Productions
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Touring programme 2009 - 2011
(Please click link for more information on the quadruple bill programme)
David Hughes Dance is proud to be the Associate Dance Company of The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. For more information on the Traverse Theatre please visit their website.
www.traverse.co.uk
———————————————————————-On the 26th November, 2009 David Hughes delivered his acclaimed solo show ‘Map’ at the Traverse Theatre as part of their autumn festival. This evening included an unpresidented line up of works by Christopher Bruce, Siobhan Davies, Javier De Frutos and Cesc Gelabert.
Following the success of this evening, the company intends to tour this programme of work from March of 2010 onwards, taking in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and then UK wide venues. This is an extremely rare opportunity for venues to programme a world-class evening of choreography by one of the UK’s finest exponents of dance. 10 years after its original outting to massive critical acclaim ‘Map’ still stands alone as a unique and unparallelled collection of works.
Tour Dates:
- 21st April - Aros, Portree, Isle of Skye
- 24th April - Sunart Centre, Strontian
- 27th April - Mull Theatre
- 6th May - Woodend Barn, Banchory
- 4th May - Eastgate Arts Centre, Peebles
- 10th May - The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
- 17th May - Black Isle Leisure Centre, Fortrose
———————————————————————-THE RED ROOM
In the summer of 2009, David Hughes Dance completed a hugely successful tour including a run at The Traverse Theatre as part of its Edinburgh Festival Programme. This was the first time in its history that the Traverse have programmed a Dance Company as part of its Festival Season - history was made! The run of THE RED ROOM was an amazing success, receiving rave reviews and sell-out audiences.
The company recieved a Herald award for the production and a Total Theatre Special Commendation.
www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.2525547.0.angels_fly_off_with_awards.php
Pestilence, decadence, grotesquery…
David Hughes and Al Seed reunite to present a radically reworked version of their contemporary and visually shocking interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale The Masque of the Red Death:
Barricaded in his opulent abbey-mansion a prince entertains a party of revellers whilst the world outside teeters on the brink of apocalypse. Weaving a multitude of dance traditions with extreme physical theatre this collaboration is a true horror show for the stage…
“Funny, crude and disturbing – this production stands out.” - The Skinny (*****)
“Well-crafted, resonates with wit & intelligence… catch it if you can.” - The Herald (****)
“Fast-moving, dramatic, performed with demonic energy and sly polish - this is a triumph for all concerned - it has to tour.” - The Herald (****)
“Intense and complex… performed flawlessly.” - The Financial Times (****)
“Savage and elegant dance theatre.” - The Guardian (****)
“the stage overflowed with diversity…Hughes has struck gold!” - The Scotsman (****)
“Highly skilled, visually exciting and sinister.” - EdinburghGuide.com (****)
“The performances are masterful in their control…bold, vulgar, decadent and cruel…both serene and visceral…stunning piece of work.” – Thom Dibdin, The Stage
“It’s a daring piece of physical theatre, a new departure and a great homecoming” – Yorkshire Evening Post (****)
“Everything contemporary dance should be ….And the truth is, the jerking, staring-eyed zomboids convulsing across the floor like dying slugs…have been stalking my nightmares ever since.” - The Highland Free-time
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REVIEWS OF THE RED ROOMwww.theskinny.co.uk/article/96437-the-red-room
www.allthefestivals.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/review-the-red-room-traverse-theatre/
www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41e63b8e-868e-11de-9e8e-00144feabdc0.html
www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/aug/13/the-red-room-edinburgh-review
www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2524817.0.Fringe_DancePhysical_Theatre.php
www.edinburghguide.com/festival/2009/edinburghfringe/theredroom
www.edinburgh-festivals.com/viewreview.aspx?id=467
www.hi-arts.co.uk/default.aspx.locid-hianewpl7.Lang-EN.htm
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/25646/the-red-room-david-hughes-dance
Download information for Promoters. (This is a PDF file. You will need Acrobat Reader to view it.)
www.davidhughesdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/promo-pack.pdf
———————————————————————-The autumn tour 2009 took us to the follwing venues.
18th September - Macrobert Theatre, Stirling
24th September - Falkirk Town Hall
25th September - Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
26th September - Macphail Centre, Ullapool
1st October - Howden Park Centre, Livingston
2nd/3rd October - The Arches, Glasgow
5th October - Carriage Works, Leeds
7th October - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
10th October - The Byre Theatre, St AndrewsIn 2010 the company will embark on a second phase of UK touring with ‘The Red Room’ and will also tour the quadruple bill programme with works by Christopher Bruce, Siobhan Davies, Rafael Bonachela and Tanja Liedtke.
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The Red Room
(Please click on link for more information and images of ‘The Red Room’)
