Welcome to Dance Currents 2009
We have an exciting programme of events coming up where you
can watch some of the most cutting edge choreography, inspiring
collaborations, new young talent and or engage in debate. There is
something for everyone!
This is an exciting time for dance so we are offering our audiences
the chance to see even more in our season with a multi buy discount.
(Please see www.stratford-circus.com for more details).
Finally, we are giving you a chance to get creative
and win some great prizes!
Get dancing - get filming - get uploading!
(Please see www.danceuploaded.tv for more details).
The team at East London Dance look forward to seeing you all at Dance Currents very soon.
Friday 27 / Saturday 28 February 2009
8pm
8pm
Two’s A Company, a dynamic programme of duets returns for a second season.
A rare opportunity to see exciting UK choreographers challenge the concept and content of a duet,
and explore what it is to be two. The line up for 2009 will ensure a night to remember. Eclectic,
surprising and distinctive, Two’s A Company features Kweku Aacht, Raymond Chai, SIN Cru Theatre,
The Evolutionaries, Impact Dance, Daniela B Larsen & Robert Guy, Rachael Mossom, Paradigmz -
LDDT, Prototype Dance and Kenrick H20 Sandy.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
A rare opportunity to see exciting UK choreographers challenge the concept and content of a duet,
and explore what it is to be two. The line up for 2009 will ensure a night to remember. Eclectic,
surprising and distinctive, Two’s A Company features Kweku Aacht, Raymond Chai, SIN Cru Theatre,
The Evolutionaries, Impact Dance, Daniela B Larsen & Robert Guy, Rachael Mossom, Paradigmz -
LDDT, Prototype Dance and Kenrick H20 Sandy.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Thursday 5 March 2009 10am - 1pm
What is the way forward for dance?
What is the way forward for dance?
A monthly breakfast forum that encourages you to look to the future and ask the question:
‘What is the way forward for…?’ The university of East London’s Institute for Performing Arts
Development, in association with the Stratford Circus partnership, invites you to discuss
critical issues with some of the leading players and thinkers.
Breakfast from 9am
Ticket Price: £5
‘What is the way forward for…?’ The university of East London’s Institute for Performing Arts
Development, in association with the Stratford Circus partnership, invites you to discuss
critical issues with some of the leading players and thinkers.
Breakfast from 9am
Ticket Price: £5
Friday 13 / Saturday 14 March 2009
8pm – matinee performance Sat only @ 3pm
8pm – matinee performance Sat only @ 3pm
Collabo returns for 2009 – bringing together some of the UK’s hottest and most dynamic
dance crews, companies and choreographers to create fresh and innovative collaborations
and unique interpretations. Check out www.collabodance.com for more details.
Don’t miss out on what promises to be one of the highlights in this year's dance calendar.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
*£9 / £5 Saturday matinee performance only, featuring emerging young dancers
dance crews, companies and choreographers to create fresh and innovative collaborations
and unique interpretations. Check out www.collabodance.com for more details.
Don’t miss out on what promises to be one of the highlights in this year's dance calendar.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
*£9 / £5 Saturday matinee performance only, featuring emerging young dancers
Friday 20 / Saturday 21 March 2009
8pm
8pm
Blueprint returns for 2009!
Dynamic and innovative performances from young dance makers, making their mark
today and shaping the dance of tomorrow.
Featuring: Lydia Bowell, Robyn Bowers, Cult Dance Company, Cynazure, Disconnected,
Daniel Ekelegbu, Kate Harrison, Instep Dance Company, Intrinsic Dance Company, Just US,
Kurupt, MYSELF, Rhapsody and Ridiculous plus the 2009 Blueprint Bursary winner
Rosalind Lynch and special guests:
East London Dance Youth Company, Natalie James, Kymberlee Jay and our
2008 Blueprint Bursary winner Leila McMillan.
Hosted by Kymberlee Jay
Don’t miss this one off opportunity - the future is dance, the future is Blueprint.
Ticket Prices
£9 / £5 concessions
Dynamic and innovative performances from young dance makers, making their mark
today and shaping the dance of tomorrow.
Featuring: Lydia Bowell, Robyn Bowers, Cult Dance Company, Cynazure, Disconnected,
Daniel Ekelegbu, Kate Harrison, Instep Dance Company, Intrinsic Dance Company, Just US,
Kurupt, MYSELF, Rhapsody and Ridiculous plus the 2009 Blueprint Bursary winner
Rosalind Lynch and special guests:
East London Dance Youth Company, Natalie James, Kymberlee Jay and our
2008 Blueprint Bursary winner Leila McMillan.
Hosted by Kymberlee Jay
Don’t miss this one off opportunity - the future is dance, the future is Blueprint.
Ticket Prices
£9 / £5 concessions
Saturday 28 March 2009
8pm
8pm
Featuring: the London premiere of Proband by dancer and choreographer Caroline
Bowditch – drawing on the study of amino acids and the fascinations of DNA - with
collaborator and music Chris Benstead, a creative investigation from visual artist Mox (moxlive.tv),
Legitimate Bodies Dance Company with their hit Hanging in There – taking delight
in the almost completed Peace Process in Northern Ireland, Cindy Claes
using her own unique brand of Urban Dance Theatre to examine modern slavery.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Part of the Stratford Circus Upfront East Programme
Suitable for age 14+
Bowditch – drawing on the study of amino acids and the fascinations of DNA - with
collaborator and music Chris Benstead, a creative investigation from visual artist Mox (moxlive.tv),
Legitimate Bodies Dance Company with their hit Hanging in There – taking delight
in the almost completed Peace Process in Northern Ireland, Cindy Claes
using her own unique brand of Urban Dance Theatre to examine modern slavery.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Part of the Stratford Circus Upfront East Programme
Suitable for age 14+
Monday 30 March 2009
7.30pm
7.30pm
An album of colourful new rock ’n’ roll songs performed by dancers who not only
play their instruments but dance with them and even sing standing on their
head! This electrifying dance theatre piece - featuring guitars, fiddle, cello,
percussion and voice - is 'laugh out loud' funny, yet strikingly poignant.
Ticket Price: £10
play their instruments but dance with them and even sing standing on their
head! This electrifying dance theatre piece - featuring guitars, fiddle, cello,
percussion and voice - is 'laugh out loud' funny, yet strikingly poignant.
Ticket Price: £10
Thursday 2 April 2009
8pm
8pm
Kompany Malakhi return to fire up the stage with Boxin’, an edgy tale of misfits and
misinformation. Kwesi Johnson’s pioneering company crackles with energy as its
trademark collision of contemporary dance and street style pushes physical theatre
to the limit.
Steve Denton’s architectural set of platforms, slopes and corners sees the
performers blur the line between dance theatre and parkour all to a soundtrack
every bit as unexpected as the story that unfolds.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
misinformation. Kwesi Johnson’s pioneering company crackles with energy as its
trademark collision of contemporary dance and street style pushes physical theatre
to the limit.
Steve Denton’s architectural set of platforms, slopes and corners sees the
performers blur the line between dance theatre and parkour all to a soundtrack
every bit as unexpected as the story that unfolds.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Saturday 4 April 2009
8pm
8pm
East London Dance celebrates it’s own and welcomes the world in an evening of
extraordinary dance. A feast of all that is new arrives in Stratford.
Featuring: VOCAB Dance Company with Atomic Sun - an intimate portrait about
the search for humanity, Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Jorge Crecis with their new
duet Bf - exploring power and dominance, Cross-Wired by Sofiane Chalal, Jonathan
Geyevu and Steeve Watterlot directed by Mathilde Lopez - a touching and comic trio,
Together / Alone - an international collaboration by Sébastien Ramirez and Raphael
Hillebrand exploring where we are and who else is there - a powerful exploration
of the subconscious and parallel worlds through dance, film and light.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Suitable for age 14+
extraordinary dance. A feast of all that is new arrives in Stratford.
Featuring: VOCAB Dance Company with Atomic Sun - an intimate portrait about
the search for humanity, Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Jorge Crecis with their new
duet Bf - exploring power and dominance, Cross-Wired by Sofiane Chalal, Jonathan
Geyevu and Steeve Watterlot directed by Mathilde Lopez - a touching and comic trio,
Together / Alone - an international collaboration by Sébastien Ramirez and Raphael
Hillebrand exploring where we are and who else is there - a powerful exploration
of the subconscious and parallel worlds through dance, film and light.
Ticket Prices
£12 / £8 concessions
Suitable for age 14+
Saturday 18 / Sunday 19 April 2009
From 12pm
From 12pm
The UK’s ultimate battle experience returns!
Stylefest is workshop and battle event created specifically for Hip Hop, Street
dance and Funk style performers placing an emphasis on the underground
dance scene in the UK. Stylefest allows both specific and non specific dancers to
learn, showcase, battle and network in order to improve abilities and knowledge
of both commercial and non-commercial dance styles.
Saturday 18 April (workshop) and Sunday 19 April (battle, discuss, freestyle,
watch and perform)
Ticket Prices: watch this space for further details
Stylefest is workshop and battle event created specifically for Hip Hop, Street
dance and Funk style performers placing an emphasis on the underground
dance scene in the UK. Stylefest allows both specific and non specific dancers to
learn, showcase, battle and network in order to improve abilities and knowledge
of both commercial and non-commercial dance styles.
Saturday 18 April (workshop) and Sunday 19 April (battle, discuss, freestyle,
watch and perform)
Ticket Prices: watch this space for further details
Thursday 23 April 2009
ADAD Open Stage™ is an informal platform for artists working with forms of
dance of the African Diaspora.
Artists – come and showcase your work in progress and receive feedback from your
peers and a panel of dance professionals. This platform is open to artists at any
stage in their career and places on the platform are allocated on a first come, first
served basis. Application deadline Friday March 13th 2009.
To apply please write two paragraphs describing the piece you would like to present (duration
of pieces should be 10 to 20 minutes) and send via email to: jeanette_adad@danceuk.org
It is free to watch the development of new and exciting dance of the African Diaspora but advance
booking is essential: please email paula_adad@danceuk.org to book your place.
dance of the African Diaspora.
Artists – come and showcase your work in progress and receive feedback from your
peers and a panel of dance professionals. This platform is open to artists at any
stage in their career and places on the platform are allocated on a first come, first
served basis. Application deadline Friday March 13th 2009.
To apply please write two paragraphs describing the piece you would like to present (duration
of pieces should be 10 to 20 minutes) and send via email to: jeanette_adad@danceuk.org
It is free to watch the development of new and exciting dance of the African Diaspora but advance
booking is essential: please email paula_adad@danceuk.org to book your place.
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square, London E15 1BX
www.stratford-circus.com
020 8279 1015
In person/by phone between 11am - 5pm
Theatre Square, London E15 1BX
www.stratford-circus.com
020 8279 1015
In person/by phone between 11am - 5pm
The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Billett Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1QT
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
01708 443333
Billett Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1QT
www.queens-theatre.co.uk
01708 443333
Foyer programme at Stratford Circus supported by Urban Development.
All information correct at time of going to print. East London Dance reserves the right to change the programme.
East London Dance is a registered charity no.1053735
Design. hot pepper design ltd
All information correct at time of going to print. East London Dance reserves the right to change the programme.
East London Dance is a registered charity no.1053735
Design. hot pepper design ltd
