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Home > Festival > A playful new outdoor duet takes flight in Bournemouth

A playful new outdoor duet takes flight in Bournemouth

By Caroline King - June 26, 2019Posted in : Dance, Festival

Following in the flightpath of two flight attendants, Tom Roden’s new collaboration with Candoco Dance Company invites audiences to embark on a journey from laughter to tears, slipping seamlessly between the everyday and the poetic.

Candoco Dance Company A Graceful Act of Stupidity
Candoco Dance Company A Graceful Act of Stupidity

Drawing on Roden’s experience across art-forms as theatre-maker, comedian, choreographer and dancer, the playful and poignant work will visit festivals and outdoor areas for free performances across the country throughout the summer. This weekend, A Graceful Act of Stupidity will arrive in Bournemouth.

Danced with charm and cheek, Annie Edwards and Jemima Hoadley interweave full-bodied dancing with spoken word, gestural detail and British Sign Language in a microcosm of joy and pathos.

This new outdoor duet follows on from the success of Candoco’s collaboration with Arlene Phillips on You and I Know which has toured as part of Candoco’s repertoire since 2016.

When: 30th June 2019, 12pm & 2.30pm
Where: The Square, Bournemouth Town Centre & Seafront (part of the PDSW Festival of Dance)
£: free

More info: www.pdsw.org.uk

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