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Earthfall’s award winning 2005 production of At Swim Two Boys, based on the novel of the same name by Jamie O’Neill, is being revived for 2011/12 |
Writer Jamie O’Neill gets his feet wet as Earthfall’s flagship production, At Swim Two Boys - set in a pool of water, tours the UK in October.Acclaimed author Jamie O’Neill will be joining Earthfall for their 2011 Autumn Tour of At Swim Two Boys, based on his award winning and iconic piece of gay literature. Touring across the UK from October to December the powerful and emotionally charged story unfolds against a cascading wall of water that slowly fills the stage. Earthfall’s award winning production features two male dancers, Daniel Connor and Murilo Leite and two musicians. Tender and visually beautiful the production reflects the boys developing love against the turmoil of political revolution during the 1916 Easter Risings. With dynamic dance, music and film, performed in an ever increasing pool of water, come prepared to get wet. “Disturbingly brilliant hi-octane physical dance theatre” Time Out, London Jamie O’Neill will be joining with the company for the opening nights at Brecon, Theatr Brychieniog – 13th/14th October and will be holding post-show discussions at : • Canterbury, Gulbenkian - 4th/5th November • Liverpool, Unity Theatre – 8th/9th November • Newcastle, Dance City 11th/ 12th November. He will also be attending the Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre, Dance Insights talk on October 6th, 6:00pm along with Jess Cohen the Artistic Director of Earthfall. “I look forward to returning to Wales and helping the production take shape. Working with Earthfall, though sometimes damp, is always a joy and this promises to be as beautiful and powerful (and wet) as the 2005 production.” Jamie O’Neill The production comes to life in a slowly filling lake in front of a wall of water, with episodes from the book woven together through a fusion of extreme physicality, original live music and film. The two new dancers are Daniel Connor, a graduate of Northern Contemporary Dance School and recent performer in Verve11 and Murilo Leite D’Imperio, Brazilian born Middlesex University Graduate, fresh from performing with Adam Hougland (Louisville Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet) and Julia Thorneycroft. The two original dancers, Cai Tomos and Terry Michaels will be involved throughout the rehearsal process to help retain the feel of the original piece. Jessica Cohen, co-artistic director commented, “Even though the original production finished touring the UK and mainland Europe in 2007, we get regular emails from fans and venues about a possible revival of this production.” She continued “A revival of this production in 2011/12 seems timely for us as it coincides with the 10th anniversary of the publication of the novel and we are fortunate we are able to reunite most of the original creative team” Alongside the show Earthfall are hosting a series of participatory workshops for different groups. Earthfall offer a range of workshops from half day’s to week long residencies, professional development and training days. Our education and participation work caters for any organization from secondary schools to professional dance companies. The production is directed by Jim Ennis and Jessica Cohen, with music composed by Frank Naughton and Sion Orgon. the show will tour the UK with performances from October 13th to December 2nd before a further tour in the Spring. For a full tour list and to book tickets please visit www.atswimtwoboys.com. You can also download the trailer, photos and the soundtrack, as well as interviews with Jamie O’Neill. For more information on Earthfall, please visit www.earthfall.org.uk. Biographies Murilo Leite D’Imperio Murilo was born in Brazil and introduced to dance by Marcia Lot. He relocated to England in 1996 and at the age of 16 co-founded Re*Flex Dance Company under the guidance of RJC Dance. Alongside his dance training in Bristol (University of Plymouth) he performed with The Movement Collective, in a regional tour with Neshima Dance Company and taught community classes in Brazil. Murilo went on to complete his training at Middlesex University and graduated with a First Class Honours in 2011. He has also performed at the Bristol Harbourside Festival three years running in exclusive commissions for Adam Hougland (Louisville Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet), the aforementioned companies, and Julia Thorneycroft. Daniel Connor Daniel grew up in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He started dancing aged 14 and joined Cheshire Youth Dance Company appearing in Youth Dance England performances at Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford Quays. Aged 18 Daniel went to Middlesex University before transferring to The Northern School of Contemporary Dance to undertake his professional training. Daniel graduated from NSCD in 2010 and was awarded NSCD's annual performance prize. He then went on to become a member of Verve11, the post graduate performance company of NSCD and graduated with distinction in July 2011. Earthfall was formed in 1989 by Jessica Cohen and Jim Ennis with a policy of forging radical choreography with live music and strong visual imagery. The company rapidly established itself as an outstanding exponent of pioneering dance theatre. The company has received several awards for its live performance and film work, including the BAFTA Cymru Award winner for Best Short Film for Too Old To Dream, The Theatre in Wales Award for Best Dance -I Can’t Stand up for Falling Down and were nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Short Film with GRAVITAS-POSTCARDS in 2010. AT SWIM TWO BOYS DATES Thursday 13 October Friday 14 October Theatr Brycheiniog Brecon 19:45 www.brycheiniog.co.uk 01874 611622 Tuesday 18 October MAC Birmingham 20:00 www.macarts.co.uk 01214 463232 Thursday 20 October Rose Theatre Ormskirk 19:30 www.edgehill.ac.uk/rosetheatre 01695 584480 Saturday 22 October Theatr Felinfach Felinfach 19:30 www.theatrfelinfach.com 01570 470697 Thursday 27 October South Hill Park Bracknell 19:30 www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123 Tuesday 1 November Torch Theatre Milford Haven 19:30 www.torchtheatre.co.uk 01646 695267 Friday 4 November Saturday 5 November Gulbenkian Canterbury 19:45 www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian 01227 769075 (P-S Talk with Jamie) Tuesday 8 November Wednesday 9 November Unity Theatre Liverpool 19:30 www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk 08448 732888 (P-S Talk with Jamie) Friday 11 November Saturday 12 November Dance City Newcastle 19:30 www.dancecity.co.uk 01912 610505 (P-S Talk with Jamie) Tuesday 15 November Lawrence Batley Huddersfield 19:30 www.thelbt.org 01484 430528 Friday 18 November Saturday 19 November Bath Spa Uni Bath 19:30 www.bathspalive.com 01225 876133 Wednesday 23 November Thursday 24 November Friday 25 November Saturday 26 November Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff 20:00 www.wmc.org.uk 02920 636465 Thursday 1 December Friday 2 December Pegasus Theatre Oxford 20:00 www.pegasustheatre.org.uk 01865 812150 |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
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