“The Singapore Dance Theatre demonstrated the versatility of its dancers with the presentation of three contemporary works by different choreographers in a breathtaking showcase.” - Straits Times, 17 June 2008

New: Click here for a video highlighting dance pieces at the Pre-Tour Showcase

Bonjour!

Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) is touring to France, performing a contemporary triple bill, Continuum, featuring works by three great choreographers - Edmund Stripe, David Dawson and Jorma Elo.

Piano Concerto No. 2, Opus 102 by Edmund Stripe (photo by Tan Ngiap Heng)

Piano Concerto No. 2, Opus 102, choreographed by Edmund Stripe, is a fast-paced and exciting work set to music by Dimitri Shoskatovitch, which encompasses many emotions from playfulness through melancholia to sweeping grandeur. This piece is dedicated to the memory of Singaporean choreographer, Goh Choo San, and to his enduring legacy.

Created by David Dawson for Het Nationale Ballet (Dutch National Ballet), A Million Kisses to my Skin is a post-classical dance work that visualises the baroque style patterns of Bach's Piano Concerto No 1. Its extravagant and free-flowing movements constantly emerge and dissolve across the stage, displaying a virtuosic vocabulary that is elegant and refined. “Continuum proved to be a pleasure to watch… a triple bill well received by the audience.” - Business Times, 16 June 2008

Glow-Stop by Jorma Elo (photo by Tan Ngiap Heng)

A Million Kisses to my Skin by David Dawson ( picture by Tan Ngiap Heng)

One of Jorma Elo’s bigger ballets and created for American Ballet Theatre in 2006, Glow-Stop contrasts the works of Mozart and Philip Glass. From two different time periods, Mozart's music (Symphony No. 28 in C, 4th Movement.) lets the choreography ‘glow’ with its bubbly lightness, while the driving pulsating beat of Glass’ piece (Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 2nd Movement) carries the dance to its end, becoming the ‘stop' component to Elo’s ballet.

We’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to an exclusive pre-tour showcase of Continuum to catch these wonderful works presented by the SDT dancers.

Details are as follows:

Date: 14 May 2009

Venue: Founder's Studio, SDT

Cost per person: $100 (inclusive of light refreshments)

Programme Line-up for the evening:

7.30pm Registration

7.45pm Opening speech by Artistic Director, Janek Schergen

7.50pm Performance

8.35pm Cocktail Reception

9.00pm End of showcase

For more information on the tour, please visit www.singaporedancetheatre.com or call 6338 0611.