Diversions, The Dance Company of Wales celebrates its’ twenty-first birthday entering the last tour before moving to Wales Millennium Centre. As part of the birthday celebrations Diversions is honouring its’ Welsh roots, by putting on its’ most Welsh repertory yet, supporting home grown talent.
Director, Roy Campbell-Moore is excited to have secured Welsh choreographer Sean Tuan John to create work for Diversions main repertory. John, who has been labelled as ‘the bad boy of British dance’ by Italian Vogue is working with Diversions for the second time, having produced a successful piece for Diversions second season Dance Trilogy in 2002.
Johns’ piece, ‘Psycho-Delia’ depicts office workers transforming into bizarre aliens. Psychedelic costumes, a futuristic silver set and an energetic soundtrack of popular indie music ranging from Bjork to Moby, all add to John’s eccentric and entertaining spectacle.
Diversions will also perform the twenty-first work by Director Roy Campbell-Moore, ‘Between’, to coincide with their anniversary. Played out against the quirky, folk music of Welsh borders trio ‘Hoover the Dog’, ‘Between’ dives headlong into the emotional turmoil experienced between birth and death. Inspired by Paul Seawright’s award winning series of night-time photographs of the Welsh Valleys, and with sexy and sophisticated movement, this is a truly unmissable work. Campbell-Moore’s recent hit productions for the Company include; ‘Tough Love’ (2003) and ‘Etch’ (2001).
Formed in 1983 by Directors Roy Campbell-Moore and Ann Sholem, Diversions has achieved national and international recognition through its extensive touring both in Britain and overseas. Diversions has remained true to its founding philosophy that a trip to a dance show should be a magical, inspiring and life-enhancing occasion and is now widely acknowledged as one of the most entertaining and theatrical dance companies around. The Company has commenced its twenty-first anniversary year on a high, eagerly preparing for their launch at Wales Millennium Centre.
In their new home at Wales Millennium Centre, the dancers, choreographers and designers of Diversions will now have the exciting opportunity to produce work in one of Europe’s best production centres for dance. From there, they will continue to perform innovative and stylish work and to represent Wales as they tour dance throughout the UK and beyond. Using the Dance House, Diversions will bring the best of world dance to Wales, developing global links within the dance community, supporting and promoting Welsh dance artists, championing new choreographic talent and expanding the Welsh dance scene. This is a thrilling new stage in Diversions ongoing development.
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
Wednesday 15th September 7.45pm
Thursday 16th September 1.00pm
Box Office: 01874 611622
Borough Theatre, Abergaveny
Tuesday 21st September 7.30pm
Box Office: 01873 850805
Theatr Hafren, Newtown
Thursday 23rd September 7.45pm
Friday 24th September 1.00pm
Box Office: 01686 625007
The Courtyard, Hereford
Tuesday 28th September 7.30pm
Box Office: 08701 122330
Blackwood Miners Institute, Blackwood
Tuesday 5th October 7.30pm
Wednesday 6th October 1.00pm
Box Office: 01495 227206
Chester Gateway, Chester
Thursday 7th October 7.45pm
Box Office: 01244 340392
Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
Tuesday 12th October 7.30pm
Box Office: 01239 621200
The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen
Thursday 14th October 2004 7.30pm
Box Office: 01267 232632 and
01554 774057
MacRoberts Arts Centre, Stirling
Wednesday 27th October 8pm
Box Office: 01786 466666
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
Saturday 30th October 7.30pm
Box Office: 01132 193018
Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November 7.30pm
Box Office: 01248 351708
Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli
Tuesday 9th November 7.30pm
Box Office:01758 704088
Theatr Ardudwy, Harlech
Thursday 11th November 7.30pm
Box Office: 01766 780667
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