Gathered Together Programme
Scotland's First International Inclusive Dance Festival takes place at Tramway August 2014 and will bring
people together from across the world to share best practice, knowledge and to forge new artistic
partnerships in the world of inclusive dance.
For more information about public workshops and becoming a delegate, visit www.independance.org.uk
Wednesday 27 Aug, 7.30pm
Some Of The Moments We Haven’t Forgotten
Performed by Indepen-dance 4. Choreographed by Christine Devaney.
“Dreaming ties all mankind together.” Jack Kerouac
From nothing but listening and breathing together unfolds a series of moments, that have no meaning
until you watch and share these moments. This work evolved through playing and dreaming together.
Now. No. Now!
Performed by Indepen-dance Performance Company. Choreographed by Natasha Gilmore.
Choreographer Natasha Gilmore takes a playful look at the urgency of ‘Now’ in this her first
choreography for the Indepen-dance. Responding to the individuals within the group Natasha has
created a moving and funny piece, set to live music composed by Quee McArthur. Natasha Gilmore is
the Artistic Director of Barrowland Ballet, her other credits include choreographing Glasgow Girls the
musical and Dancing Voices.
Thursday 28 Aug, 7.30pm
Divide
Performed by AXIS Dance Company. Choreographed by Marc Brew.
Divide, choreographed by Marc Brew is a trio created for AXIS Dance Company in 2014. Divide draws
inspiration from visual artist Carl Andre’s designs working in minimalism: Spill, 8 cuts and Copper
Ribbon. The UK-based choreographer first worked with AXIS in 2011 when the company enjoyed a huge
success with his Full of Words, which went on to become a favourite on the company’s tours.
With Divide Brew explores a minimalist approach to choreography setting a very simple angular and
linear arm phrase on the dancers. In contrast to his other works, where Brew often plays with sets and
design, Divide is stripped back to form and shape.
Brew’s interest in human interaction through physical movement lead him to explore the different ways
of using space and the shifting interactions between dancers along their journey through space and in
time.
The piece is an entanglement between the dancers. In Brew’s own words: “I’m looking at the push and
pull, the getting into knots and finding separations – how do we divide relationships between ourselves
and others, own space, build boundaries and barriers or break them down? And then how do we
physicalise that and set that in time with music?”
The Awakening
Performed by Stopgap Dance Company .Choreographed by Chris Pavia.
The Awakening is a quiet but simmering disruption in outdoor spaces. Choreographed by learning
disabled dance artist Chris Pavia, The Awakening involves four individuals trapped in a strange but
mesmerising ritual. The Awakening is performed by four disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Leftovers
Performed and Choreographed by Caroline Bowditch and Marc Brew.
Leftovers is an eclectic mix of discarded dances carefully gathered from the studio floor – each one with
its own potential.
The Birthday of Infanta
Performed by Solar Bear Deaf Youth Theatre. Directed by Gerry Ramage.
Told by a travelling circus troupe, this beautiful story takes place on one of the most important days in
the whole of Spain – the sixteenth birthday of the beloved Infanta. While the whole kingdom is joyous in
its preparations to celebrate her birthday, the King still grieves for his cherished wife who died soon
after giving birth to her.
Angered at the cruelty of those around her, the Infanta runs off to the forest where she meets Carlos,
the ‘dancing boy’ who’s own story is mocked in a puppet show presented for her birthday. Determined
to hold on to her newfound happiness, she invites him to return to the palace with her so that he may
dance for her any time. But such is the cruelty of the royal court that her uncle ‘Don Pedro’, believing
that the Infanta is falling in love with ‘a monster’, orders he should be shown his true reflection – with
tragic consequences’.
Drawing on the passion and rhythms of Spain, combined with live music and shadow puppetry, this
performance takes you on a visual and musical journey.
Friday 29 Aug, 7.30pm
The Point At Which It Last Made Sense
by Robin Dingemans & Nick Bryson
This multi iteration work hinges on extremes of advertising, intertwined with an exploration of beauty,
from the profound to the superficial. The mechanism of evolution articulated as marketing tools,
simultaneously mystical and baldly selfish. With performers paralympian James O’shea (UK) & Rosa
Vreeling (NL).
Al Alba (At Dawn)
Performed by Alas Abiertas (Open Wings) Choreographed by Jazmín Derbas, Sergio Nuñez
To live, to dream, to play, to long for, these are some of the feelings that we have tried to touch through
this choreographic piece; the different situations through which we live by.
Rising at dawn and getting ready for what the day may bring upon crossing the door to the world
outside, this gives the starting impulse to the story that will go through places, episodes, games, dreams,
songs, and the loves of four young people.
The Death of a Disco Dancer
by Culture Device Dance Project Choreographed by Daniel Vais
You’ve got 10 minutes to dance for your life, do it and stay alive.
Culture Device Dance Project is an innovative, experimental and cutting edge dance company for
professional dancers with Down’s Syndrome. The company is using improvisation techniques and
experimental electronic sounds and aim to push boundaries in the fields of new choreography and to
give professional, artistic and creative platform for dancers with Down’s Syndrome.
Into the Light
Created and performed by Blast M3
This brand new piece is inspired by contemporary music played live on stage by Paragon musicians. The
main theme of the piece is: OPPOSITION – as in Tension + Release; Floating + Dropping; Darkness +
Light; Unease + Moving to a place of Power. Moves are sometimes expressed in minute detail and
sometimes magnified into large shapes but always constantly driven by the power of the live music.