Scottish Dance Theatre

Showing Tuesday 06 March to Tuesday 06 March 2007
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Performance Times: Tuesday at 8pm

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Group bookings call 01253 743232

Artistic Director Janet Smith

Want to see exciting, entertaining dance? Scotland’s leading dance theatre company, debuts at the Grand with a stunning triple bill.

Angels of Incidence

by Adam Benjamin

LUXURIA

by Liv Lorent

In the Middle of the Moment

by Uri Ivgi & Johan Greben

Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) creates new dance theatre by both leading and emerging UK and International choreographers. With 10 highly-skilled, committed dancers and a highly acclaimed repertoire that pushes boundaries and expectations, they want to move, challenge, entertain and delight you!

In a specially commissioned piece directed by award winning choreographer Adam Benjamin, the company expands its cast to include four disabled performers from around the world.

Angels of Incidence by Adam Benjamin

Angels of Incidence is an extraordinary, inspirational new work created for SDT by award-winning choreographer & co-founder of CandoCo dance company, Adam Benjamin. For Angels, SDT has expanded from its usual company of 10 dancers to 14 – including 4 international guest dancers with disability. Angels of Incidence opens us up to a world of unheralded encounters, where a chance meeting can change the direction of our lives – from the ordinary into the impossible, the mundane into the majestic. This is life seen through the eyes of angels. The four guest dancers are Caroline Bowditch (from Australia but UK based), Dan Daw (Australian), Cornelia Kip Lee (USA) and Michael King (England). Several of the guest performers use wheelchairs. The piece uses various pieces from Bach as well as original music by Adrian Freedman. Adam’s work has been described as ‘beautifully crafted…performed with grace and expertise…’ The Tonight, South Africa (Second Time Broken by Adam Benjamin).

LUXURIA by Liv Lorent

Liv Lorent created this work for SDT in 2004. Since then it has become a signature piece for SDT and won the company a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2005. The hauntingly beautiful work is from one of Britain’s hottest young choreographers, Liv Lorent. The Artistic Director of ballet LORENT, Liv last year won The Arts Foundation Choreography Award, and has recently created work for the BalletBoyz. LUXURIA is an overwhelming of the senses – romantic, passionate, sensual - in terms of the movement, the music and the overall feel of the piece. Costumes for the girls are huge billowing hoop dresses, and green crinoline with tassels hanging off for the boys.

In the Middle of the Moment by Uri Ivgi and Johan Greben

This work is part of an ongoing collaboration between SDT and Scotland’s most lauded chamber group, The Hebrides Ensemble. Choreographic (and life) partners Johan Greben and Uri Ivgi have created a duet that looks at relationships in confined spaces.
With the whole piece fitting inside a small square of light on stage, the work is danced by James MacGillivray and Victoria Roberts (a real-life couple) and in some venues Ruth Janssen and Michal Zahora.

In 2003, SDT won the Critics' Circle National Dance Award for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern). They also invest in the exploring and platforming of new work arising from within the company and supports the development of the next generation of choreographers. They share their passion and understanding of dance through residencies and an education programme that reaches everyone from beginner to professional.

See Angels of Incidence and Luxuria at the Grand Theatre before they tour nationally!

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Booking information

All seats: £9.00
Concessions £7.00
Schools & Colleges: £5.00
Groups 12+: All Seats £5

MONEY BACK OFFER!
Terms & Conditions: Bookable only by calling 01253 290190. This offer can not be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. We hope you enjoy the performance by Scottish Dance Theatre, one of the most innovative and exciting contemporary dance companies in the UK, however should you not be happy, refunds will be given to those who leave before the interval. To claim your refund, you must speak to a member of Box Office staff prior to leaving the theatre. Box Office will be open until 9pm. Refunds will not be given to those who leave after the interval.

BOX OFFICE
Open 10am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and from 12noon on performance Sundays. All major credit and debit cards are accepted over the telephone and in person. When booking by credit card, a booking fee of £1.50 per transaction is applicable. Debit cards attract no booking fee.

POSTAL ADDRESS
Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HT. Cheques should be made payable to Blackpool Grand Theatre and remember to add 60p to your total, if you would like your tickets posted back to you.

CONCESSIONS
Concessions, where offered, apply to: Senior Citizens, Registered Disabled, Under 18s, Full-time students, Registered Unemployed, Equity, BECTU and MU members. Please note you may be asked for relevant identification when requesting concessions. Only one concession per ticket is allowed and may not be used in conjunction with
any other offers. Concessions and offers are subject to availability and allocated at the discretion of the Box Office.

PARKING
Parking at the Grand couldn’t be easier… or cheaper! Directly opposite the theatre’s entrance is the secure West Street Car Park where parking is available at a discounted rate. Book your parking ticket when you book your show tickets from the Box Office and you can have parking from 5.30pm until 11.30pm for only £2.50! Parking is also free at this car park on Thursday evenings. We are obliged to Blackpool Council for providing this parking facility.