SIZE OF COMPANY Up to 3 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small
PERMANENT STAFF Director Andrew Dawson Producer Sara Sheppard
ARTISTIC POLICY Andrew Dawson aims to create visual and physical dance theatre that reaches beyond verbal dialogue.
REVIEW EXTRACTS Performance stripped down to ultimate simplicity, and continuing to generate strong, direct emotions and laughter in a breathtaking intimacy. The Financial Times (Quatre mains) Astonishing, almost unbearably moving. The New York Times (Absence and Presence) You have to see it to believe it. Daily Mail (Space Panorama)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS Absence and Presence A deeply intimate and touching production in which dancer and mime artist, Andrew Dawson, explores – not without wry humour – the death of his father. Runs 60 mins, solo work, 3 on road Space Panorama A sparkling recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing told with hands on a table top. A constantly entrancing documentary of the entire mission. Runs 26 mins, solo work, 2 on road Quatre Mains An intimate dance for four hands. An evocative visual poem of finely tuned movement and gesture. With a rich and diverse soundtrack ranging from Britten to The Jazz Passengers. Runs 60 mins, 2 performers, 3 on road
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK 2008 USA: Quatre Mains 2008 USA: Space Panorama
TOURING AVAILABILITY March 2009 to 2011
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