This dance double-bill celebrates masculinity and dance with an international cast. Read more …
Touch Paper – Choreographed by Andy Howitt: A power struggle between five young men gradually builds until igniting in a fiery inferno. This furnace of physical theatre explores the complexities of human relationships in a high energy, explosive combination of dance motifs and gestures.
Trigger - Choreographed by Thomas Small: An underlying, volatile ember triggers a series of events that culminates in a menacing explosion of raw athleticism and ferocious energy. Brutish and disruptive this electrifying performance moves at breakneck speed and power.
There’s a potent macho swagger to Small’s work that extends, compellingly, into sequences of slow, liquid motion that sees Italian dancer Francesco Mangiacasale in his element.
As the tour unfolds...the works should blossom into something both companies can be proud of.
On Tour, from Friday October 29, 2010, until Tuesday November 30, 2010. www.ydance.org; www.smallpetitklein.com.
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