Closer

Devised by the company with Julyen Hamilton and Angus Balbernie.

The only integrated company of visually impaired and sighted dancers working in the UK present a groundbreaking improvised piece of dance theatre. This spring Closer opens two major dance events: Sadler’s Wells Connect on March 20th and Swindon Dance Move 4 Change on April 5th.

Using senses other than eyes, six dancers take flight aiming to bring the separate Closer. Liberated from taboos of touch, they share a world where contact is the starting point of freedom and trust. Where hearing, smell and the ripple of breath energize the space between bodies to cross the distance held between people.

Touchdown’s visually impaired and sighted dancers reject rigid traditional choreography and improvise sections of fresh movement. Voice, video and a range of dance styles are combined to create widely accessible multi-sensory dance.

Audio description is available at both performances. Please call the box office.

Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler’s Wells
Monday 20 March, 7:45pm
Tel: 0870 737 7737
www.sadlerswells.com

Swindon Dance, Town Hall Studios, Swindon                   
Wednesday 5 April, 7:45pm  
Tel: 01793 463210
www.swindondance.org.uk

 

Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, M33 7ZF

Friday 2nd June with community show case

For 20 years Touchdown have made dance accessible to visually impaired people.

www.touchdowndance.co.uk
Tel: 0161 912 5760