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Image: Designer Body
Photographer: Andy Taylor

BALLET LORENT

Contemporary dance|Site-specific|Theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
11–17 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Liv Lorent
Company Manager
Christine Grimwood

ARTISTIC POLICY
Ballet Lorent makes dance that celebrates the performer’s individual strengths, and creates a world of beauty that is intangible yet wholly accessible, and both choreographically and emotionally engaging for an audience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Lorent coaxes both tenderness and rapture.
The Guardian
As a choreographer, Lorent thinks squarely outside of the box.
The List
Every move Liv creates, every piece of music she selects, is handed to the audience like a precious gift.
The Scotsman

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Designer Body
The kaleidoscopic journey of seven dancers as they go through a transformation from couture designed embellishment to nude sculptural forms. Staged entirely on turntables. Site specific or theatre venues.
45 minutes, 7 dancers, 11 on the road, contains some nudity
Angelmoth
A bittersweet fairytale exploring our secret dreams and fears, combining a fantastical set and costumes with an original soundtrack. Created for a family audience and performed in theatres.
90 minutes, 9 dancers, 12 on the road
La Nuit Intime
A sensuous site-specific piece for nightclubs/live music venues, blending lush imagery with luxuriant dancing, allowing intimacy between audience and dancers.
150 minutes, 12 dancers, 17 on the road, contains some nudity
MaEternal
Embracing the fantasy as well as the reality of pregnancy, MaEternal looks at the mysteries, challenges and fragilities of pregnancy as women find themselves poised between a life lived and a a life that will be.
70 minutes, 6 dancers, 9 on the road, 12 local pregnant women

WRAP-AROUND
Workshop activity for all ages, professional development, lecture demonstrations and post-show discussions available on request.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Germany: Designer Body

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All works available from summer 2009