Dance & Physical Theatre

Snails and Ketchup's picture

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s ‘Baron in the Trees’, SNAILS & KETCHUP is the darkly comic tale of a dysfunctional, quirky family and follows a disillusioned son taking to the trees to live an arboreal existence in disgust at his ever changing, brutal home environment.
Powerfully told through solo performer Ramesh Meyyappan’s masterful storytelling, it uses imaginative physicality, an ingenious aerial set, aerial choreography, nimation and live score, to poignantly unfold the life of a boy, from traumatic birth to a typical family dinner...

alinas888's picture

SDFSD

cheapeasytone's picture

i like zigtech shoes very much

afra99's picture

moncler coats

cynthian's picture

gdfgdfb

Tales of the Apocalypse's picture

Gravity-defying aerial circus exploring imminent doom and destruction. Entropic visions, ghostly entities, imploding stars and radioactive dust - is this prophecy or fantasy?

Crazed astronauts battle it out for supremacy of the Earth; a survivor throws off his hazmat and contorts to radiation sickness; forgotten androids dance an endless duet... meanwhile a lone woman is pursued into the air by a shadowy figure that bears an eerie resemblance to Death himself. But all is not lost, as out of the debris a brave new world is forming.

Featuring amazing routines on trapeze, hoop, silks, rope and dance trapeze, Tales of the Apocalypse offers its audience a jaw-dropping adventure through various apocalyptic scenarios. Twisted, terrifying, stunningly beautiful and downright hilarious, this is circus cabaret as never seen before.

Tales of the Apocalypse was premiered over two weeks in the Shunt Lounge, London 2009, where it received critical acclaim and was Time Out’s Critic’s choice.

NOIR's picture

Film noir meets circus in a sky-high detective thriller: mysterious blondes, enigmatic clients, murder, mayhem and madness all collide in a quest for the truth. Gripping narrative woven into a spectacular visual feast for all ages.

NOIR is aerial physical theatre extraordinaire. A dramatic thriller, set in the 1940s taking ‘film noir’ as its motif, NOIR fuses the disciplines physical theatre and circus. Eleven aerialists take to the stage using cargo nets, trapeze, rope, silks and aerial hoop to tell the twisted tale of a detective desperately searching for the woman he loves in a vicious underworld fraught with danger.

After a sell-out run at the Albany, London 2007, NOIR went on to wow packed audiences at Glastonbury 2008. This version has been specially designed and adapted for the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe.

Daemiane's picture

I'm Daemiane. I Wear Black. Sometimes.
Uk Based Performer | Video Artist.

Samurai Spirit's picture

KAMUI’s theme for Festival Fringe 2008 is “the soul of the Japanese samurai.” The troupe will embody real samurai soul and bring an artistic and action-filled show to life with authentic performances of martial arts and intense battles among legendary sword masters.

The show also includes a humorous performance in which some members of the audience are invited onto the stage. Samurai Spirit ends with a special piece featuring the performers in black suits interacting in a beautiful dancing-style reminiscent of the fight scenes from “Kill Bill Vol. I”. A wide variety of weapons will be used in the show including Japanese swords, long-handled swords, double swords, spears, as well as Japanese fans and umbrellas.

Scottish Dance Theatre's picture

Another unmissable chance to see SDT's stunning double bill - DOG and tenderhook.

‘Scottish Dance Theatre are among the most personable dancers now working in Britain’ The Times

DOG by Hofesh Shecher is raw, witty and sophisticated; an exciting new work by one of the UK's most talked about choreographers. His work features cinematic soundtracks, rich physical language and engaging atmospheres.

‘Crammed with ideas and wit, this is dance for the mind as well as the senses’ The Guardian

Tenderhook has inspired the same devotion as LUXURIA, Liv Lorent’s first piece for SDT, had at venues across the country. Featuring music by the multi award winning Italian film composer Ezio Bosso, tenderhook is a mesmerising and epic search for ‘perfect love’.

‘It moved me to tears it was so beautiful’ Audience member , Autumn ‘07

Obong - AKWA-Cross-River Dance Company's picture

80 minutes of breathtaking non-stop performance as Nigeria¹s legendary company make their Fringe and their International debut with ŒOFUM¹ (Whirlwind of Dances) ­ sensational, contemporary blend of 11 traditional stories showcasing the true beauty and power of Africa¹s dance heritage.

Tea Dance's picture

Celebrate 75 years of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers by joining the Fly Right Dance Company for the Legendary Tea Dance. Here you will be led through the basics of an elegant Foxtrot or Waltz, as immortalised on the silver screen, and after a brief masterclass and cocktails, time will be allocated for participants to practise their newly-acquired dancing skills!

Polaris's picture

The company's trademark performance style is based on subtle, precise expression. Polaris tells the story of two men on an Antarctic pilgrimage. Meet heroes, fish, penguins, seals and snowstorms in a gripping tale of solitude, friendship, values and wait for help.