SIZE OF COMPANY 3 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF Co-Artistic Directors Antonia Grove Theo Clinkard
General Manager Sarah Trist
ARTISTIC POLICY Based in the South East of England, Probe curates, produces and performs contemporary dance in intimate spaces ensuring variety and excellence in the quality of the dancing and choreography. Accessible to a diverse audience, the company sets up new contexts for presenting dance, and is challenging and entertaining.
REVIEW EXTRACTS ‘Slick, stylish and sexy, Probe is right on the money.’ Metro
‘The best contemporary dance seen in the capital for quite some time.’ The Stage
‘Totally of the moment, compelling and alive.’ Dance Now
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS Magpie An ambitious new spectacle that reinvents the old school variety show, featuring seven contrasting pieces from radically different choreographers. Four specially commissioned duets – from Mark Bruce, Charles Linehan, Stephen Mear and New Art Club – sit alongside Trisha Brown’s Accumulation, a solo by Jeremy James and an award-winning work from Yasmeen Godder. (60 mins plus interval, 2 on stage, 3 on the road.)
WRAP-AROUND Education work and post performance discussions.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK 2006 France, Spain, Venezuela (Have we met somewhere before), Italy (Soledad)
TOURING AVAILABILITY From January 2008
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