Rosie Kay Dance Company Sets DOUBLE POINTS: K & MOTEL Autumn Tour

Rosie Kay Dance Company, the international award-winning dance theatre company headed by artistic director and choreographer Rosie Kay, announces its autumn 2016 tour.

Following on from the success of the 5 SOLDIERS Scotland tour (Apr-May 2016), Rosie Kay is back in the studio to recreate the acclaimed, award-winning Double Points: K and to choreograph her new duet Motel inspired by the work of visual artists Huntley Muir. This double bill of athletic and intelligent dance duets will thrill and move audiences and is performed by company dancers Oliver Russell and Shelley Eva Haden.

The show is commissioned by mac birmingham (where it will premiere) and is supported by DanceXchange where Rosie Kay is Associate Artist.

Double Points: K is a stunning study of synchronicity and stamina set to a soundtrack of Bach, dub step and electronica. Based on the seminal work by Dutch/Italian choreographer Emio Greco, Rosie Kay collaborated with the choreographer to make create a new interpretation that is entirely her own. Basing the movement language on Greco's practise, with its adherence to the use of breath, long stretch lines and shaking and release, the two dancers undertake a precise dance of structure, synchronicity and stamina. The vibrant sound score works in dub step, electro and Bach Concerto in A minor, brilliantly pulled together by composer Julian Guillamat.

"... An Everest of synchronicity, timing, defined body lines and stamina... For Kay, this choreographic re-interpretation is a triumph. Catch it if you can." The Herald ****

Double Points: K was awarded as 'Outstanding Partnership of the Year' chosen by Mary Brennan in Dance Europe's Critics Choice of the Year.

Motel is a new duet by Rosie Kay inspired by the work of artists Huntley Muir and their series of Rooms paintings, who collaborate with Kay in this work. The piece is dark, sexy and exciting, showcasing Kay's sense of macabre, exquisite movement and dark, black humour. Motel explores the nothing spaces we inhabit that hold our lives, the time and space in between real life, where illicit affairs occur, and secret relationships play out, which evoke our deep, sensuous emotions.

The double bill will premiere at mac birmingham on 15 September 2016 and will tour until November - see listings in editors notes.

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For media enquiries please contact:

Simon Harper PR, t: 07810 863408, simonharperpr@gmail.com

James Allenby, Producer, t: 07740 192231, mail@jamesallenby.co.uk

Rosie Kay, Artistic Director, t: 07961 434256, info@rosiekay.co.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Tour dates:

Birmingham mac birmingham. Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Thu 15 & Fri 16 Sep 20.00. Tickets: 0121 446 3232 macbirmingham.co.uk / https://macbirmingham.co.uk/event/rosie-kay

Bristol Circomedia. St Paul's Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
Thu 22 Sep 19.30. Tickets: 0117 924 7615 circomedia.com

Newcastle Dance City. Temple Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4BR
Sat 24 Sep 20.00. Tickets: 0191 261 0505 dancecity.co.uk

Swindon Swindon Dance. Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QF
Fri 30 Sep 19.45. Tickets: 01793 601700 swindondance.org.uk

Greenock Beacon Arts Centre. Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ
Tue 11 Oct 19.30. Tickets: 01475 723 723 beaconartscentre.co.uk

Derby Déda. Chapel Street, Derby DE1 3GU
Thu 13 Oct 19.30. Tickets: 01332 370 911 deda.uk.com

Wolverhampton Arena Theatre. Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE
Fri 14 Oct 19.30. Tickets: 01902 321 321 arena.wlv.ac.uk

Salisbury Salisbury Arts Centre. Bedwin Street, Salisbury, SP1 3UT
Wed 19 Oct 20.00. Tickets: 01722 321744 salisburyartscentre.co.uk

Liverpool Capstone Theatre. Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus, 17 Shaw Street
Thu 10 Nov 19.30. Tickets: 0844 8000 410 thecapstonetheatre.com

Rosie Kay Dance Company is an internationally recognised dance-theatre company that creates exciting and challenging work that tours in unique and captivating ways to theatres and unusual spaces such as military bases. Established in 2004 the company exists to nurture and further the creative talents of choreographer and director Rosie Kay, who is recognised as a leading choreographer in dance, film and theatre. Award winning and nationally prolific, Rosie Kay Dance Company makes a dynamic range of shows, always exploring in exciting ways what dance can be and how dance can be presented.