Nocturne
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In this urgent sleepless city
Restless, we are caught in motion
Nearly stillness
Almost lovers
Marc Brew company pull back the sheets on exhausted
embraces and near misses in the night. Inspired by JM
Whilstler’s Nocturne, an exquisite contemporary dance
quartet draw you into the unseen dreams of cities at
dusk.
Nocturne was conceived and created by choreographer Marc Brew in collaboration with
designer-dramaturg Luke Pell. With original music from composer Gary Lloyd which features
recording of cello performed by Luke Moore and prose (written by Luke ell) spoke by Iain
Banks, author of the Wasp Factory.
Information
Nocturne was commissioned for Liberty Festival in Trafalgar Square 2008 as a short outdoor
duet. In 2009, it was developed with thanks to commissions from Greenwich and Docklands
International Festival and the Without Walls Street Arts Consortium.
Four dancers perform this dynamic work with two specially built double beds. The day to
day of couples and domesticity, unfolds into an evening of restless dreams with original
commissioned music by composer Gary Lloyd (recently collaborated with writer Iain Banks).
Touring across the UK, Nocturne brings inclusive high quality performance to new
audiences. The work has been created to be versatile for viewing in unusual spaces and as
such is suitable for outdoor courtyard spaces, indoor atrium spaces and theatre spaces with
raked seating.
Duration: 25min
Credits
Marc Brew - Choreographer and dancer
Luke Pell – Designer-dramaturg
Gary Lloyd - Composer
Luke Moore - Cello
Iain Banks - Spoken word
Factory Settings - Construction and realisation of beds
Roswitha Chesher - Photo
The Dancers
Marc Brew
Marc Brew has been working in the UK and Internationally for the past 17 years as a dancer,
choreographer and teacher; with the Australian Ballet Company, the State Theatre Ballet Company
of South Africa, Infinity Dance Theatre in New York, and for 5 years with CandoCo Dance Company.
He was a guest performer and media spokesperson for the London Handover Ceremony for the
Beijing Olympics and Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony 2008.
Since 2001 Marc has been dedicating time to his own choreography with Marc Brew Company and
was featured by Time Out Magazine as the best of the new breed of London’s Rising Dance Talent.
Recent works have included commissions by DadaFest International, Velcro Dance Company,
Candoco Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre, Without Walls Consortium, Greenwich and
Docklands International Festival for Liberty Festival at Trafalgar Square, East London Dance for The
Big Chair Dance as part of Big Dance 2008, London Contemporary Dance School Graduation Dance
Season, and a new series of site specific interventions Turning the Inside Out for the InTransit
Festival 2008 in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Marc was also choreographer for the
fashion industry's ultimate night of celebration the British Fashion Awards 2009. Theatre credits
include; Graeae Theatre Company’s The Rhinestone Rollers, National Theatre of Scotland’s Mary
Queen Of Scot’s Got Her Head Chopped Off and Our Teacher’s a Troll, Dundee Rep Theatre’s
productions of Elephant Man and their 2010 Christmas show Sleeping Beauty.
He attended DanceEast’s international Rural Retreat for future leaders in January 2008 and
subsequently received a bursary for a placement with Scottish Dance Theatre through the Cultural
Leadership Programme. In 2010 he was the Associate Director Fellow with Scottish Dance Theatre,
where he co-directed NQR, currently touring around the UK as a part of active repertory. Marc’s
recent Unlimited Commission Fusional Fragments was in partnership with DanceEast. The creation
of this work has been funded by the Unlimited programme that is part of the London 2012 Cultural
Olympiad.
Corey Baker
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Corey took to the stage at a young age performing in many West
End shows including Cats, the southern hemispheres premier of Witches of Eastwick, and A Chorus
Line. He began his classical training at the International Ballet Academy of New Zealand, graduating
in 2008 from the Ballettschule Theater Basel in Switzerland, Corey completed with a Diploma in
Dance. In 2009 Corey danced for the Theatre Basel Ballet Company under the direction of Richard
Wherlock in Basel, Switzerland- repertoire includes work from Christopher Bruce, Cathy Marston,
Patrick Delcroix. In January 2010 Corey joined “BalletBoyz Dance Company under the direction of
Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, repertoire from choreographers Russell Maliphant, Freddie
Opoku Addaie, and William Forsythe. Corey is now working with Choreographer Darren Ellis with
Springs Dance Company on a New Production touring 2011/2012. Corey is also dancing with Justine
Reeve and the Marc Brew Company for performances and touring during 2011
Bettina Carpi
Bettina was born and grew up in Bern where she began her dance training with Edith Langer Tolnay.
Taking part in the yearly dance- and musical- performances instilled a big love and passion for dance,
theatre and performance and for communicating ideas through movement and play.
In 1996 Bettina left to train in London at the London School of Contemporary Dance. Since
graduating she has worked with various choreographers and companies, amongst them Arthur Pita,
Annie Lok, Jasmin Vardimon, Felix Ruckert, Bread Dance Theatre Company, Neil Fisher, Marc Brew
and Joe Moran and dancers. For the last 8 years Bettina has been a member of CandoCo Dance
Company, performing, teaching, creating and touring work with numerous choreographers. Bettina
is now a freelance dance artist and teacher living in London
Rebecca Evans
Rebecca began her training in the United States with the Rochester City Ballet. She furthered her
Ballet and Contemporary training at the University of Iowa. She then hopped the pond and
completed her final year at the Laban Centre, gaining a Professional Degree in Dance Studies and a
BFA with honors from University of Iowa . Since graduating Rebecca has been busy performing in
London for numerous companies, including IJAD Dance Company, Korsnes Kompani, Sentient Dogs,
Ffin Dance and in Berlin dancing for Patrick King in ‘Ambrosia’. She participated in Dancelines 2011
and recently spent the last couple months exploring dance in South Korea. Spending time with Korea
National Contemporary Dance Company and teaching at Seoul Tanz Station. She is excited to be
joining Marc Brew Company for a second season.
Nocturne is a Without Walls Commission
Marc Brew Company contact details:
www.marcbrew.com
Marc Brew – Artistic Director and Choreographer
E: marc@marcbrew.com
M: 07952900302
Susan Hay – Producer
E: producer@marcbrew.com
M: 07872006838