company to create this thought-provoking new piece.

A Dancing the World ’08 Festival Commission.
Tickets: £5 - £18 (concessions available)
Students and under 25s: £8
Tickets available from Northern Stage Box Office: 0191 20 5151
And on line at www.northernstage.co.uk



CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, TAIWAN, UK
15 - 18 May
EAST WIND – a festival within a festival
Performances take place in the Dance Laboratory and social space at Dance City
Presented as part East ‘08, Pit Fong Loh, of Bi Ma Dance Company, curates a weekend of performances from international and emerging British based artists of eastern origin.



Thursday 15 May, Friday 16 May, 7.30pm
Kim Itoh and The Glorious Future: Dead and Alive and Radio to Dance
Oguri: Wildflowers
Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird

Saturday 17 May, 7.30pm
San Ji Jia: Snow and Duet
Kim Eun Hee: Burying Together
Ahn Nguyen: 2 by 2
Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird

Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Sa Ji Jia : Snow and Duet
Kim Eun Hee: Burying Together
Sinman Dance Company: Fire of Hope
Tickets: £15 (£12 concessions), £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird

All tickets available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk

Ask about the special East Wind ticket offer.





UK
Friday 23 May, Saturday 24 May, 7.30pm
Northern Stage
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Cattle Call



An explosive and wildly entertaining multi-arts event: a collaboration from the Olivier Award winning team of choreographer Javier De Frutos and Richard Thomas, composer of Jerry Springer – The Opera.
Cattle Call is the term used in the theatre profession for an open audition. It is also the term used for herding livestock for slaughter! Alongside the full company of Phoenix dancers, four musicians/singers will play live on stage.
A Dancing the World ‘08 Festival Commission.
Recommended for 14 years +

Tickets: £5 - £18 (concessions available)
Students and under 25s: £8
Tickets available from Northern Stage Box Office: 0191 20 5151
And on line at www.northernstage.co.uk



PORTUGAL
Tuesday 20 May, Wednesday 21 May, 6pm and 9pm
Dance City
Rui Horta
Scope



Two performers discover each other, and the audience shares the adventure. Placed in two separated seating areas, with a 90º degree angle between them, two different perspectives embrace two different performers and condition each spectator. A piece about the different views we all have of the same reality.
A Dancing the World ‘08 Festival Commission.

Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions), £5 early bird
Available from Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk





UK
Friday 23 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Fiona Wright
On lying
Fiona Wright is best known for her many solo works over seventeen years of truly individual live art where stylised choreography combines with a personalised vein of writing.



The latest version of this one-woman performance returns to Newcastle after crowd-pleasing performances in Chicago and with a desire to tell it like it is. This piece is becoming something like she imagines writing a blog might be, if she could only bear the thought of turning up in so many other people’s lives at once...
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions), £5 early bird

Available From Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk



CANADA
Saturday 24 May, Carlisle Park, Morpeth
Corpus
Les Moutons



Northumberland Strategic Arts Forum and Castle Morpeth Borough Council in partnership with Dance City are presenting the Canadian company Corpus in Carlisle Park in Morpeth.

A live installation where reality meets fantasy. Julie, Marie-Louise, Bernadette are three healthy young sheep; César is the old ram. The shepherd is here too, taking the audience through a sophisticated and entertaining look at human behaviour; amusing, frightening and surreal.





SPAIN
Saturday 24 May, 7.30pm
Dance City
Belen Maya and Olga Pericet



Highlight of the weekend will be the world premier of OPEN PROJECT, a performance by the world’s most acclaimed flamenco female dancers of the moment Belen Maya and Olga Pericet. Both are multiple award recipients with power to heat the stage and the soul. Dance City has brought these two stunning dancers together to create a new piece, specific to the festival, with original music and choreography.

Tickets: £20 (£15 concessions), £10 early bird and include entry to after show party
Available From Dance City Ticket Office: 0191 261 0505
And on line at www.dancecity.co.uk

Saturday 24 May, Sunday 25 May
Dance City
Flamenco Extravaganza
The festival closes with an extravaganza that will include classes in dance, guitar and percussion suitable for all levels, including children. The weekend guarantees music, dance, fun and entertainment, in short - Fiesta.