SIZE OF COMPANY
3–6 depending on project

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale theatres or live art spaces
Minimum stage area 8mx10m

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Carol Brown

Producer
Gwen Van Spijk

ARTISTIC POLICY
Carol Brown Dances create solo, duo and group movement works for theatre, live art, site-specific and virtual spaces. The language and aesthetic of the company evolves through dialogue and collaboration with the fields of visual design, architecture, film, music, digital media and literature. Performances explore the presence of the human body through narratives and images, and offer a dynamic interrogation of contemporary themes and inventions.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Strikingly beautiful’ Ballet Co. Magazine

'Her virtuosity is one that revels in the detail of execution... Subtle brilliance.' Dance Now

'The neatest possible justification of live art; life being simply turned into art.' The Guardian

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
SeaUnSea Inspired by the ecology of the Sargasso Sea and using innovative digital technology, the work evolves as an interactive performance for three dancers whose movements respond to the swirling patterns of a synthetic seascape. Audiences are invited to engage with the installation and are guided in their interaction by the performers. (40 mins followed by 60 min installation, 6 on the road.)

Dancing Aloud Performing lecture by Carol Brown and a mapping – of processes, memories and places – a decade of dance works return us to. (60 min, 1 on stage, 2 on the road.)

Her Topia Exploring the mythical figures of Niobe, Ariadne and Arachne in the context of contemporary politics, a site-sensitive work for a large group of women performers local to the community in which the work is sited. (50 mins approx, minimum 6 on the road, this is a location-specific project and the final form is dependent on local conditions and resources.)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Carol Brown Dances offers choreographic workshops for professional practitioners and dance students and/or lecture-demonstrations for professional practitioners and students in the fields of dance, architecture and computer science, illuminating the processes and techniques used in creating their works.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Australia (SeaUnSea), New Zealand (Dancing Aloud)
2006 Monaco (SeaUnSea) New Zealand (Aarero Stone)
2005 India (commission/performance)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request