Dates] Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27
[Venue] Dance Base Yokohama (https://dancebase.yokohama/access)
[Application] https://thick-and-tight-ws.peatix.com/

Daniel Hay-Gordon and Eleanor Perry, from London’s prestigious Lambert School of Contemporary Dance, will present a two-day workshop by the dance mime duo Thick & Tight, who formed in 2012 and are leading the British dance world.
The workshop will start with basic dance training, and then learn and experience how to create creative choreography and productions with Thick & Tight.

Thick & Tight

©Rosie Powell

Daniel and Eleanor began their unique creative endeavors after mastering skills in classical ballet and the Cunningham Technique, among others. They have established a unique new dance style with their humorous and satirical stories full of historical figures, unique and diverse musical theater incorporating drag, camping, and lip-syncing, and unique stage design.
They position their own identity as LGBTQ+ at the center of their message and conduct creative activities through research into queer cultures around the world. His work has been performed at Sadler’s Wells, the Barbican Centre, the Royal Opera House, the International Mime Festival, and the International Dance Festival. The company has performed at major theaters and festivals in the UK including Sadler’s Wells, Barbican Centre, Royal Opera House, and International Mime Festival, and has received critical acclaim from the media.
www.thickandtight.com
@thicktightdance

◆Schedule

Tuesday, April 26 / Wednesday, April 27

①11:00-12:15 Technique class (basic body building, warm-up)
②13:00-15:00 Thick & Tight repertoire class (learn repertoire from past works)
③15:30-18:00 Creation class ( (Creating movement using photos, videos, texts (words), etc.) + Q&A (about 15 minutes)

* Different subjects will be used on both days to explore new and free movement that breaks away from habitual movement.
Interpretation will be provided for all classes.

◆About Repertory Classes

In the repertory class, students will learn the repertoire of the following four works choreographed and performed by Thick & Tight.

From Gay Gardens
Daniel Hay-Gordon as Derek Jarman(clip): https://youtu.be/Z-c-W6WZR1Y
French novelist Marcel Proust, who wrote the full-length novel “In Search of Lost Time,” and British film director, author and horticulturist The work is inspired by the encounter between Marcel Proust, the French novelist who wrote the novel “In Search of Lost Time” and Derek Jarman, the British film director, author, and horticulturist.
Proust was a homosexual at a time when it was illegal in France. He also suffered from many illnesses and spent his last years writing in bed.
Derek Jarman was HIV-positive himself, at a time when it was extremely difficult to be informed of HIV infection.

From Soup:
Harry Alexander as Andy Warhol (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQW9dd35rxE
Learn the repertoire for the role of Andy Warhol.

From Vicious:
Connor Scott as Sid Vicious (Trailer): https://youtu.be/nsneF1IbVq4
From Vicious , students will learn, among other things, the repertoire for the role of Sid Vicious, bassist for the British punk band Sex Pistols.

Footnote to Howl from
Learn repertoire from a short solo piece based on the poem “Howl (Howl)” by American poet and activist Alan Ginsberg. Ginsberg was a leading figure in Beat literature.

From left to right: Gay Gardens , Soup , Vicious

◆About Creation Class

In the Creation class, students will learn Thick & Tight’s choreographic methods.
The uniqueness of Thick & Tight’s work comes from the depth of their research. They have based their creations on the people, poems, words, and photographs that form the subject matter of their works.
In this workshop, participants will experience the creative process of their recent work Two Moths in Real Time (commissioned by the Noh Reimagined Festival), inspired by Noh and Kyogen.
Participants will experience the rules and tasks they used to create the movement, and create the movement themselves.
Participants will also experience the creative process of a past work ( Ra Ra Rasputin ) and participate in a Q&A session.

Two Moths in Real Time

Ra Ra Rasputin from
Oxana Panchenko as Rasputin (trailer): https://youtu.be/6GldEfr9www

◆Target

Dancers and performers who are working professionally or aspiring to become professionals

◆Venue

Dance Base Yokohama (https://dancebase.yokohama/access)
KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North 3F
5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Bashamichi Station, Minatomirai Line Exit 2a “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot Direct connection

◆Capacity

15 students per class

◆Rates

2-Day Ticket: 14,000 yen (regular 16,400 yen)
1-Day Ticket: 8,200 yen
①Technique Class: 1,200 yen
②Repertory Class: 3,500 yen
③Creation Class + Q&A: 3,500 yen
* Priority will be given to those attending all the classes

◆Application Method

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 18:00 –
DaBY Peatix (https://thick-and-tight-ws.peatix.com/)

◆Inquiries

Dance Base Yokohama | info@dancebase.yokohama

Co-organized by International Noh Project Executive Committee/ Mu:Arts, Dance Base Yokohama