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Exhilarating and celebratory, the rhythmic demands and physicality of Dance Works share roots with rock, jazz, and even the dynamic syncopations of medieval dance music. Steve Martland collaborated with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Aletta Collins’ original choreography centred around a single dancer’s vain attempts to join a larger group. While the music deliberately avoids any narrative elements, dramatic tension is created through simultaneous dissonant and consonant harmony. Originally scored for the Steve Martland Band, Martland later made an arrangement of Dance Works for two pianos. This smaller version retains all the rhythmic power of the original but opens up new possibilities for small-scale or touring dance companies.
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Title:
Dance Works
for nine players
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1993
Duration:
25 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
April 28, 1993 · Northampton (UK)
Derngate
Conductor: Nicholas Mojsiejenko
Set design: Tom Cairns · Choreography: Aletta Collins · London Contemporary Dance Theatre
Derngate
Conductor: Nicholas Mojsiejenko
Set design: Tom Cairns · Choreography: Aletta Collins · London Contemporary Dance Theatre
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by London Contemporary Dance Theatre for "Shoes" by Aletta Collins
Series:
Keywords:
Technical Details
Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LSL 2899-01
Manufacturer:
Preview/Media Contents
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