‘As close to glimpsing someone’s soul as movement can get’ THE TIMES

Former Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House, choreographer Cathy Marston presents her unique blend of classical and contemporary dance in a stunning triple bill combining music, literature, visual art and fashion.

TRACES [2001]

7 dancers, 25 minutes
Originally created for dancers of the Royal Ballet, Traces presents a dance ‘soap opera’ of emotions, bringing alive the music of Yann Tierson, composer of the score for Amelie. [Original commission by the Royal Opera House]

‘Traces was pure heaven from start to finish. Each moment of unrequited love, confusion, friendship, subtle humour and tension exquisitely evolved in a superb display of fluid, dynamic choreography’ DANCE EUROPE

BEFORE THE TEMPEST...AFTER THE STORM [2004]

4 dancers, 30 minutes
before the tempest… after the storm draws you into a mythological world where Marston imagines the pre and post story of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. With an original score by Jules Maxwell incorporating extracts from Ovid and W H Auden, the piece contrasts the earthy, primal relationship of Caliban and his mother, Sycorax, with the elegant, ethereal dialogue of Prospero and Ariel. [Original commission by the Royal Opera House]

‘A little poetic gem… rich in pain and tenderness, expressed in imaginative shapes and movements’ DANCE EUROPE

ARCANA [World Premiere]

5 dancers, 20 minutes
Inspired by a recent trip to Cuba (commissioned by Channel 4 short films), Marston has commissioned composer, Dave Maric, to write a new score for Arcana, drawing on Afro-Cuban folklore music, presenting a vibrant fusion of colour and passion. In an upbeat and sensual play on rhythm and movement, the dancers are set alight with dazzling costumes by award-winning Turkish fashion designer, Bora Aksu.

DANCERS

Charlotte Broom (formerly NBT, Cullberg Ballet)
Martina Langmann (formerly ROH2, Ensemble Group)
Kristen McNally (Royal Ballet)
Dylan Elmore (formerly Batsheva Dance Company, Gulbenkian)
Matthew Dibble (formerly Royal Ballet, Twyla Tharp)
Kirils Burlovs (formerly NBT, Latvian National Ballet)
Anthony Kurt (Henri Oguike Dance Company)

Simon Bennison: Lighting Designer
Jon Bausor: Designer for before the tempest
Ben Maher: Designer for Traces

TCMP is also able to tour the Royal Opera House's production of Cathy Marston's 'Ghosts' based on Ibsen's play. (Visit 'Ghosts' for more information).

TOUR-BOOKING ENQUIRIES

TCMP Producer : Kate Herbert. Tel 020 85434162 Email: kateherbert1@aol.com