Sailor can’t dance like you…
There’s a new
We’ve been telling you about Clark’s new work for a while now, originally entitled Thank U Ma’am and now called come, been and gone, I wouldn’t be surprised if it had a new name before The Barbican shows with the way Michael is talking about changing the piece.
This restlessness is reflected in the Keith Watson-conducted METRO interview: “Some of the songs I felt I just couldn’t do anything good enough to. I keep wanting to change it all. I want to do three versions of Heroes now. If the dance comes anywhere close to the way the music has made me feel, then I’ve achieved something.”
Clark also explained how the music of David Bowie spurred him on to try something new: “After three years of Stravinsky, I wanted a serious change. Songs like Jean Genie are so energetic you’ve got a lot of freedom to do all sorts of things. I wanted to do something that felt different.”
You can read the full interview
03.10.2009 NEWS: NEW MICHAEL CLARK WORK CELEBRATES, BOWIE, IGGY & LOU
04.23.2009 NEWS: SCHEDULE FOR MICHAEL CLARK’S NEW WORK ANNOUNCED
07.09.2009 NEWS: MICHAEL CLARK’S NEW WORK DETAILS
08.02.2009 NEWS: MORE MICHAEL CLARK THANK U MA’AM DETAILS
08.26.2009 NEWS: MICHAEL CLARK NEW WORK NAME CHANGE AND EIF PREVIEW
Dance Umbrella and bite09
28 October 2009 – 7 November 2009 / 19:45
(no performance 1 – 2 November)
Tickets: £10 – £35 – subject to availability
I’ll hopefully have some kind of review for you following the first night, what with me being a dance expert ‘n all.