Henri Oguike Dance Company presents...
Butterfly Dreaming Tour
Tuesday 15 March, 7.30pm
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Tickets: £15, £10
Henri Oguike, one of the UK’s most inventive choreographers, presents a stunning new triple bill and a handpicked quintet of world-class dancers.
The programme features lighting design by Yaron Abulafia and costumes by Asalia Khadjé, who both recently collaborated with Henri on his first work for Rambert Dance Company, Tread Softly (2009).
Freq will take you by surprise. Unusual and intense, yet inspired by an inquisitive
playfulness, this work will be an exciting departure for Oguike.
Point of Contact bears all the hallmarks of Oguike’s choreography. Sensuality, beauty and sublime movement are laced together with Bach’s lyrical suites for solo cello.
Butterfly Dreaming, a full Company work, draws inspiration from the Far East. Crafted on Chinese
philosopher-poet Chuang-Tzu’s butterfly dream and set to the backdrop of Tan Dun’s dramatic
Ghost Opera, recorded by the Kronos Quartet.
Variety, wit and drama; astute musical choices; bold theatrical colour. This is contemporary dance at its most thrilling and enjoyable. Simply a must-see!
Let's hear it for Henri Oguike and his glorious and glamorous troupe, for providing such a timely reminder of what an utter thrill and what giddy fun it can be to watch people move to music.
The Daily Telegraph
His choreography has an ease and humour and sensuality that has long been absent from contemporary dance and which, if we're honest, we all rather miss. Oguike supplies in spades.
Evening Standard
A choreographer – and a troupe – capable of winning over even the most hardened dance-sceptic.
Daily Telegraph
About Guildford International Music Festival
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Festival Artistic Director: Pauline Johnson
Festival Committee Chairman: Councillor Jennifer Powell
Festival Executive Director: Patricia Grayburn
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