Three Theories is an intense dance piece that is full of energy. It was influenced by physicist, Brian Greene’s book, The Elegant Universe and three theories – General Theory of Relativity, Quantum Mechanics and String Theory – that are discussed in the book. Karen Armitage choreographs rapidly changing movements that are forceful, sensuous and physical to represent the concepts of the theories. Armitage describes the work as, “a balletic work” and goes on to say:

“There are forces that move us which we understand; others which we don’t. My dances are the combination of both. The ultimate purpose in bringing together such forces is to create beautiful and symbolically meaningful movement that quickens our sense of the world.”

Below are three video excerpts from performances of Three Theories:

Armitage Gone! Dance are based in the US, predominantly performing in New York, but have toured across Europe including venues in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the UK.

If you would like to find out more about Armitage Gone! Dance, you can visit their website at: www.armitagegonedance.org

To see more videos of Armitage Gone! Dance in action, visit their YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/ArmitageGoneDance

Monger [to hawk or to sell yourself]

I came across Monger whilst looking through the archive of Dance Umbrella’s 2010 Festival. It’s
a really compelling piece of Physical Theatre, helped along by a catchy Balkan gypsy soundtrack. I only wish I’d seen the whole thing back in October! Here’s a video which gives tasters from throughout the show:

Barak Marshall – Monger from Dance Umbrella on Vimeo.

Monger is a physical-theatre work for 10 dancers and tells the story of a group of servants, trapped in the basement of the house of an abusive mistress. This is the work of acclaimed Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall, who brought his dramatic and entertaining physical-theatre work to the UK for the first time in May 2010, as part of the Dance Umbrella Festival.

His other well known works include Zion & Rooster and you can find video clips of both of these shows on Vimeo – well worth a look in my opinion!

For more information about Barak Marshall on this website: Marshall, Barak – Info