Touring 17 May – 23 June 2013Performed at Aberystwyth Arts Centre Sunday 16 June, 2pm A BRAND NEW DANCE THEATRE SHOW FOR EVERYONE OVER 8 Directed by Sally Cookson Choreographed by B-Boy Wilkie Branson Performed by Mariana Camiloti, Femi M Oyewole, Letitia Simpson and Wilkie Branson Tour produced by Travelling Light Varmints is a rich visual piece of original dance theatre for young people aged 8 and their families, based on the award-winning book Varmints by Helen Ward and Marc Craste. Varmints is a poignant tale of a world which is buried under the relentless march of progress. Every day the city grows larger and the noise grows louder, until there is so much noise that no-one can hear themselves think. This exhilarating new dance-theatre performance explores the struggles of one small creature to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever. Sally Cookson specialises in children’s theatre productions, and has recently enjoyed a five star run at Bristol Old Vic with Christmas hit Peter Pan. Sally and Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Wilkie Branson are reunited after working together on highly acclaimed dance show BOING!, which performed to rave reviews and full houses at Sadler’s Wells over Christmas 2011 and again in 2012. The rich and diverse soundtrack is composed and performed by musician and composer Benji Bower who regularly collaborates with Sally. Varmints is performed by Mariana Camiloti, Femi M Oyewole and Letitia Simpson. Emma Gladstone, Sadler’s Wells’ Artistic Producer says about Varmints: “We have been developing this show for a while, and so I cannot quite believe we have finally got to the point of starting in. I am genuinely excited by the artists involved and in particular where Choreographer Wilkie Branson and Director Sally Cookson decide to take the intriguing story, after their previous hits together. For me it’s essential for us to commission new work for young audiences like this, work that’s contemporary, and inviting, with high production values.” To book at Aberystwyth contact the ticket office on 01970 62 32 32 or go online www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre. |
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