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Candoco

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Are you feeling dangerous today?
Do you want to uncover the truth behind lies and love?
Have you ever wondered what makes a perfect human?

If your answer is yes to any of these questions- our new Season might just be the right thing for you!

Do join us in a chaotic, wild, seriously funny piece about love and loss–a celebration of life and death written with bodies without limits. Somewhere between sex and death, love and lies is the still centre. Hedonist Nigel Charnock kidnaps Candoco and you – should you dare.

In the second piece of the evening you can play witness to E4 series ‘Skins’ choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s dynamic exploration of the ‘perfect human’. This is a wild ride full of intense and powerful movement that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, breathless and wanting more.


 

Tour dates 2009:

Dundee Rep, Dundee
23 January 2009, 8pm
Booking Information: 01382 223 530
www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk

The Brewhouse, Taunton
29 January 2009
Booking Information: 01823 283 244
www.thebrewhouse.net

Riverfront, Newport
11 February 2009
Booking Information: 01633 656 757
www.newport.gov.uk

Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster
19 February 2009
Booking Information: 01524 594 151
www.nuffieldtheatre.com

Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
24 & 25 February 09
Booking Information: 0871 663 2500
www.southbankcentre.co.uk

The Hawth, Crawley
03 March 2009
Booking Information: 01293 553 636
tickets.hawth.co.uk

Lighthouse, Poole
17 & 18 March 09
Booking Information: 0844 406 8666
tickets.lighthousepoole.co.uk

macrobert Arts Centre
27 March 2009
Booking Information: 01786 466 666
www.macrobert.org

Lakeside, Nottingham
31 March 2009
Booking Information: 0115 846 7777
www.lakesidearts.org.uk

New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
02 April 2009
Booking Information: 023 9264 9000
www.newtheatreroyal.com


Candoco Dance Company - the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled performers was founded in 1991 by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin. The Company developed from workshops led by Celeste and Adam at the Mike Heaffey Centre in London and grew quickly into the first Company of its kind in the UK – a professional dance company specialising in the integration of disabled and non-disabled dancers. The Company won much acclaim from the press, public and from colleagues in the worlds of dance and education.

Artistic Director Celeste Dandeker has commissioned 30 new performance works for the Company from internationally renowned choreographers including: Emilyn Claid (UK), Javier de Frutos (UK), Doug Elkins (USA), Siobhan Davies (UK), Fin Walker (UK), Darshan Singh-Bhuller (UK), Annabel Arden (UK) and Stephen Petronio (USA). This ambitious commissioning policy is the backbone of the company’s success.

Since its inception 17 years ago, Candoco has aimed high, high in quality of movement, high in integrity of dance as an art form and high in expectations of ourselves as performers. Our focus is on dance not disability, professionalism not therapy.

"Candoco reinvented the boundaries of dance by proving that virtuosity wasn’t confined to the able bodied." Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

More information on www.candoco.co.uk

 


 

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Modern & contemporay dance fans, particularly bookers of Darshan Singh Bhuller (Phoenix Dance), Siobhan Davies, Emilyn Claid, Javier de Frutos, Doug Elkins, Jamie Watton, Fin Walker, Protein Dance, Stephen Petronio – all of whom CandoCo have worked with.

Attenders of contemporary drama/ new writing/physical theatre

Dance practitioners and professionals

Dance schools

Students – of dance, drama, and/ or any subject which encourages/raises awareness of disabled and non-disabled people to work together.

Disabled arts fans (individuals) – including bookers of Stop Gap, Anjali Dance Company, Amici Dance Theatre Company, Blue Eyed Soul, High Spin, Mind the Gap, Strathcona, Graeae Theatre Company.

Disabled groups and community networks

Health professionals – those who work/care for people with disabilities – social workers, hospital staff, physiotherapists etc.

My Blog

New Tour Dates Spring 09 announced

here is a latest update for Candoco's Spring Tour Dates: Lighthouse, Poole17 & 18 March 09Booking Information: 0844 406 8666tickets.lighthousepoole.co.ukmacrobert Arts Centre27 March 2009Booking Infor...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:08:00 GMT

NEW AUTUMN SEASON 2008/2009 TOUR DATES

Candoco Dance Company are excited to announce the tour dates for the 2008/2009 season with works by Hofesh Shechter and Nigel Charnock.Are you feeling dangerous today?Do you want to uncover the truth ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:36:00 GMT

Check out this event: CandoCo at artsepot, London 12 & 13 March

Hosted By: CandoCo When: 12 Mar 2008, 20:00Where: artsepot, North London5 Nether Street London, London and South East|66 N120GAUnited KingdomDescription:CandoCo Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:58:00 GMT

CandoCo Round Up 2007

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at CandoCo Dance Company! As 2007 draws to a close it is time to sit back and take a deep breath  wow - what a year it has been for CandoCo Dance Co...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:35:00 GMT

AUTUMN TOUR KICK OFF AT SOUTHBANKS QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL

September NewsIf you haven't got your ticket yet  don't forget to book it now:CandoCo Dance Company kick off their Autumn Tour at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall on 25 & 26 September a speci...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:56:00 GMT

CandoCo Dance Company Master Classes

A unique opportunity for under graduate, post graduate and professional dancers to take a Master Class with CandoCo, the leading contemporary dance company working with disabled and non-disabled dance...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:11:00 GMT

Spaces Between, a site specific performance as part of the opening celebrations at Southbank

Familiar yet uncharted; experience the changed Royal Festival Hall Foyers in a captivating journey from 1951 to the future. CandoCo Dance Company are joined by choreographer Athina Valha to direct a c...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT

UNIQUE WORK EXPERIENCE & CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: CANDOCO STUDENT ASSOCIATE SCHEME

Do you want to work in the arts industry? Do you love our work? Do you want to learn new skills and gain work experience? Do you want to meet like minded people?Then CandoCo's Student Associate Scheme...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 07:24:00 GMT

CANDOCO INTERNATIONAL SUMMER LAB 2007

in partnership with Gloucestershire Dance and Dance South WestMonday 23 July  Friday 27 July 2007at National Star College, Gloucestershire, UKProfessional Development Residency with CandoCoThis year ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:05:00 GMT

CandoCo premiere works by Arthur Pita & Rafael Bonachela with new music by Scott Walker

Experience CandoCo, the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers, in an exhilarating mix of extreme physicality, dramatic music and intense performance in new works by t...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:44:00 GMT