Falling
About is Green
Candle Dance Company's latest dance theatre production specifically
designed for older people.
- Written by
Fergus Early from an idea by Rachel Elliott
- Choreographed by Fergus Early with Jreena Green
- Music composed and played by Martina Schwarz
- Design by Nina Ayres
- Set created by Alex Buxton
- Design interpretation by Enda Kenny & Janet Spriggs
- Design and creation of 'Ginger Roger's' skirt by Philippa
Donnellan
Falling
About
explores some of the downs and ups of one woman's
life.
Ruby
is a person like the rest of us, with many failings, but as often
as she falls – physically, emotionally, spiritually - she finds
a way up again and it's her love of dance and movement that carries
her through. The production is a feast of different dance styles
– jitterbug, tap, contemporary dance and music styles old and new.
See Ruby progress from a baby learning that walking is falling,
through her turbulent teens in the rock and roll years; see her
in leopard skin in the 70s with the Dietrich clasic 'Falling in
Love Again', see her indulge in a fantasy Rogers/Astaire tap dance
and even make a zimmer frame sexy! Witty, moving and entertaining,
the show is in the tradition of Green Candle's amazing 20 year history
of designing productions to reach people in unlikely settings for
dance – day centre dining rooms, residential home lounges, hospital
wards, as well as small theatres and arts centres.
Falling
About will be touring from 26 October 2007
to 6 July 2008.
Green
Candle has a long history of dance with elderly people and has worked
in partnership with Age Concern, social services elderly teams,
in day care centres and sheltered housing settings. From
January 2006, the company has led a highly successful project for
Thames House (Nurse-led Rehabilitation Unit) at Mile End Hospital
in Tower Hamlets, comprising weekly seated dance sessions for older
patients recovering from illness, falls, surgery and physical injury.
The
cost for a single performance and workshop for participants or training
session for care workers is £200 in social care settings and
£350 for arts venues. The performance running time is 45 minutes
followed by a break and then a workshop/training session of 30 minutes
to 1 hour. We can also arrange additional workshops and training
sessions at a cost of £50.The performing area required is
4m x 4 m.
For
further information click here
A
workshop, open to older people, will accompany every show. Workshops
are designed according to people’s ability and mobility levels
and include gentle movement, working on general mobility of joints,
tendons and muscles, working from themes from the show. Whatever
the individual’s needs, the most important elements are fun,
discovery, accessibility and creativity in a safe and relaxed environment.
The workshop will be up to an hour depending on the abilities of
the participants, but will be limited to 25 people per session.
Tour Dates May-June 08
(By
invitation only unless otherwise specified. Please contact
the Administrator if you would like to attend)
May
1
Chesterton Court, W5
2
Maidenbower Day Centre, Crawley
8
De Vere House, SW19
9
Granfers Community Centre, Sutton
22
Orpington Hospital, Kent
28
Darwin Court, Southwark SE17
30
Greenwich Arts, Eltham Centre SE9
June
4
Latin American Golden Years Day Centre, Southwark SW9
6
South Shropshire and Telford, The Edge, Much Wenlock
17 Alzheimers
Society, Southwark, venue tbc
18
Hackney Falls Prevention Team, venue tbc
19
Southwark Irish Pensioners Project, SE16
20
Dulwich Helpline, venue tbc
25
Falls Prevention Westminster, New Connaught Rooms
WC2
26
Age Concern Redbridge, venue tbc
27
Serica Court, Trust Retirement Housing, Southwark
For
further information and bookings please contact Rosemary Evans,
Administrator on 020 7739 7722 or rosemary@greencandledance.com
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