SIZE OF COMPANY
1 on stage, 2 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artist
Wendy Houstoun

ARTISTIC POLICY
Wendy Houstoun creates new movement, text and image work. Her performances explore movement and text, theatre and dance forms.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Pushing and stretching herself almost to breaking point, Houstoun seems to be showing us that dance is not necessarily a country reserved for the young. Whatever her game, one thing is clear: she is a survivor no matter what the odds.’ Allen Robertson. Times Online (Keep Dancing)

'Insightful, innovative works [that] speak clearly to audiences while remaining sophisticated and meaningful, making art accessible even for the most inexperienced festival-goer.’ The Age (Desert Island Dances)

‘Sheer imagination from beginning to end.’ Seth, age 8, Donacaster

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Keep Dancing A new piece with archive footage/movement and text. A celebration of action and movement – doing and moving – walking and talking – dancing and dancing. (58 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2 on the road.)

Happy Hour Site-specific piece for bars. A bitter tract on the state of England and the nature of drinking. (45 mins, 1 on stage, 2 on the road.)

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Ireland (Happy Hour), Italy (Keep Dancing), Australia (Desert Island Dances)
2008 Australia (Desert Island Dances/Happy Hour), Germany (Desert Island Dances)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Keep Dancing from January 2010 onwards
Happy Hour from January 2011 onwards