'DanceXchange Spring / Summer 2013 Season' at Birmingham Hippodrome

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Thu 7 Feb - Fri 17 May 2013 (ARCHIVED LISTING)

A partner organisation with Birmingham Hippodrome and Birmingham Royal Ballet, DanceXchange (dx) is a dance house dedicated to creating exciting opportunities for people of all walks of life to engage in dance, either as a participant, performer or audience member.

dx presents leading UK and international dance companies in The Patrick Centre studio theatre, runs dance classes in a wide range of styles, opportunities for professional dance artists, training for talented young people and works with community groups to create accessible dance experiences.

dx also co-produces the biennial International Dance Festival Birmingham with Birmingham Hippodrome, which is the largest dance festival in the UK.

DANCEXCHANGE SPRING / SUMMER 2013 SEASON

LIZ ROCHE COMPANY - SHARED MATERIAL ON DYING & BODY AND FORGETTING

UK PREMIERE
Thu 7 – Fri 8 Feb at 8pm

Award winning Irish choreographer Liz Roche returns to the UK with a double-bill of powerful, evocative and haunting work combining dance, film and live music.

2FACED DANCE COMPANY - OUT OF HIS SKIN

Wed 27 Feb – Fri 1 Mar at 8pm

Using their trademark urban contemporary language, 2Faced Dance Company explore our obsession with the extreme, reminding us what it means to be normal.

TOM DALE COMPANY - REFUGEES OF THE SEPTIC HEART

WORLD PREMIERE

Thu 7 – Fri 8 Mar at 8pm

Gritty physicality and decaying urban sounds evolve into an undercurrent of mischievous spirited and irrepressible movement.

NEW ART CLUB - FEEL ABOUT YOUR BODY (HOW DO YOU?)

Thu 21 – Fri 22 Mar at 8pm

Using their signature blend of physical and verbal mayhem the comedy act like no other will get right under the skin of how amazing it is to be alive.

RUBBERBANDANCE GROUP - GRAVITY OF CENTER

UK PREMIERE

Thu 25 – Fri 26 Apr at 8pm

The pursuit of movement – acceleration, exaggeration, syncopated rhythms and physical prowess – is the central theme of Montreal-based RUBBERBANDance Group’s latest work.

DANCEXCHANGE FAMILY WEEKEND

Sat 4 – Tue7 May

A long weekend of dance shows and activities for children and their families, including Gobbledegook’s In a Deep Dark Wood and MOKO MIX

DAN CANHAM/STILL HOUSE - OURS WAS THE FEN COUNTRY

Thu 16 – Fri17 May at 8pm

Based on captured conversations with people of the fens in East Anglia, this is an exhilarating and poetic look at the inevitability of changes from the voices of those who still know the old words.

SPECIAL OFFER!

Book for 5 shows at once, get 50% off!*

*Valid for full price tickets only. Offer only available via telephone booking or in person, not online. Offer available for all dx shows 7 Feb – 17 May, excluding Family Weekend. This offer is not retrospective.