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At Swim, Two Boys
Photograph Hugo Glendinning
earthfall
Physical theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
8–12 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
Minimum stage size 8mx10m (Bakkus middle-scale, minimum stage 14m wide x 10m deep)

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Jessica Cohen
Jim Ennis

General Manager
Stephan Stockton

Administrator/Education
Donna Morris

ARTISTIC POLICY
Earthfall was formed with a policy of forging radical choreography with live music and strong visual imagery. The company’s work combines contemporary dance, live music and both pre-recorded and live video. Earthfall’s issue-based work seeks a personal honesty, passion and economy in physical performance in order to produce quality work of depth.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Characters seek to dance their way out of mysterious, emotionally-charged situations, often climaxing in stylised rough and tumble… Impressively maintains [Earthfall’s] standard in total theatre, as exhilarating as it is memorable.' The Stage (Running Away with the Hairdresser)

'A deeply affecting piece, one that manages to combine sensitivity and physicality, and one where so many aspects of the production work together – the set, the mournful horn, the lighting, the choreography, the silent exchanges between the boys, the sheer art in the dance work.' The Western Mail (At Swim, Two Boys)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
At Swim, Two Boys Inspired by Jamie O’Neill’s award-winning novel about the deep friendship between two teenage boys against the backdrop of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and war in mainland Europe. Earthfall’s treatment of this novel brings the action alive with sheer vibrant physicality. (70 mins, 4 on stage, 8 on the road)

Bakkus. A co-production with Chorea (Poland). (Duration tbc, international company, 12 on stage, 18 on the road)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
An extensive programme of educational and outreach work, ranging from two-week residencies to individual workshops.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Netherlands, Germany, Croatia (At Swim, Two Boys)
2005 Ireland, Netherlands (At Swim, Two Boys)
2004 Netherlands (Running Away with the Hairdresser)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.