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VINCENT DANCE THEATRE / Image: Look At Me Now, Mummy / Photographer: Matthew Simpson

Image: Look At Me Now, Mummy
Photographer: Matthew Simpson

VINCENT DANCE THEATRE

Dance theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
4–13 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Charlotte Vincent
General Manager
Jane Whitehead
Administration & Marketing Officer
Katie Bough

ARTISTIC POLICY
Vincent Dance Theatre’s (VDT) touring work is raw, passionate, humorous, emotionally bold, and physically demanding. Pulling together movement, text, choreography, theatre, live music, and a strong visual sense of place, VDT’s rollercoaster productions challenge conventional values in dance and gender politics. VDT is a diverse company with an international outlook. Inclusive by nature and feminist in approach, the company makes devised work as an ensemble and places great emphasis on the personal contribution, individual physicality, and cultural background of each collaborator.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Beautiful…visually arresting…sovereignly choreographed…great dance.
The New York Times (Broken Chords)
Vincent pulls off a powerful feat - creating a moving portrait of grief while making us laugh.
The Guardian (Broken Chords)
Brave, intelligent entertainment...the multinational cast is unflaggingly game and gifted.
The Times (Broken Chords)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Broken Chords
A compelling portrait of breaking up and breaking down with dark humour, exquisite dancing and sublime live music.
95 mins – no interval, 8 on stage, 11 on the road
Test Run
A powerhouse solo performed to rich, multi-layered live violin, exposing the demands placed on one dancer to avoid meltdown.
30 mins– no interval, 3 on stage, 6 on the road
Look At Me Now, Mummy
A playfully theatrical solo that contemplates motherhood and the trials of domesticity.
40 mins – no interval, 1 on stage, 4 on the road

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
If We Go On
Touring from 2009 a major new work to be made by 10 seasoned performers, with integrated live music.
90 mins – no interval, 10 on stage, 13 on road
Double Vision
A female double act, Charlotte Vincent and Liz Aggiss explore the relationship between director and performer, complexity and simplicity, seriousness and humour.
40 mins, 2 on stage, 3 on road

WRAP-AROUND
Professional development; projects in schools, colleges, universities, community groups. Post performance discussions, talks, lecture demonstrations.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Germany: Broken Chords
2008 Spain: Test Run
2008 Spain: Look At Me Now, Mummy
2008 Australia: Shifting Intimacies
2007 USA: Broken Chords

TOURING AVAILABILITY
All productions available except Double Vision (available from March 2009) and If We Go On (available from October 2009)