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OF LAND & TONGUE
THEO CLINKARD
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The Observer
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Herald Scotland
Pari Naderi
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Pari Naderi
Clinkard’s choreography has an unforced, unhurried quality that is very much of the moment.
He muses, tinkers around with his material like a bloke in a shed, and then, quietly and deftly, pulls
the loose ends together. The result is intimate, human-scale and charged with joy. OF LAND & TONGUE
The Observer on OF LAND & TONGUE
Through eloquent dance, conversation, vivid imagery and song, an exceptional cast of six
performers engage their audience in an intimate celebration of language and experience.
OF LAND & TONGUE draws upon a collection of words from numerous cultures
which elude direct translations into English. The unnoticed is articulated, and the deeply
familiar is illuminated, inviting the audience to consider the shifting relations between what
can be said with words and what is experienced with the body. Staged in unconventional
venues, this hour long work features compelling performances, occasional hilarity and live
music to create a memorable evening for an audience of sixty.
OF LAND & TONGUE is usually presented as a double bill alongside CHALK, a duet
Clinkard performs with composer James Keane. The two works are performed for an
audience of sixty, sat around two corner sides of an intimate performance space.
OF LAND & TONGUE is conceived for presentation in unconventional spaces as well as
regular theatre venues. The double bill has been presented in a school gym, a fruit market,
an Art Deco hall, a roof top studio, a converted cinema, a converted chapel, an Arts and
Crafts Quaker hall, a converted buttery and a maltings.
The two works premiered in June 2014, before embarking on three tours including
performances in Winterthur, Switzerland.
WATCH TRAILER
Composer
Lighting Designer
Performers
Costumes
Theo Clinkard
James Keane
Guy Hoare
Leah Marojevic
Luke Divall
Sofie Burgoyne
Francis Christeller
Camilla Brogård-Andersen
James Keane
Theo Clinkard &
Wolf and Gypsy Vintage
Ever ything in the evening led me towards
a perfect state of watching
(I don’t like to write in absolutes, but,
hell, it felt perfect).”
Bellyflopmag.com on OF LAND & TONGUE
...a rump-shaking finale, which fuses street dance
and contemporar y shape-shifting shimmies to
James Keane's thunderous soundtrack.
It makes it impossible not to move in your seat.
Acrossthearts.co.uk on OF LAND & TONGUE
…it all somehow falls into place, such is the joy
of Clinkard's choreography. He makes it all look
so easy and in the moment. A joy to watch, with
ever yone getting a chance to shine.
Acrossthearts.co.uk on OF LAND & TONGUE
...a five-handed ensemble piece that plays,
delightfully, with language... The dancers are
uniformly excellent.
The Observer on OF LAND & TONGUE
Zoe Manders
Choreographer
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Clinkard tells us that the chalk cliffs are made up of the compacted skeletons of marine
creatures, dead for millennia. He dances this compaction: twisting, looping and gyrating. His
bones and his arching spine sing of their destiny; one day they too will be ground to chalk.
The Observer on CHALK
Pari Naderi
CHALK
Clinkard uses the iconic chalk cliffs of his hometown as a point of departure for this
stark, poetic and slightly absurd duet, which he performs with composer James Keane.
Through the simplest of means, the work playfully encourages us to reconsider our
own physical make up as the two men carefully transform both objects and their own
bodies to evoke the matter of chalk, whilst addressing the socio-geographic
associations many people have with the cliffs in question.
Choreographer / Performer
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Composer / Performer
Lighting Designer
Costumes
Running time
Theo Clinkard
James Keane
From darkness to whirling, dizzying light.
Theo Clinkard is the most English of choreographers...
Guy Hoare
The Observer on CHALK
Old Town
Clothing
35 mins
Clinkard's choreography is intuitive, elemental and
forever on the brink of collapse, a study in frailty
and elegant vulnerability.
Acrossthearts.co.uk on CHALK
WATCH TRAILER
I look forward to seeing what Clinkard does next.
There’s a real sense of second wind about his career right now.
It will be interesting to see where it blows him.
THEO CLINKARD
In just 3 years, choreographer, performer and stage designer, Theo Clinkard has built an international
reputation for creating compelling and visually arresting works that explore the communicative potential of
the body and the empathetic nature of dance in performance.
He launched his own 7-strong company in 2012 and subsequently created numerous works which have
toured across the UK and internationally and received critical and audience acclaim. Company works include
HELL BENT, ORDINARY COURAGE (BDE Edinburgh 2014), OF LAND & TONGUE (BDE Cymru 2016
+ Tanzmesse 2016) and CHALK.
Clinkard is currently planning THIS BRIGHT FIELD, his new full-length middle-scale production for 12
dancers due to premiere in spring 2017. The work is co commissioned and co produced by Dance4, the
renowned dance development organisation in Nottingham where he is an Associate Artist.
Outside of his company work, Clinkard is currently under taking a range of high profile international
commissions. In September 2015 he created Somewhat still when seen from above for the dancers and
technicians of TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA BAUSCH as part of their very first evening of new
work since the choreographers death 6 years earlier. In May 2016, Clinkard will premiere his latest
commission for 20 dancers at DANZA CONTEMPORANEA DE CUBA, in the recently refurbished and
renamed Alicia Alonso Theatre in Havana.
To date, Clinkard has premiered 22 original dance works, many of them created for training institutions and
youth companies in England, Austria, Chile, Ireland, Wales and New Zealand.
As a dancer, Clinkard is currently dancing with Fearghus O’ Connor. He has previously worked for Wayne
McGregor, Siobhan Davies Dance, Matthew Bourne, Bonachela Dance Co, Bgroup, New Ar t Club, Charles
Linehan, The Featherstonehaughs, Laila Diallo, Seke Chimutengwende, Fevered Sleep, Volcano/National
Theatre Wales, Dog Kennel Hill, Walker Dance Park Music, Michael Keegan-Dolan and PROBE; the 'dancer
run' company he co-founded with Antonia Grove.
Clinkard has recently toured 'Accumulation (1971)', an iconic signature solo work by the pioneering American
choreographer Trisha Brown, widely regarded as the most significant choreographer to emerge from the
postmodern era. He is the first man and the first non-company dancer to perform this legendary solo.
As a theatre designer, he works in opera, theatre, dance and live art including work for Opera La Scala, Malmö
Opera, Scottish Opera, Sydney Dance Co, Skänes Dansteater and Scottish Dance Theatre.
Clinkard is a Resident Artist at Greenwich Dance and an Associate Artist at Dance4.
Zoe Manders
The Observer on ORDINARY COURAGE
Clinkard’s movement language is deceptive, its apparent simplicity that of well-written
dialogue. There’s nothing that doesn’t need to be there...
WORKSHOPS
Theo Clinkard is sought after internationally as a leader of residencies, workshops, masterclasses and
lectures for dance artists and emerging dance makers. Recent trips include Australia, Ireland, Chile,
Cuba, Switzerland and Norway and the focus of this teaching has ranged between:
- contemporary technique class, improvisation & embodiment of dance material in performance
- creative tools, tasks and techniques to developing movement material
- acting as an ‘outside eye’ for dance makers on their own choreographic work
- giving talks on his various roles as a performer, choreographer, teacher and theatre designer
- coaching dancers in repertory from ‘Chalk,’ the work he currently performs
Clinkard regularly leads professional company classes for Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, D.V.8.,
Carte Blanche, Cullberg Ballet, Skänes Dansteater, Danish Dance Theatre, Michael Clark Co., Sydney
Dance Co., Scottish Dance Theatre, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Candoco, Stopgap, National
Dance Co. Wales, New Adventures, Ballet Boyz, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba & Rambert.
He also teaches and creates work for many of the top training institutions including Salzburg
Experimental Academy of Dance (S.E.A.D.), Trinity Laban, Edge, London Contemporary Dance School,
Northern School of Contemporary Dance, The Rambert School, Chunky Move, Greenwich Dance and
Independent Dance.
Alongside his company tours, Clinkard offers a range of workshops to suit all levels of
experience, providing participants with an experience that is challenging, illuminating and
enjoyable. Please get in touch to discuss options in more detail.
Nicole Guarino
The Observer on ORDINARY COURAGE
I really found Theo's pieces mesmerising, I could have
watched them both straight over again.
Stephen Wright
Ben Whishaw on OF LAND & TONGUE
TECHNICAL
OF LAND AND TONGUE is conceived to be presented in unconventional spaces as well as traditional
theatre spaces. No overhead lighting rig is required and the company tour audience seating and dance floor
as well as the main lighting and sound equipment.
Capacity: 60 audience per show, 2 shows suggested per day =120 total audience
Running time: approx. 1hour, 50 mins (Chalk 35mins, interval 20mins, O.L.A.T. 55mins)
2 suggested show times: 5.30pm-7.20pm then 8pm-9.50pm /or 6pm-7.50pm then 8.30pm-10.20pm
Minimum space required: 12.5m x 12.5m, heated and ideally with a sprung floor
Get in: same day
On the road: 8
Venue technical requirements:
power (2 x 63 A single phase supplies)
mixer with two XLR inputs and six XLR/jack outputs to the speakers
Toured by company (within UK) :
7m x 7m white dance floor
2m carpet border
60 audience seats (30 chairs + 30 high stools)
8 2kw fresnel lights rigged on manfrotto stands
PA system (4 speakers, 2 subs)
props including 2 folding tables
Please get in touch for the full technical rider and to discuss the logistics of potential spaces and overseas
performances.
Pari Naderi
CONTACT
FEES
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Performance fees depend on the number of shows, the associated
educational activity and the location.
Please contact Tanya Steinhauser to discuss options.
[email protected]
+44(0)7968 759625
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Tanya Steinhauser
+44 (0)7853 330995
+44 (0)1653 619566
[email protected]
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Mat Ort
+44 (0)7896 066814
[email protected]
OF LAND AND TONGUE is suppor ted using public funding by
the National Lottery through Arts Council England. The creation was
commissioned by The Tanja Liedtke Foundation and Pavilion Dance
South West with additional suppor t from South East Dance, Dance4,
Greenwich Dance, The Point, Swindon Dance, Dance East, Lucy
Guerin Inc (Melbourne), Critical Path (Sydney), Plymouth Dance,
Barbican Theatre Plymouth, Vitlycke Centre of Performing Arts
(Sweden), Shawbrook (Ireland), Old Town Clothing and Wolf and
Gypsy Vintage.
Theo is a Resident Artist at Greenwich Dance and an Associate
Artist at Dance4.
WEBSITE
www.theoclinkard.com
FACEBOOK PAGE
/theoclinkarddance
TWITTER
@theoclinkard
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