The Impending Storm

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES

Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with a team of UK and South African artists, both non-disabled and disabled, on this world premiere production for IDFB 2012, produced with the support of DanceXchange. The Impending Storm, created with artist Mark Storor, is personal, particular and political. Pushing the boundaries of integrated dance, the work is an explosive and emotional look at the stories we tell, and the stories that we are.

The dancers of Remix, South Africa’s only professional integrated dance company, will perform with UK-based David Toole and Lucy Hind. UK musician Dom Coyote, in collaboration with South African singer Sandile Gontsana, provides a passionate spoken text and sung score that effortlessly crosses geographic and cultural continents.

Watch Mark Storor, David Toole, Lucy Hind and Malcolm Black discuss the creation process, and the final show:

IDFB 2012 is pleased to be offering an audio described and signed performance of The Impending Storm on 2 May.

The Impending Storm – Touch Tour

Audio Describer, Julia Grundy, will lead a touch tour of the set and costumes for The Impending Storm before the performance on 2 May, for visually impaired audience members. This will take place at 7.15pm (please meet in the foyer outside the Patrick Centre). The performance of the show is at 8pm and will be audio described.

The touch tour is free but please register with Miranda Laurence on miranda.laurence@dancexchange or 0121 689 3173 if you would like to attend.

The Impending Storm was awarded one of the thirteen commissions in the second round of awards for Unlimited – the ground-breaking programme that celebrates arts and culture by disabled and deaf artists on an unprecedented scale for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It is one of three commissions in this round created in collaboration with international partners and with funding contributed by the British Council. Unlimited is principally funded by the Olympic Lottery Distributer and is delivered in partnership between London 2012, Arts Council England, the Scottish Arts Council, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council. Remix is supported by Youngblood Arts Development and the project has recieved support from the Joyce Carr Doughty Charitable Trust.

Remix is supported by Youngblood Arts Development.

Suggested age guidance: 12yrs +
Running time: approx 1 hour

Image: Mark Wessels