A radical collision of politically charged dance, theatre and music.
VENUS
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20 April // Lawrence Batley Theatre
17-18 May // Wilton's Music Hall
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VENUS
In 1914, Suffragette Mary Richardson vandalised the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery in protest against sexist voting laws. Richardson would later go on to lead the Women's Section of the British Union of Fascists. VENUS is an explosive piece of Dance Theatre for 7 performers which seeks to embody the chaos and political ambiguity of the early twentieth century. Created with writer Peter Clements and composer Li Yilei.
Supported by Paul Mellon Centre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Bristol Old Vic & TIR Danza
ENEMY OF THE STARS
Joshua Ben-Tovim’s Enemy of the Stars is a dance adaptation of Wyndham Lewis’s 1914 play. Written seven months before the outbreak of World War I and published as part of the Vorticist manifesto BLAST, it is considered by some to be the first modernist play with links drawn with Beckett's Waiting for Godot, written some 40 years later. Two characters rage against themselves and each other through suicidal musings and desperation for meaning, echoing the way in which the Modernist movement sought to be reborn from the ashes of Victorian morality.
A score by Benjamin Oliver, developed using materials co-created with Hollie Harding, features a new recording for contemporary classical chamber ensemble in counterpoint with intricate drone soundscapes.
Supported by Cohan Collective, Calling the Shots, BBC Arts
COSMIC YOGHURT
Communing with recordings of Leonora Carrington, her paintings and short stories, Cosmic Yoghurt is a dance that attempts to channel the artist's extraordinary energy and imagination. Created in conversation with designer and long-term collaborator Pam Tait, and a first time collaboration with composer Nick Hart. Choreographed by Roseanna Anderson.
Supported by Museums Wiltshire, 4x20 Festival of Dance, Arts Council England.
FERAL
Based on the book by, and featuring George Monbiot, FERAL is an audio-visual collaboration between Joshua Ben-Tovim and composer Hollie Harding, featuring an original recording from the London Symphony Orchestra.
Supported by Jerwood Arts, Hinrichsen Foundation, Films@59
"Powerful and beautiful"
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VENUS
Written by: Peter Clements
Directed by: Roseanna Anderson &Joshua Ben-Tovim
Choreography by the performers:Roseanna Anderson, Joshua Ben-Tovim, Kip Johnson, Alessandro Marzotto-Levy,Kennedy Jr. Muntanga, Mayowa Ogunnaike, Oxana Panchenko
Voice Over Artists: Peter Clements& Anna Tierney
Composer: Li Yilei
Lighting Design: Imogen Senter &Mike Gunning
Costume: Julian Smith
Stage Manager: Hannah Clare
Production Manager: Ed Borgnis
Producer: Hannah Smith
Research Partner: Dr. Grace Brockington
Supported by PaulMellon Centre, Bristol Old Vic, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Tir Danza, HawkwoodCollege
Cosmic Yoghurt
Choreographed by: Roseanna Anderson
Designer: Pam Tait
Composer: Nick Hart
Performers: Roseanna Anderson,Mayowa Ogunnaike, Oxana Panchenko
Supported by: MessumsWiltshire, 4x20 Festival of Dance, Arts Council England
Feral
An Audio-Visual Collaboration between
Composer Hollie Harding
& Director Joshua Ben-Tovim
Director of Photography: Jake Duncan
Performers: George Monbiot, KipJohnson, Roseanna Anderson, Alexandra Brown, Solomon Anderson-Bentovim
Musicians from LSO: David Alberman,violin, Laure Le Dantec, cello, Eliza McCarthy, piano
Editor: Duncan wood
With thanks to Juliet Fraser &Penguin Random House. Produced for London Symphony Orchestra Jerwood Composer +scheme.
Supported by: Arts Council England,Hinrichsen Foundation, Films@59
Dedicated to the memory of Sir RobertCohan.
Enemy of the Stars
Choreographed by: Joshua Ben-Tovim
With the performers: Kip Johnson,Kennedy Jr. Muntanga
Composition: Benjamin Oliver (basedon original version co-composed with Hollie Harding)
Supported by CohanCollective, Calling the Shots, BBC Arts