Motionhouse announces tour of new production ‘Charge’
Electrifying new multimedia dance-circus comes to the North East
Charge
Newcastle Dance City
Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th November 2017
Touring
company Motionhouse has announced the dates for the premiere tour of its brand
new production Charge.
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Photo: Chris Nash
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Digital
projections create a world on stage where dancers and images interact seamlessly,
bringing to life stories of energy in our own bodies, humans as energy
manipulators and the Earth’s weather systems.
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Photo: Chris Nash
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After
opening at Warwick Arts Centre from the 4th - 7th October 2017, the production
will go on to tour extensively, with the first tour booked in 25 venues in the UK and Europe (dates
for first leg of tour listed below). The production will continue to tour
throughout 2018 and beyond.
Motionhouse’s
Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan MBE, who was Choreographer and Movement
Director of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, is at the
helm of the project, working closely with the company and an established
creative team to bring to life his vision for Charge.
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Photo: Chris Nash
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Charge is a unique collaboration
between art and science: Motionhouse is working with science partner Professor Frances Ashcroft and her team from
the University of Oxford on the role of electricity in the human body, to support the
creative and choreographic process, putting science at the heart of artistic
practice.
“Charge is an incredible collaboration
between artists and scientists,” said Finnan. “Bringing multiple
disciplines together to create one piece of work is really exciting for me. I
find the science that inspired the show fascinating and I want to use this to
create a show for audiences to enjoy – but which also makes them think and feel
about the role energy plays in our lives. I want to use dance and the onstage
world I am going to create to give audiences new perspectives on energy and
some of the science behind it.”
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Photo: Chris Nash
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Following
on from the extraordinary success of Scattered
and Broken, Charge will be a
must-see for dance, circus and theatre lovers, but also for those interested in
art, digital imagery, motion graphics and graphic design, as well as those
interested in the science behind the production.
Motionhouse
is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council
England. Charge is supported by
Warwick Arts Centre, The Rothschild Foundation, and TippingPoint Stories of
Change.
The
Charge creative team:
Charge is created and directed by: Kevin Finnan MBE
Motionhouse performers: Martina Bussi, Daniel Massarella,
Junior Cunningham (Rehearsal Director), Chris Knight, Luka Owen, Alasdair Stewart, Naomi Tadevossian and Rebecca
Williams
Set design by: Simon Dormon with construction by
Oblique
Lighting design by: Natasha Chivers
Digital imagery: Imanol Garaizabal and Karlos Gomez,
Logela Multimedia
Music by: Tim Dickinson and Sophy Smith
Sound design by: Tim Dickinson and Logela Multimedia
Costumes by: Brooke Roberts-Islam and Moin
Roberts-Islam, BR Innovation Agency
Production management: Austin Lawler at CUE
Photo credit: Chris Nash
On The Web:
@MotionhouseDT
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Motionhouse
Autumn 2017 - Tour & Ticket Details:
4
– 7 Oct 2017
7.30pm
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PREMIERE
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK
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024 7652 4524
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11 Oct 2017
7.30pm
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Cast,
Doncaster, UK
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01302 303959
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17-18
Oct 2017
7.30pm
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Home,
Manchester, UK
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0161 200 1500
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28 Oct 2017
7.30pm
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Auditorium
Ferrari, Camposampiero, Italy
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+39 366 6502085
teatroferrari.it
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31 Oct 2017
7.30pm
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The
Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, UK
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01684 295074
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3- 4 Nov 2017
7.30pm
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Dance City, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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0191 261 0505
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7
– 8 Nov 2017
7.30pm
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Octagon
Theatre, Yeovil, UK
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01935 422 884
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10
– 11 Nov 2017
7.30pm
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Theatre
Royal, Winchester, UK
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01962 840440
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16
– 17 Nov 2017
7.30pm
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Connaught
Theatre, Worthing, UK
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01903 206206
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23
– 24 Nov 2017
8.00pm
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Jersey Opera House, St Helier, Jersey
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01534 511 115
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