From: Gulb Marketing [gulbmarketing_at_kent_dot_ac_dot_uk]
Sent: 11 October 2016 08:56
Subject: LEVIATHAN: 21 Oct 2016: Perfromance and interview opportunity
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11
October 2016
East Kent
Students to open new show by James Wilton.
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Leviathan
James
Wilton Dance
7.30pm,
21 October 2016
At 7.30pm on 21
October, leading British choreographer, James Wilton, comes to Gulbenkian,
Canterbury with his latest show: LEVIATHAN. Students from Herne Bay High School
have the brilliant opportunity of working with James and his dancers to produce
a short piece of their own that will open the performance.
James' most
recent work, Last Man Standing, toured to over 60 venues during 2014/15 and was
seen by over 15,000 people. Since they began, James Wilton Dance has performed
in 15 countries around the world.
Eleanor Cocks,
Head of Creative Learning at Gulbenkian - "It is brilliant to be able to offer
the opportunity for students to work with a choreographer of James Wilton's
reputation. They are so excited about working with him and then performing on
the Gulbenkian stage before LEVIATHAN".
Inspired by
Herman Melville's seminal novel, Moby Dick, the show brings Wilton's trademark
blend of athletic dance, martial arts, capoeira and partner-work, back to the
stage, having enjoyed much national and international success in recent years.
LEVIATHAN follows
Ahab, a ship captain hell-bent on capturing the white whale: Moby Dick, a beast
as vast and dangerous as the sea itself, yet serene and beautiful beyond all
imagining. Ahab's crew are drawn into the unhinged charisma of their captain,
blindly following him on his perilous adventure towards almost certain
destruction.
?I've always had
a fascination with the relationship between man and nature. What interests me
most is the way that we fear each other before we fear nature. We worry about
other people and the dangers they can do more than we fear the awe-some power
of the planet,' says James. ?For me, Moby Dick represents someone trying, and
ultimately failing to conquer nature. The futility of the pursuit, combined
with the maniacal obsession of Ahab make for a compelling story and one I am
eager to re-create and re-imagine.'
Featuring a cast
of 7 dancers including James himself, LEVIATHAN promises edge of your seat,
ferocity of movement that James' work is recognized for. All accompanied by a
powerful electro-rock soundtrack by Lunatic Soul.
LEVIATHAN has
been co-commissioned by ART31 KENT, a new movement celebrating work created by
and for young people in Kent.
To book tickets
call 01227 769075 or go to http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk
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About Leviathan
James' most recent work, Last Man Standing, toured to over 60
venues during 2014/15 and was seen by over 15,000 people. Since they began,
James Wilton Dance has performed in 15 countries around the world. LEVIATHAN
has been com-missioned by The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth University, Plymouth Culture
and Ocean City Festival, Swindon Dance, The Place, Blackpool Grand, Barnsley
Civic, The Gulbenkian and BBC Performing Arts Fund, with support from Arts
Council England, Grants for the Arts.
LEVIATHAN is set to tour across the UK in Autumn 2016 and Spring
2017. For more information visit www.jameswiltondance.org.uk
About
ART31
We want to
#ChangeKent. How? By creating more artistic events and opportunities for young
people. By motivating young people to be creative, and to try art forms they
wouldn't usually think of. By introducing them to new work that they may not
have been able to access before. By developing relationships between arts
organisations and young people, leading young people to take control and get
involved in making decisions.
We have a number
of dedicated ART31 groups across Kent. The pilot group started at Gulbenkian,
Canterbury, in 2013 and since then other groups have sprung up at Pie Factory
Music, Ramsgate and Jasmin Vardimon Company, Ashford, with others in the
pipeline. These groups meet regularly to plan ART31 events, as well as develop
event management/front of house/marketing skills, meet companies, take part in
workshops and see new and exciting artistic work. TECH31KENT has also
developed, creating opportunities for young people interested in careers in
technical theatre to learn from professional technicians and provide technical
support for events in Kent.
2016 has seen the
creation of the ART31 Youth Board, around 20 young people from locations all
around Kent, who meet monthly at Gulbenkian to support and promote the ART31
programme across the county.
About Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian is a key part of the University of Kent's Arts Centre
offering innovative, engaging and high quality arts activity for and with the
public, staff and students. It provides a key role in delivering the University
of Kent's commitment to Public Engagement proving an interface between the
University and the local and wider community Gulbenkian has a particular
commitment to the creative empowerment of children and young people and talent
development.
Arts
Council England NPO
On 1 April 2015,
Gulbenkian became an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. To
find out more about this please see the Arts
Council England website.
Marketing Officer
Gulbenkian | University of Kent
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