McCreadie Suite, Merkinch Community Centre
Thursday 18th at 2pm
Friday 19th at 7.30pm
/Saturday 20th at 7.30pm
£8 (concessions £6)

plan B presents two very original dance pieces, - one created and performed only by women; the other only by men – presented in one evening of exquisite entertainment:  Re: Newal  and  Far Horizons both reveal the importance of the inside, even when we are on the outside.

Re: Newal
Louise Marshall has been commissioned to create a new work which will communicate the excitement of impending birth with the group of people best placed to communicate that expression – expectant mothers.

There is considerable evidence to suggest that women who sing to their babies in the womb create strong bonds with the child after birth. In a collaboration with community midwives and working with a group of pregnant women, this project will look at a similar model through dance.

Far Horizons
Frank McConnell performs solo dance, accompanied by the electric improvisations of five of Scotland’s best jazz musicians and performed live. Through a tight improvised structure, Far Horizons guides the audience from excessive comic vaudeville to an expansive serenity.

Based on a series of photographs and haiku, created by Frank McConnell (as part of his Fellowship from Nesta), Far Horizons is the result of a collaboration between Frank and the Traditional/jazz musician Fraser Fifield. Audience reaction has been overwhelmingly positive and described as “one of the most beautiful pieces to have been created in Scotland in over a decade” .
the far horizons
often reveal the layers
hidden deep within

Far Horizons was commissioned by Dance Base with funding from City of Edinburgh Council.
 
“McConnell’s company are worth seeing for the joy alone”   The Stage