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Image: Desert Island Dances / Photographer: Chris Nash

Image: Desert Island Dances
Photographer: Chris Nash
WENDY HOUSTOUN
Dance theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
2–3 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artist
Wendy Houstoun

Artists’ Producer, Artsadmin
Cheryl Pierce

ARTISTIC POLICY
To investigate and create work that combines language and movement in a way that is direct, meaningful and not without humour.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Utterly silly and utterly inspired.’ The Telegraph

‘Hilarious and ludicrous.’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘Inspired, witty and totally engaging.’ The Scotsman

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Desert Island Dances Words to take you back, moves to calm you down, dances to remind you of home. Houstoun’s own idiosyncratic take on the castaway theme works with snatches of conversation and familiar gestures drawn from everyday life. (60 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2–3 on road.)

Happy Hour A site-specific piece for a bar. A blend of movement and text about the bitter sweet state of England. Live performance can be accompanied by a 15-minute film, Touched, directed by David Hinton. (45 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2–3 on road.)

The 48 Almost Love Lyrics A movement/text and video piece for theatre. Montage in style, it revolves around the nature of loss and love. (48 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2–3 on road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
50 Acts New solo available from September 2008 (details tbc).

WRAP-AROUND
Wendy Houstoun is available for workshops but prefers to keep the act of performing and workshop leading separate. She also prefers to lead intensive sessions lasting a number of days (5 to 8 days) rather than one-off short sessions. Presentations/talks and discussions of her work are also possible.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Austria (Workshops for Impulstanz), Lithuania, France (Desert Island Dances)
2005-2007 Australia (In the Dark)
2005 Switzerland (workshop & site-specific piece for Stromerein Festival)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request