A new era of invention; Exhibition is a collection of eclectic dance miniatures featuring Stopgap’s apprentice company Sg2. Created by Stopgap dancers in collaboration with Sg2 and choreographers Nathalie Pernette, Amy Butler and David Willdridge.
Exhibition includes:
The Garden
Referencing Hironymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, haunting stillness descends into a torturous hell. Forbidden Fruit causes desperation, fear & retribution.
Traces
Reflecting the patterns we create through the traces we leave and the threads that connect us. As our trails cross and our patterns interweave, we create a web of support that ultimately keeps us moving forward.
Bound For
Nadenh is from Cambodia and this piece explores his relationship with his wheelchair and how it is a part of who he has become.
Slide with The Sun
Slide with the Sun captures the dancers in four moments, allowing the audience to see the individual acts of each dancer; the interacting dancers; their competitive relationships and their resolve. Each dance is a suggestion of the bigger picture, the intention being the discovery of a perfect act.
Credits
Lucy Bennett
Artistic Direction
Amy Butler, Nathalie Pernette, David Willdridge and Nadenh Poan
Choreographers
Siobhan Hayes, Nadenh Poan, Hannah Sampson, Tomos Young
Performers
Jim Pinchen
Composer
Tom Austin
Composer
Martina Trottmann
Costume Design
Doug Khurt
Lighting Design
Lou Rogers
Producer
Elise Philips
Assistant Producer
Supported by
Exhibition was part of the Strategic Touring partnership led by Stopgap Dance Company and supported by Embrace Arts, The Point, University of Bedfordshire and Zinc Arts. Its aim is to raise the profile of Integrated work.
Stopgap would also like to thank Farnham Maltings, Creative Academy and the University of Surrey.