Danza Contemporánea de Cuba Announce Extensive UK Tour
19 January, 2017The revered Cuban dance company Danza Contemporánea de Cuba have announced a UK tour that will take in 10 venues over February and March this year. It will mark the first appearance the company has made in the UK since 2012 and will feature three UK premieres by leading choreographers.
The tour, which will take place from February 14th until March 18th, will begin at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall before passing through Newcastle, London, Cardiff, Plymouth, Brighton, Inverness and Edinburgh, before finishing in Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre.
Danza Contemporánea de Cuba are a persuasive and physical contemporary dance company known for their mix of African-Caribbean rhythms, jazzy American modernism and influences from classical European ballet. The dance company was founded by Ramiro Guerra in 1959 but is now under the leadership of Miguel Iglesias.
Their UK tour will feature premieres of pieces by Belgian-Colombian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, the UK’s Theo Clinkard and the company’s very own Cuban wunderkind George Céspedes.
You can find out more information about the tour at danceconsortium.com
Full UK Tour dates are below:
Tue 14 & Wed 15 Feb, 7.30pm – Royal Concert Hall NOTTINGHAM (Tickets: 0115 989 5555 trch.co.uk)
Fri 17 & Sat 18 Feb, 7.30pm – The Lowry SALFORD QUAYS (Tickets: 0843 208 6000 thelowry.com)
Tue 21 & Wed 22 Feb, 7.30pm – Theatre Royal NEWCASTLE (Tickets: 08448 11 21 21 theatreroyal.co.uk)
Thu 23 Feb, 8pm – Barbican Hall LONDON (Tickets: 020 7638 8891 barbican.org.uk)
Tue 28 Feb & Wed 1 Mar, 7.30pm – Wales Millennium Centre CARDIFF (Tickets: 029 2063 6464 wmc.org.uk)
Fri 3 & Sat 4 Mar, 7.30pm – Theatre Royal PLYMOUTH (Tickets: 01752 267222 theatreroyal.com)
Tue 7 & Wed 8 Mar, 7.30pm – Brighton Dome BRIGHTON (Tickets: 01273 709709 brightondome.org)
Fri 10 Mar, 7.30pm – Eden Court INVERNESS (Tickets: 01463 234234 eden-court.co.uk)
Tue 14 & Wed 15 Mar, 7.30pm – Festival Theatre EDINBURGH (Tickets: 0131 529 6000 edtheatres.com)
Fri 17 & Sat 18 Mar, 7.30pm – Marlowe Theatre CANTERBURY (Tickets: 01227 787787 marlowetheatre.com)
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