Dance Theatre, New Technology, Multimedia, Text-based: Light

Billy Cowie is a composer, poet, choreographer and film-maker working in dance theatre, performance and installation. Working in close collaboration with Liz Aggiss, he created over 20 shows for Divas Dance Theatre, and is currently Principal Research Fellow at the University of Brighton. Cowie’s recent work has focused on the production of a series of groundbreaking 3D installations that bring projected performers from the screen into the viewer’s space, giving the impression that the audience is sharing the space with a real life-size dancer. Following his inclusion in Edinburgh Showcase 2009, Cowie has been continually touring all over the world, demonstrating his appeal to a wide range of international audiences.

His new piece Tango de Soledad is a five-minute dance solo best described as a holographic performance featuring one of the UK’s best dancers of her generation, Amy Hollingsworth. This is a deeply haunting work and a perfect demonstration that digital art work can be equally emotionally engaging as a live performance.

‘The quirky, lyrical, imaginative, arresting, romantic fantasies of Billy Cowie deeply impressed me.’ Mikhail Baryshnikov

‘another wonderful work from Billy Cowie, Tango de Soledad is short, tender and melancholic. It is danced by Amy Hollingsworth with truth and simplicity. You just want to see it again, right away.’ Emma Gladstone