SIZE OF COMPANY
8–24 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Middle- to large-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Michael Clark

General Manager
Andrea Niederbuchner

Administrator
Jenna Lambie Ridgway

ARTISTIC POLICY
Since 1984, Michael Clark has been creating dance works that reflect his classical training and contemporary taste. He seeks to expose dance to its least suspecting audience, stretching the boundaries of the art form both physically and socially. His underlying approach is cacophonous, exploiting confusion with visual contamination and disruption. In 2005 Michael Clark began work on the Stravinsky Project, a three-year collaboration with the Barbican, London, to produce a trilogy of works to seminal dance scores by Igor Stravinsky.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Bad and beautiful; that’s Clark all over.' The Times (O)

'The most creative dialogue ever between Clark’s classical and criminal alter-egos.' The Guardian (O)

'British Dance’s true iconoclast.' Independent on Sunday (Oh My Goddess)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
Mmm… Stravinsky Project Part 2 A brutal and highly physical affirmation of life born out of Clark’s response to The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s arrangement for piano duet is performed live. Choreography by Michael Clark, lighting by Charles Atlas, set design by Michael Clark and Steven Scott, original costume design by Leigh Bowery, costumes by Stevie Stewart and Michael Clark. (70 mins plus interval, 8–12 on stage, 15–19 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Stravinsky Project culminates with a new work based on Les Noces, to be created in 2007 and performed alongside O and The Rite of Spring.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005–06 Poland, France (O Stravinsky Project Part 1)
2004 Germany, Greece (Oh My Goddess)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
O and Mmm… from January 2007.
The complete trilogy will be available from autumn 2007.