SIZE OF COMPANY
3–7 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Stephanie Schober

Administration
Sarah Trist

ARTISTIC POLICY
Stephanie Schober collaborates with individual performers and composers to explore the communicative potential of movement and sound. In her latest work she brings together musicians and dancers to investigate relationships between their physical actions, the use of musical instruments and the audiences’ experiences. Embracing a sophisticated and humorous sense of theatricality, her intention is to draw the viewer into the performers’ process of self-investigation, the exploration of group dynamics, the possibility of failure, and the accompanying feeling of trust and intimacy between them.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Gentle and funny.’ Frankfurter Rundschau (Newly)

‘Handsomely choreographed and lighted and full of implied tension and attraction between the two women.’ The New York Times (Catch)

‘A dance maker exploring a style that is clearly recognizable as her own.’ Ballet Magazine (Between Sound & Silence)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Doubles Collection of short sketches exploring the communication between musicians and dancers. Created in collaboration with composers Amanda Cole and Daniel Skoglund. Previewed 2009. (30 mins, 5 on stage, 6–7 on the road.)

Between Sound & Silence (Newly/Catch/The Accompanists) Triple bill of intimate duets exploring the dancers’ movements and vocal sounds. Premiered 2007. (60 mins, 1 interval, 4 on stage, 5 on the road.)

Newly Two dancers follow folk music principles to establish and reinvent their relationship. Premiered 2007. (20 mins, 2 on stage, 4 on the road.)

Catch Two dancers distort symmetries to catch each other’s mirror image while composer John-Marc Gowans’ sound-score manipulates their voices. Premiered 2005. (20 mins, 2 on stage, 3 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
New work to be premiered in July 2010, more details on request.

WRAP-AROUND
Post-performance talks and educational workshops/residencies aimed at children, young people, adults, dance and theatre students and professional practitioners.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Sweden (Doubles), Austria (Newly), Germany (Newly/The Accompanists)
2008 Germany (Newly)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Current productions available from January 2010
Future work available from July 2010