Virtual Triple Bill | Eliot Smith Dance
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This autumn, Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) will premiere three new dance works within an inventive, physical, all-male Virtual Triple Bill.
Jake Vincent, the extremely talented New York City based choreographer and dancer, will present Onward, a short solo that explores the idea of taking unusual or less-travelled paths, set to Haydn's Cello Concerto.
Eliot Smith, the artistic director of ESD, takes his inspiration from the Greek mythological story of Helen of Troy. With a cast of four male dancers, TroY is an adaptation and modernisation of the legend of Troy. Set to original music by award-winning composer Adam Johnson, and with costumes designed by Andrew Gregson, the work explores Smith's current investigation into identity, sex and gender using the re-imagining of the ancient story.
Mark Baldwin OBE, the recipient of the 2018 De Velois Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and more recently Artistic Director of Rambert, has created a solo, exploring his ongoing research on how to combine dance with the music of Handel's Messiah.
Organiser Eliot Smith Dance
Organiser of Virtual Triple Bill | Eliot Smith Dance
Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) is a North East leading contemporary dance company.
The group is based in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) and rehearses predominately in Northumberland. Led by its Founder and Artistic Director Eliot Smith, the Company performs for audiences in their hundreds across North East England and other parts of the UK, and has performed by invitation in Paris, Rome, and New York.
Since its founding in 2011 (and opening in 2012) the Company has comprised technically and theatrically accomplished dancers drawn from the UK and throughout the world. Dancers have come from as far afield as Italy, Germany, France, Colombia, New Zealand, Spain, and Cyprus. ESD performs dance works using classical techniques, working in collaboration with carefully chosen composers, musicians, and designers.
The Company has built up a rich repertoire, consisting of more than 24 works and still growing, created by Eliot Smith and guest choreographers from the UK and around the world – aiming to create works that are dynamic, diverse, and relevant.
ESD performs in theatres and non-traditional venues such as museums, local halls, and cathedrals, as well as outdoors, aiming to excite and inspire its audiences regardless of their dance experience or knowledge. ESD prides itself on bringing new audiences to contemporary dance with its accessible dance programmes alongside its Education and Beyond programme in both urban and rural settings.
In early spring 2021 ESD created a new virtual space, VIRTUAL ESD. This was inspired by ESD Digital, launched in light of the pandemic in early 2020, and is a refashioning of ESD’s season of activities into a digital form, tailored to allow people to continue engaging in and benefiting from dance and culture.
ESD returned to live performances in July 2021.
