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S(c)ent/Turret/In C Sharp Minor/.com together

Published Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 13:35 by Kevin Berry

Hardly three years old the New English Contemporary Ballet company is already in a strong position. That it has a clear artistic vision and the awareness to evolve is readily apparent.

A scene from S(c)ent by the touring production of New English Contemporary Ballet's S(c)ent/Turret/In C Sharp Minor/.com together

A scene from S(c)ent by the touring production of New English Contemporary Ballet's S(c)ent/Turret/In C Sharp Minor/.com together Photo: Richard Moran Photography

Also evident in this pleasantly varied touring programme is the ability and technique of the dancers. Marina Sanchez Garrigos and Jean-Michel Sinisterra Munoz stand out in an exciting group.

The programme opens with Richard Wherlock’s S(c)ent, which was enthusiastically received on the company’s autumn tour last year. It has the dancers playing with ideas of lingering attraction and enjoying moments of studied stillness.

From then on, each piece is a world premiere. Four dancers, clad in red and black, are on stage for Vanessa Fenton’s attention- grabbing Turret - dramatic images of folk tale towers and entrapment and the effort to break free.

NECB’s own Jamie Thomson has choreographed .com together. He contrasts sterile internet chatting with the warmth of face to face meetings. Movements are very up to the minute and Sinisterra Munoz figures strongly as the dancers show classy interpretations of street styles.

C Sharp Minor provides a memorable climax. Intrigued by Beethoven’s String Quartets, in this case the Opus 131 arranged for string orchestra, Davide Bombana has the dancers reaching for the heart of the music and becoming part of it. There is aching emotion in their expression and again and again there is the thrill of watching these dancers move as a swaying, rippling unit.

This company has a touching freshness about its work, and its dancers excel.

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Production information

Management:
New English Contemporary Ballet
Cast:
Linda Duclos, Alex Sklavos, Rachel Maybank, Pascaline Di Fazio, Nakoda Joske, Laura Bentley, Kyle Davey, Michael Sinisterra Munoz, Eddie Pezzopane, Leigh Alderson, Julien Leboulanger
Director:
Niall McMahon
Choreography:
Richard Wherlock, Patrick Delcroix, David Fielding
Website:
www.newenglishcontemporaryballet.co.uk

Production information can change over the run of the show.

Run sheet

Melton Theatre Melton Mowbray
May 25 2006
Pomegranate Chesterfield
May 27 2006
Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham
June 1 2006
Riverhead Louth
June 10 2006
Blackfriars Arts Centre Boston
June 13 2006
Palace Newark
June 15 2006
Cripps Hall Northampton
June 18 2006
Willows Arts Centre Corby
June 21 2006
Civic Rotherham
June 23 2006
Gatehouse Stafford
May 3 2007
Playhouse Nottingham
May 16 2007
Assembly Rooms Ludlow
October 18 2007
Mumford Cambridge
October 20 2007
Civic Rotherham
October 23 2007
Playhouse Nottingham
October 24 2007
Civic Centre Aylesbury
October 27 2007
Melton Theatre Melton Mowbray
October 30 2007
Opera House Buxton
November 1 2007
Willows Arts Centre Corby
November 2 2007
Riverhead Louth
November 14, 17 2007
Pomegranate Chesterfield
November 19 2007
Assembly Rooms Derby
November 27 2007
Palace Newark
December 3 2007
Harrogate Theatre Harrogate
May 3 2008
Castle Wellingborough
May 7 2008
Peepul Centre Leicester
May 9-10 2008
Spa Pavilion Felixstowe
May 15 2008
Theatr Mwldan Cardigan
May 17 2008
Theatr Harlech Gwnedd
May 18 2008
Theatr Brycheiniog Brecon
May 19 2008
Palace Newark
May 22 2008
Theatr Colwyn Colwyn Bay
June 2 2008
Arts Centre Aberystwyth
June 3 2008
Playhouse Nottingham
June 5 2008
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Bracknell
June 6 2008
Bacon Cheltenham
June 11 2008
Brindley Runcorn
June 14 2008
Pomegranate Chesterfield
June 16 2008
Civic Rotherham
June 18 2008
Dancehouse Manchester
June 20 2008
Royal Spa Centre Leamington Spa
April 23
Everyman Cheltenham
April 28
Playhouse Nottingham
May 5
Brewhouse Taunton
May 16
Byre St Andrews
May 29
Pomegranate Chesterfield
June 2
Dancehouse Manchester
June 5
Theatre Royal Margate
June 12
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Bracknell
June 13
Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
June 20
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