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COLIN POOLE / Image: Snap / Photographer: Benedict Johnson

Image: Snap
Photographer: Benedict Johnson

COLIN POOLE

Contemporary dance|Dance theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
2–3 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Colin Poole

ARTISTIC POLICY
Colin Poole produces distinctive dance theatre. He seeks to comment on current issues surrounding contemporary culture in a challenging, humorous, and thought-provoking way. Popular culture and its relationship to personal desire, image, gender, social, and cultural identity all inform his work.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Bold and brilliant. And yes, watching a naked man play at being a tiger, swishing its rump, then a crocodile, then Anna Pavlova's dying swan, boureeing to Gladys Knight and the Pips, did indeed nudge me out of my comfort zone.
Jenny Gilbert, The Independent (Joyride)
Poole has a flair for theatricality, a tremendous stage presence, interesting ideas and the technical ability to carry it all off – a real pleasure to watch.
Mary Brennan, The Herald (The Box Office)
Pure physical comedy...hilarious…they played shrewd games with celebrity posses…Crazy changes of music ranging from Britney’s 'Hit me Baby' to Debussy’s 'Clair de Lune'.
Donald Hutera, Dance Europe (Bad Faith)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Snap
A new solo dance by Poole, exploring the themes of race and power. This piece was commissioned by the Place Prize 2008 and sponsored by Bloomberg
15 mins, 1 on stage, 2 on the road. Contains strong language
Joyride
A solo danced by Poole, interrogating notions of freedom.
30 mins, 1 on stage, 2 on the road. Contains nudity
The Box Office
A solo danced by Poole, questioning 'blaxploitation' stereotypes through scenes of ghetto violence and exploitation.
20 mins, 1 on stage, 2 on the road. Contains strong language

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops are available from one-off master classes to longer residencies. These workshops integrate Poole’s extensive knowledge of release-based dance techniques, the Feldenkrais method, yoga and aikido and are suitable for all ages and backgrounds. Post-show talks to further debate themes and concepts explored in the work are also available.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Italy: Joyride
2008 Spain: Joyride, The Box Office
2007 France, Cyprus: The Box Office, Bad Faith
2006 Italy: The Box Office, Bad Faith

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From January 2009