Dance Umbrella 2009: 6 October - 7 November

Dance Umbrella 2009 is dedicated to the life of Merce Cunningham
(1919 -2009)

This year we have a festival focus - African Crossroads - showcasing a
variety of programmes that celebrate new dance from the African continent, as well as talks and classes to take part in.

Week 1 (Tues 6 - Sun 11 October)
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Paul-André Fortier
Jiří Kylián & Michael Schumacher
A Brief Encounter with...Andréya Ouamba & Matthias Sperling
Vincent Mantsoe
Make It Work (film screening)

Week 2 (Tues 12 - Mon 19 October)
Wally Cardona & Rahel Vonmoos
Cie. Willi Dorner
African Currents (solo/duo programme)
Vincent Dance Theatre
A Feeling For Practice: What Training For What Choreography? (talk)
A Brief Encounter with... Kaolack*
Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company

Week 3 (Mon 19 - Sat 24 October)
Kettly Noël & Nelisiwe Xaba
Where are the Women? (talk)
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Wendy Houstoun
Opiyo Okach

Week 4 (Tues 27 October - Sun 1 November)
Mark Morris Dance Group
Michael Clark Company
Rosemary Lee

Week 5 (Tues 3 - Sat 7 November)
Michael Clark Company
Raimund Hoghe
Wendy Houstoun

We have also devised a number of Dance Umbrella Days Out for you to maximise your viewing pleasure.