Soirée: Something old.. Something New | David Hughes Dance

Soirée: Something old.. Something New | David Hughes Dance

…for fans of classical ballet, modern dance and storytelling…

David Hughes Dance returns to DanceLive with a mixed programme featuring works from genuine legends of dance, the company will stimulate audiences with an evening of pure dance delight, casting a glance both ahead to its culture and back into its past.

‘Adagietto’ – Bob Cohan CBE
… A dramatic Graham-based solo from the legendary Bob Cohan that tells the story of the betrayal of Saint Sebastian.

‘Spitfire ‘an advertisement divertissement’ – Matthew Bourne OBE
Bourne’s first hit and something of a signature piece, Spitfire places Perrot’s famous pas de quatre in the world of men’s underwear advertising and mail-order catalogues.

‘Imploded – Une Reverie Romantique’ – Tanja Liedtke
100 years after its original premier, Liedtke’s quirky and athletic tribute to the first non-narrative ballet – ‘Les Sylphides’ sees the dancers assuming the attributes of mischievous sylphs in the moonlight.

Cathy Marston – New Commission
Cathy Marston (BERN:Ballet) will create a new work inspired by ‘that Scottish play’ – Macbeth. Shakespeare’s themes of ambition/power, guilt and the irreversible momentum of violence will be explored through high-energy dance and arresting imagery.

Saturday 26 October | 8PM
The Lemon Tree Studio
Tickets: £9.35
Included in FESTIVAL PASS