Ben Wright News

Created as a collaboration between choreographer Ben Wright and musician/writer Stuart Warwick, Point of Echoes is a haunting tale of love, death and monsters, set on a lighthouse somewhere off the coast of England. It's the first commission from the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI), a project designed to boost the amount of contemporary dance on offer in rural communities; specially designed to be performed in village halls, it toured extensively to rural areas all over the UK throughout Spring 2018. Autumn will see the dance theatre show tour again to village halls and more conventional theatre venues including its London premiere at The Place from 20 - 22 September.

Medicine, magic and mystery are to be found this autumn at The Place, as the UK's premiere centre for contemporary dance presents its autumn season. A varied programme brings together international and UK based artists offering dance for all ages including a World Premiere, UK and London premieres, opportunities for emerging artists and the pick of the best touring productions.

Candoco Dance Company will for the first time bring their work to a digital audience through Unspoken Spoken, a new dance film created by the esteemed choreographer Fin Walker. Fin Walker's previous work includes the Olivier award-winning After the Dance with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Equus with Daniel Radcliffe, which was met with critical acclaim on West End and Broadway. Created and filmed with support from digital commissioning body The Space, Arts Council England and the BBC, the film seeks to raise awareness of Candoco's work amongst a digital audience for the first time.

Everybody has a nationality: most are inherited, and some are given to us. In the midst of a cultural and political climate dominated by Brexit, the Windrush scandal and debates about who has the right to belong, Chris Thorpe questions how we acquire these narratives and the internal and political conflicts that arise when people choose not to accept their nationality.

Candoco Dance Company revives its duet You and I Know, created with leading pop choreographer Arlene Phillips CBE. Exploring how we fall in and out of love over and over again - often with the same person - You and I Know will tour to outdoor festivals around the UK and Europe this summer.

The second phase of a scheme to improve access to dance in rural communities has been launched with a call out to artists interested in creating or developing work for village halls. Rural Touring Dance Initiative 2 is a partnership between the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) and The Place, Take Art and China Plate. Dance is underrepresented on the rural touring circuit and the partnership is seeking to increase opportunities for rural audiences to experience the art form.

In this new duet for Candoco Dance Company, award winning choreographer Caroline Bowditch explores the extraordinary bonds we make throughout our lives. Performed by two of Candoco's female artists, Victoria Fox and Welly O'Brien, the duet is dedicated to women, to love, to life and to friendship.

bgroup and China Plate presents Point of Echoes on Wednesday 28th February at The Point, Eastleigh. The performance forms part of the venues In-the-Round programme, which invites audiences to see acclaimed shows in an intimate seating set-up.

The Point, Eastleigh launches a new In-the-Round performance programme this spring, opening with two brand new professional dance-theatre shows.

Based on her own true story, Urielle Klein-Mekongo's debut show delves into the trials of a young Black girl growing up, from Hello Kitty knickers to 'lightys' to the terrible secret of her stolen childhood. Using original music, spoken word and a loop station, this one woman show presents a story of teenage angst and survival. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017, the show is set to open at the Southbank Centre's WOW Festival before touring nationally and returning to London be presented at five leading venues across the city in an innovative new London touring model.

This spring, Candoco Dance Company will present the London premiere of Face In from multi-award-winning and internationally recognised choreographer Yasmeen Godder. Face In was originally commissioned by Stine Nilsen and Pedro Machado who recently stepped down as Artistic Co-Directors of Candoco.

Continuing to bring new and adapted dance work to village halls and other small rural venues across the UK often unreached by touring arts companies, the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) is serving up a feast of performances with ten dance companies in Spring 2018. The National Rural Touring Forum's (NRTF) three-year dance focused scheme which has now been extended for another three years served up its first 'menu' of work to regional touring schemes in 2016, and their Spring programme is a continuation of their second menu which started last Autumn.

Luca Silvestrini's Protein is to tour a refashioned version of their witty dance and music production May Contain Food to village halls and theatre venues around the country this Spring. May Contain Food - May Contain You encourages audiences to think about the sensory, cultural and social implications of food.

The ABC Television Network will air THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the Rodgers & Hammerstein cinematic treasure, airing as part of Disney ABC's special 25 Days of Christmas programming event, TONIGHT, DEC. 17 (7:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network.

Created as a collaboration between choreographer Ben Wright and musician/writer Stuart Warwick, Point of Echoes is a haunting tale of love, death and monsters, set on a lighthouse somewhere off the coast of England. It's the first commission from the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI), a project designed to boost the amount of contemporary dance on offer in rural communities. Especially designed to be performed in village halls, Point of Echoes will tour to rural venues, as well as visiting more conventional theatre venues such as Warwick Arts Centre, Swindon Dance and The Point, Eastleigh.

The ABC Television Network will air THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the Rodgers & Hammerstein cinematic treasure, airing as part of Disney ABC's special 25 Days of Christmas programming event, SUNDAY, DEC. 17 (7:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network.

An innovative partnership founded to increase touring by dance companies to rural areas has been awarded 416,855 to continue its work over a further three years. The new funding, announced today, will allow the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) to build on its success by working with more local rural touring schemes and venues, delivering 195 performances over the next three years across England, Wales and Scotland. This is an increase on the 115 performances staged in the first three years of the RTDI, which included touring shows by Uchenna Dance, Lost Dog, Luca Silvestrini's Protein and Joan Clevill Dance.

Facilitating this type of personal connection is the inspiration behind Goldenstein Gallery's new series Artists Coffee Talks. Curated by Linda Goldenstein, this exciting series kicks off today September 30 at 9:30 a.m. with artists Karyl Bennett and Ben Wright and every Today through November 18th, you are invited to meet and Coffee Talk with different artists at Goldenstein Gallery.

Facilitating this type of personal connection is the inspiration behind Goldenstein Gallery's new series Artists Coffee Talks. Curated by Linda Goldenstein, this exciting series kicks off on Saturday September 30 at 9:30 a.m. with artists Karyl Bennett and Ben Wright and every Saturday through November 18th, you are invited to meet and Coffee Talk with different artists at Goldenstein Gallery.