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spinning sun presents
SHINE LADY
A divine dance work
Bringing to life the striking images of female divinity including the Madonna and the Hindu goddess’ Kali and Pavarti SHINE LADY traces and explores the cycles of human life. Full of strange surprises, humour and pathos this new work creates an other worldly experience which has entranced both audiences and reviewers alike.
Read Shine Lady reviews: here
View a Shine Lady clip: here
Where next?
Spinning Sun has been invited to perform Shine Lady at three European venues during August 2012. Details are currently being confirmed for Chisenhale Dance Space in London, UK, Oxford, UK, and Sziget Festival, Budapest Hungary.
Spinning Sun need to raise $9,500 (NZ) towards costs of their European tour. They invite you to make a donation to their campaign via the New Zealand crowdfunding web site, PledgeMe at https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/Crowd/Details/160
SHINE LADY combines the talents of renowned choreographer Ann Dewey, kiwi artist Mike Petre, music from Bach to PJ Harvey and performers; Liz Kirk, Julie van Renen and Liana Yew, and offers up a high quality and exciting contemporary dance experience.
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Research and Development
We have been awarded a Creative New Zealand grant to research and develop a new work. Patriot and Knave (working title) is investigating power in relationships – between people and between humans and our environment. Ann has been working on conceptual roads into the subject matter for some time and will start work with the dancers in Mid March 2012. More detail to follow as the work takes shape….
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‘Dewey’s work is idiosyncratic and unique, its inner coherence and artistry and joy to watch.’ – Francesa Horsley, NZ Listener
‘Gorgeous dancers…..a bejewelled celebration of the primordial feminine cosmic energy’ - Bernadette Rae, NZ Herald
‘Dewey discovers a unifying force that gives the work's vocabulary a riveting cohesion and meaning beyond but encompassing the religious iconography.’ – Bernadette Rae, NZ Herald
‘And I just have to say what AMAZING dancers Elizabeth Kirk, Liana Yew and Julie van Renen are.’ – Carrie Rae – www.dancestuff.co.nz
‘Overall, the audience is left with the impression of witnessing something which is far above and beyond the everyday world. Like the great oral traditions of the past, Shine Lady gives us insight into nature, the divine and the cycles of the earth, using dance instead to words to do so.’ – Roxanne de Bryun, Theatreview
Spinning Sun
Spinning Sun was founded in 2000 by Artistic Director Ann Dewey to provide a structure for contemporary dance performances, workshops and classes. Since this time the company has performed throughout New Zealand and has begun to venture overseas offering performances and workshops. The company is renown for producing high quality, accessible dance and regularly enjoys sell-out seasons.
The vision of the company is summed up in three words, “Involve, Enlighten and Entertain”. We are passionate about sharing our love of Contemporary dance with as many people as we can reach. Therefore we create exciting accessible work that is performed at an international standard, hold workshops and classes to provide ways to experience and better understand our art-form, and are involved with education projects that reach those who would not usually have access to contemporary dance.
The company currently works with a pool of professional dancers, who are engaged on a project basis. Spinning Sun regularly commissions original musical scores and set designs for their productions from New Zealand composers and designers.
Spinning Sun excels at finding innovative ways to engage audiences through creative partnerships and innovative marketing campaigns.
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