A Lyrical Dance Concert
A Lyrical Dance Concert is a party in a comedy double act in a cabaret show in a gig in an experimental dance performance. Number-by-ridiculous-number, the lyrics of chart hits past and present are danced out – stretched, turned, lifted and thrown. With joyful irreverence and serious fun, the show insists that pop music belongs to us and can do what we want it to do. Get your glad-rags on, grab a drink and a pal, and giggle along with this mixed-up whirlwind of glamorous divas, guitar solos and gangster rappers…
Choreography Gillie Kleiman and Sara Lindström
Performers Gillie Kleiman and Sara Lindström (2013)/ Eleanor Sikorski (2014/5)
Producer Beckie Darlington (2014/5 tour)
Additional design Susie Green
Photography Martyn Boston / Camilla Greenwell
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Production and 2013 tour co-produced by Dance4.
Generous crowdfunding donors:
Richard Bliss
Anaïs Bouts
Tony Burch
Lynn Campbell
Iris Chan
Kate Craddock
Kattrin Deufert
Laurent-David Garnier
Ina Dokmo
Claire Hicks
Catherine Hoffman
Cate and Avner Kleiman
Tal Kleiman
Karen Lambæk
Malin Lindström
Solveig and Ingemar Lindström
Christer Lundahl
Alice MacKenzie
Hamish MacPherson
Tom Martin
Matthew Mazzucchi
Marian Milbourne
Angela Miles
Paul O’Keeffe
Joakim Olsson
Nathalie Paris
Hetain Patel
Luke Pell
H Plewis
Thomas Plischke
Verity Quinn
Tim Rubidge
Martina Seitl
Ellie Sikorski
Robbie Synge
Lucy Teed
Ruth Turner
Annabel Turpin
Debbie Waistell
Flora Wellesley Wesley
THANK YOU
At the end of every performance we recorded a music video with the audience members. Only those present got the password - you had to be there! The videos are here: alyricaldanceconcert.wordpress.com/you-had-to-be-there/
As part of our research we asked questions. We shared these questions with other artists, who responded in various ways. You can see these answers here: alyricaldanceconcert.wordpress.com/questions/
Documentation available on request
Jam Café (excerpts), Nottingham, March 2013
Create Theatre, Mansfield, March 2013
Jam Café (full show), Nottingham, March 2013
Mink, Middlesbrough, April 2013
Dance City, Newcastle, April 2013
GIFT, Gateshead, April 2013
Y Theatre, Leicester, June 2013
Newark Palace Theatre, June 2013
Picturedrome, Northampton, June 2013
Create Theatre, Mansfield, June 2013
Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln, June 2013
Stratford Circus as part of Dance Umbrella, London, October 2013
Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, November 2014
Greenwich Dance, London, November 2014
Shoreditch Town Hall, November 2014
Nightingale Theatre at The Basement, Brighton, November 2014
Seven Arts, Leeds, November 2014
Northern Stage, Newcastle, February 2015
The Maltings, Berwick upon Tweed, February 2015