Ben Wright News
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TRYING IT ON Will Embark on Autumn Tour
Prolific playwright David Edgar is directed in his professional performance debut by triple Fringe First Award-winner Christopher Haydon in a solo show considering the legacy of the events of 1968.
Candoco Dance Company Collaborates With Alt-J Lead Vocalist Joe Newman For UK Tour of HOT MESS
This autumn, Candoco Dance Company is to collaborate with internationally renowned choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard and Joe Newman of Mercury Prize winning band alt-J.
TRYING IT ON Comes to Traverse 1
Prolific playwright David Edgar is directed in his professional performance debut by triple Fringe First Award-winner Christopher Haydon in a solo show considering the legacy of the events of 1968.
Chris Thorpe Brings STATUS Across the UK
When Chris Thorpe performed his one-man show Status at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, he claimed, provocatively, it wasn't about Brexit.
Joan Clevillé & Jo Fong Commissioned By Rural Touring Dance Initiative
The Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) has commissioned two leading dance artists to create brand new shows especially for the rural touring circuit.
Royal Opera House Announces 17 New Productions For Its 2019/20 Season
The Royal Opera House today launches its 2019/20 Season, unveiling an exciting range of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals, supported by a diverse range of ticketed and free daytime events, activities and festivals for people of all ages.
Local Dancer Returns Home To Perform At Stantonbury Theatre
An inspiring story reaches its climax this month when local dancer Henry Ward returns to his home county as part of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance post-graduate company, which brings the show VERVE to Stantonbury Theatre on Friday 8 March.
Chris Thorpe's Status To Tour The UK
When Chris Thorpe performed his one-man show Status at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, he claimed, provocatively, it wasn't about Brexit.
Sedona's Goldenstein Gallery Celebrates John Waddell
Renowned Sculptor John Waddell's pieces hold a profound presence.
Contender Charlie and China Plate Present ROMEO AND JULIET - MAD BLOOD STIRRING
Independent theatre producers China Plate and foremost theatre education company Contender Charlie will be touring theatres with a new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet for upper KS2 and lower KS3 pupils, their teachers and their families.
Candoco Will Be First Contemporary Dance Company To Appear On Strictly Come Dancing
Following Strictly Come Dancing's introduction of Contemporary to the 2018 series (within the new dance category "Couple's Choice"), Candoco will be performing with thirteen of the programme's professional dancers to open Sunday 25th November's results show.
Celebrate David DeVary's 75th Birthday At Goldenstein's 15th Annual COWBOY AND INDIANS SHOW
On Friday, October 5th, Goldenstein Gallery kicks off its most anticipated exhibition of the season the 15th Annual Cowboys and Indians Show! Encapsulating the pioneering spirit of the quintessential Indian and Western cultures, collectors are enthralled by the work of these artists that are deeply
bgroup and China Plate Present POINT OF ECHOES
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.
The Place Announces its Autumn Season 2018
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.
Candoco Dance Company Create New Dance Film 'Unspoken Spoken' Directed And Choreographed By Fin Walker
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.
Rachel Chavkin Directed STATUS His the Fringe
Everybody has a nationality: most are inherited, and some are given to us.
Candoco Dance Company Presents YOU AND I KNOW
Candoco Dance Company revives its duet You and I Know, created with leading pop choreographer Arlene Phillips CBE.
Dance Artists Sought To Create New Shows For Rural Audiences
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.
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