Cloud Dance Festival http://www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk/ Recent Videos Video <![CDATA[Yuyu Rau - Beauty Unveiled]]>  Opposing actions come together to create balance and harmony, which are achieved through mutual control and inhibition - this is the concept of 'Yin and Yang' in Chinese philosophy. Not unlike 'Yin and Yang', differences were melted together in this encounter of Western contemporary...]]> <![CDATA[Scarlett Perdereau - Spare Rib]]>  Spare Rib was first performed as a work in progress at Cloud Dance Festival: Dream On in September 2008; it has continued to develop and was performed at Resolution! at The Place in 2009. The piece explores the parallels between bodies and musical instruments, the physicality of sound and the...]]> <![CDATA[Hurst & Griffiths - Weave]]>  ‘Weave’ explores the labyrinthine structures in the work of artist Chiharu Shiota and uses as its source the complex interior world of memories, dreams and nightmares. ‘Weave’ is based on After the Dream by Chiharu Shiota. (Hayward Gallery 2009) Shiota’s installation...]]> <![CDATA[Morgann Runacre-Temple - Shrewlands]]>  "There were consequences after all, but they were the consequences to things you didn't even know you'd done" - Margaret Atwood. Choreographed by Morgann Runacre-Temple Dancers: Diarmaid O'Meara, Jane Magan, Zoe Ashe-Browne, Laurie McSherry-Gray, Katherine Kingston, Amy Drew,...]]> <![CDATA[Hyanglae Jin - Now Let me tell you about my…]]>  Choreographer: Hyanglae Jin Dancers: Carlos Molina, Sebastian Hicks Music: Attewenger song, Moondog]]> <![CDATA[Mavin Khoo - Amour (Sun)]]>  The work explores the inevitable union of two colours within a single canvas. Whilst space dictates their separation, they find themselves intertwined to reconstruct a new reading within the spectrum that is framed yet open to anything and nothing. Choreography: Mavin Khoo Dancers: Ricardo Vitello...]]> <![CDATA[Hana Saotome - Low Blue Flame]]>  “Low Blue Flame” is a solo performance, devised in collaboration with musician/composer A. Lorenzo. The musical score and movement were created simultaneously, taking inspiration from the quotation: “To burn with a low blue flame, hot despite its smallness and calmness” -...]]> <![CDATA[Taciturn - Grapple]]>  Choreography - Lisi Perry Music - runaway horses - phillip glass Dancers - Michelle Brady, Jennifer Hale, Jenna Jungbluth, Jenny Rees Other - Hold tight. We thought we'd never make it. www.taciturn.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[Mavin Khoo - Amour]]>  The work explores the inevitable union of two colours within a single canvas. Whilst space dictates their separation, they find themselves intertwined to reconstruct a new reading within the spectrum that is framed yet open to anything and nothing. Choreography: Mavin Khoo Dancers: Ricardo Vitello...]]> <![CDATA[Cascade Dance - Journeys Bound]]>  Journeys Bound explores the nature of travel and how it affects our lives. Take a journey with 6 dancers as they draw upon their experiences through culture and change. Choreography: Samantha Stringell Dancers: Ricia Coleman, Charlotte Greaves, Holly Page, Melanie Ward, Guilliano Dos Reis, Rachel...]]> <![CDATA[Ffin Dance - Sweetheart Roland (2nd)]]>  Choreography: Sue Lewis Music: John Dowland, Massive Attack, Radiohead Design: Steve Denton Performers: Lisa Hood, Catrin Lewis, Rob Mennear, Elizabeth Peck Tonight is an extract of a longer, full-length work of 5 sections. Based on the gruesome story of Sweetheart Roland by the Brothers Grimm,...]]> <![CDATA[Slanjayvah Danza - Blind Passion]]>  

“Passion cannot be described, only experienced.”

With the use of blindfolds, intricate contact work sprinkled with Tango influences, this duet reveals an explosion of seductive delights. The dancers and choreography move smoothly, each section subtly becoming more revealing and dynamic, challenging the audience with intrigue and question.

Choreographer: Jenni Wren
Dancers: Jenni Wren and Riccardo Meneghini
Lighting designer: Mark Baker

www.slanjayvahdanza.com

]]> <![CDATA[Jui-Wei Hung - Love Me Again]]>  Saying “love me again” to my lover. Don’t leave me. We will be together forever and ever. Choreographed & performed by Jui-Wei Hung Lighting design: Sammi Fang]]> <![CDATA[SuperB Dance Theatre - No sense? Nonsense!]]>  No sense? Nonsense! is a reworking of a previous piece, ‘Can I…?’ choreographed in 2008 by WooJung Kim. It is based on the character from the Japanese movie, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, who could not use her legs by nature. This piece is representing the idea of a disabled...]]> <![CDATA[Goddard | Nixon Project - Ladies and Gentlemen, how bored are you?]]>  This short work explores the conditions of a modern relationship and is the first collaboration between Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard. For an insight into the process behind the work and an open sketchbook of videos please visit www.goddardnixon.com Choreography and dancers: Gemma Nixon and...]]> <![CDATA[Kinisi Dance Company - Copy…right?]]>  ‘Copy…right?’ explores the affects we, as human beings, have on each other through our actions. We influence the people around us, whether we realise it or not, and can often have a profound affect on someone else’s life. The idea that people can learn by observing the...]]> <![CDATA[Jessie Brett - Fire Shadow Silence (excerpt)]]>  Choreography inspired by the life of Tina Modotti, exploring the different sides on one person and how life changes us as we pass through it. Fire Shadow Silence was the winner of Welsh Independent Dance’s Dance Bytes 2009. Choreography: Jessie Brett Performers: Louise Mochia and Elsa Petit...]]> <![CDATA[Aya Jane Saotome - Shifting Pulse]]>  Aya will be performing a solo work taking inspiration from the music of composer Bushra El-Turk. Choreographed & performed by Aya Jane Saotome Performed at Cloud Dance Festival: Trouble & Desire]]> <![CDATA[Vanessa Abreu - From 1953 to here and there…]]>  1 female dancer, 3 solos*, 3 chairs, 3 costumes * only one solo will be performed tonight With a focus on the ideas of preparation, recuperation, humour and transformation versus translation, Vanessa presents us with three characters, scenarios and atmospheres! An element of chance, spoken text,...]]> <![CDATA[Ffin Dance - Sweetheart Roland]]>  Choreography: Sue Lewis Music: John Dowland, Massive Attack, Radiohead Design: Steve Denton Performers: Lisa Hood Catrin Lewis Rob Mennear Elizabeth Peck Tonight is an extract of a longer, full-length work of 5 sections. Based on the gruesome story of Sweetheart Roland by the Brothers Grimm,...]]> <![CDATA[Sol Dans - Abeyance]]>  

American choreographer Melody Squire has created a sensuous and emotional piece which explores the complexities of modern romance. Set in two parts to the music of soul singers Joss Stone and Adele, Abeyence captures the inner conflicts of a passionate relationship. Choreography: Melody Squire...

]]> <![CDATA[Sillander & Pascual - If Pains May Come, Let Them Be Few]]>  If pains must come, let them extend to few is a tragicomic and somewhat gritty look at happiness. The piece does not attempt to show what happiness is, but looks at the journeys we take to get there, the sweaty, stark, sometimes selfish pursuit of happiness we engage in. We avoid pain, seek...]]> <![CDATA[fire shadow silence edit... you tube.wmv]]>  A work in progress performance inspired by the life of Tina Modotti. Choreographed by Jessie Brett]]> <![CDATA[Scarlett Perdereau & company - Spare Rib (edit)]]>  Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London, 2009. Choreography by Scarlett Perdereau. www.scarlettperdereau.blogspot.com]]> <![CDATA[Mavin Khoo: Ballet DTPM]]>  Starting out with a vision of Giselle, the famous Romantic role for ballet, Mavin reinterprets the relevance of the pas de deux with a sassy attitude.]]> <![CDATA[duetti]]>  trailer of duetti, choreography by Sue Lewis for FFIN DANCE]]> <![CDATA[Melody Squire's Choreography Showreel]]>  Selection of dance works by Choreographer Melody Squire]]> <![CDATA[Vanessa Abreu - November 2009 - 'From 1953...]]>  From 1953 to here and there and then? And never again! 1/ I FEEL YOU 2/ FLEE? WHY DONT WE? 3/ NEVER AGAIN! 1 female dancer, 3 solos, 3 chairs, 3 costumes With a focus on the ideas of preparation, recuperation, humor and transformation versus translation, Vanessa presents us with three characters,...]]> <![CDATA[Ji Park (FLEXA Dance Theatre) - Festival and nagune (wayfarer)…]]>  “I wanted to dance… I garbed myself in colorful costumes, and made a pretence of decorousness, I wanted to dance, as I saw that a smile had started in your eyes from the shadows. Mingle in the crowd. Melt into the crowd. Angels are playing broken trumpets, everyone within this world is...]]> <![CDATA[Van Huynh Company - Sudden Change of Event (Excerpt)]]>  Sudden Change of Event is an hour-long piece that was premiered in its full length at Laban Theatre on 18th November 2009. This presentation will be a brief 15-minute excerpt from a section within the work. Sudden Change of Event is an exploration of the fragility of the moment and the infinite...]]> <![CDATA[Diciembre Dance Group - The House of Bernarda Alba]]>  Adela, the youngest daughter of Bernarda Alba, died a virgin. The fact that she was having an affair with Pepe, who was supposed to marry her sister... didn't matter. The fact that Martirio confessed to the family only out of jealousy, because she, also, was in love with him... didn't...]]> <![CDATA[Leaf Dance - Papillon]]>  “How shall I hold on to my soul, so that it does not touch yours?” Rainer Maria Rilke Neue Gedichte (New Poems) (1907-1908) Papillon is an exploration of innate hope; of journeys that move through the darkness, rebuilding from a place of loss. It asks us to ponder the question of...]]> <![CDATA[Lila Dance - Here, Still Here, Still.]]>  Here, Still Here, Still captures a woman who is looking back over recent events, and she has arrived alone, and is alone still. The work has been developed through giving the soloist explorative experiences with several dance partners, and then taking the partners away. The performer is left with...]]> <![CDATA[Sophia Hurdley Presents... Callas]]>  Featuring .. Sophia Hurdley as Maria Callas James Leece as Aristotle Onassis Shelby Williams as Jackie Kennedy Mike Denman as Mr R.J Murrow ‘An Object in Possession seldom retains the same charm it had in pursuit.’ The infamous ‘Person to Person’ Interviewer Mr R.J Murrow...]]> <![CDATA[Slanjayvah Danza - Blind Passion (Live Cut)]]>  “Passion cannot be described, only experienced.” With the use of blindfolds, intricate contact work sprinkled with Tango influences, this duet reveals and explosion of seductive delights. The dancers and choreography move smoothly, each section subtly becoming more revealing and...]]> <![CDATA[Nexus Dance - Two Solos]]>  "Of Nothing" danced by Josh Ben-Tovim. Created for the piece 'Soul Notes' and is based on a poem written by the choreographer. "They Who Have Wings..." danced by Siân Hopkins. Live music performed by Tom Kirkpatrick. Choreographed and composed in dedication to our...]]> <![CDATA[Sol Dans - Groundlings]]>  Sol Dans is premiering their new work Groundlings....pure and literal escapism. Choreographer: Melody Squire Dancers: Sherinne Anderson, Charlene Dinger, Kate Durrant, Rachel Perry, Helen Roche, Melody Squire Music: Sayag Jazz Machine www.melodysquire.com]]> <![CDATA[Hyanglae Jin - Life In The Womb]]>  Unstableness comes out from stress. People always have "Desire" to do something, but rarely fulfilled. Unfulfilled desire becomes stress, and due to that stress many complicated emotions result as unstableness of mind. 1. Live Sound This project to develop and present of live sound that to...]]> <![CDATA[Pair Dance - RUSH]]>  Caught in a personal regime of commuter chaos, three individuals convey hidden traits of frustration, addiction and desire. Only through solitude do they discover relief. Choreography: Harriet Macauley Dancers: Luke Birch, Esther Kaijim, Harriet Macauley and Karolina Kraczkowska Music & Sound:...]]> <![CDATA[Hagit Yakira - 2B]]>  An attempt to create an abstract picture of two people meeting in one place, in an encounter that manifests itself in intimacy, competition, a challenge, tenderness and care. Choreography: Hagit Yakira Performers: Takeshi Matsumoto, Hagit Yakira. Rehearsal Manager and Dramaturgy: Yarit Dor Lighting...]]> <![CDATA[Petra Soor - Extensions and Rooms]]>  Extensions and Rooms is a solo score that evolves around my ideas relating to an interest and investigation of "presence". Layered within the qualities of recognizing our continuous part in our creating new environments and "rooms". Spaces for ourselves and for others to meet, act...]]> <![CDATA[Sezdrenah Dance Theatre]]>  Resolutions Short Clip 2009. Sezdrenah by D-Shizzle. Watch it on MySpace Videos.]]> <![CDATA[Slanjayvah Danza - Blind Passion]]>  

This piece will not contain nudity in the performance.

]]> <![CDATA[JHL Dance Company]]>  life in the womb - dance project By Hyanglae Jin]]> <![CDATA[Gwenny Rose - What holds]]>  ?This piece is called What holds. I chose the title because I don?t know what holds for me in the future. Also it?s asking what holds in the piece, what does it mean? I use the word hold because I am holding positions or going through them quite often. I am actually holding on to something, my talent and creativity ? the dance itself. What holds is a statement as well as a question.? Choreographed and performed by Gwenny Rose Robson.]]> <![CDATA[Fragmented Performance Company - (re) Birth of Ven]]>  This work was originally derived from a photographic image taken by Tom Sykes. The movement comes from the performer?s interpretation of the captured image. The piece has developed into a fused relationship that encapsulates both art-forms. Choreographed by: Fragmented Performance Company, directed by Tom Sykes Dancers: Laura Newman, Kayley Hughes, Kirsty Roper, Chloe Harrison, Bonita Winstanley, Stephanie Bairet.]]> <![CDATA[Dena Lague - Just Take Five (Sat)]]>  Just Take Five is the tale of a young overworked woman who moves to New York to follow her dreams and ends up working all the hours in the day to make ends meet. After a typical day she returns home to a well deserved cigarette and her current best friend, the radio. The unexpected tunes that come out overtake her and her troubles are washed away by the inspiration of Jazz. She starts to express her thoughts and feelings and despite her clumsy start, is transferred into a world free of cares and woes and her inner self is finally realised. Choreographed by Dena Lague Performed by Kerry Biggin www.denalague.com]]> <![CDATA[Daniela B Larsen & Robert Guy - This House Smells]]>  Thought and action are not always connected. Sometimes you have to lose yourself before you know where you really are. Choreography and Dancers:Daniela B Larsen & Robert Guy Voices: Graham Adey, Amy Bell, Sarah Chiang, Martin Collins, Kathleen Doherty, Katie Green, Chris Owen, Sally Marie. Text: Postsecret; A Lifetime of Secrets ? Frank Warren Lighting Design: Gareth Green]]> <![CDATA[Dam Van Huynh - Sudden Change of Event (Fri)]]>  ?Sudden Change of Event? is an exploration on the fragility of momentary events. Each moment of our existence can have infinite outcomes; sudden changes may occur any time and drive the individual to adapt. The choreography draws its main focus on the different dancers and their behaviours, alternately interacting or simply coexisting without conflict. The dancers and their individual languages, lives and choices are brought together into the same space. Sometimes, it appears that their paths have been united explicitly, when suddenly a change breaks the harmony of the moment and put an end to the encounter. Choreographer: Dam Van Hunyh Dancers: Tim Bartlett, Valentina Golfieri, Dom Czapki, Laura Fallon, Dam Van Hunyh Set Design: Yann Seabra Lighting Design: Antony Hateley Photography: Julia Slienger Musicians: Keyboard: Leon Michener; Vocals: E. Laine Websites: www.yannseabra.com and www.damvanhuynh.com]]> <![CDATA[The 'Why Not' Collective - On Romance]]>  What is romance in dance? Is there such a thing as purely romantic movement? Can a solo dance be romantic? What about a group? And can romance exist when removed from narrative or character? Choreographed by Edward Mitton Dancers: Edd Mitton, Olivia Oragano, Irene Segura, Lucy Hawthorne, Kathryn Cooper, Sally Dellar, Lewie Jones]]>