Michael Clark Schedule Announced

There’s a brand new dance but I still don’t know its name…

The latest production by The Michael Clark Company which we first told you about last month (03.10.2009 NEWS: NEW MICHAEL CLARK WORK CELEBRATES, BOWIE, IGGY & LOU) now has a schedule if not a name just yet.

As we mentioned in the previous news item, this new work “evolves from Michael Clark?s admiration for the music of rock?s holy trinity, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, who worked in close proximity during the 1970?s”.

As we also pointed out in aforementioned, the World Premiere of the piece will take place in the Teatro alle Tese as part of the Venice Biennale on June 25. Michael Clark will then return to the Edinburgh International Festival for the first time in 20 years from August 28 to 31at the Playhouse Theatre, followed by October 28 to November 7 at the Barbican Theatre as part of bite09 and Dance Umbrella 09.

Dancers for the new work in 2009 include Kate Coyne (a Spotlight winner at the 2008 National Dance Awards), Melissa Hetherington and Simon Williams. The lighting design is by Clark?s regular collaborator Charles Atlas.

Here are the dates thus far confirmed…

2009:

June 25/26 La Biennale di Venezia, Teatro alle Tese

August 28 to 31 Edinburgh International Festival, Playhouse Theatre

October 2/3 Dansens Hus, Stockholm

October 8/9 Maubeuge, France La Luna

October 15 to 17 Creteil, Maison des Arts, Paris

October 28 to November 7 Barbican Theatre, Dance Umbrella

2010:

November 9/11/12 Grand Theatre de Luxembourg

We will post further updates as we get them.