The Impending Storm

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES

Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with a team of UK and South African artists, both non-disabled and disabled, on this world premiere production for IDFB 2012, produced with the support of DanceXchange. The Impending Storm, created with artist Mark Storor, is personal, particular and political. Pushing the boundaries of integrated dance, the work is an explosive and emotional look at the stories we tell, and the stories that we are.

The dancers of Remix, South Africa’s only professional integrated dance company, will perform with UK-based David Toole and Lucy Hind. UK musician Dom Coyote, in collaboration with South African singer Sandile Gontsana, provides a passionate spoken text and sung score that effortlessly crosses geographic and cultural continents.

The Impending Storm was awarded one of the thirteen commissions in the second round of awards for Unlimited – the ground-breaking programme that celebrates arts and culture by disabled and deaf artists on an unprecedented scale for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It is one of three commissions in this round created in collaboration with international partners and with funding contributed by the British Council. Unlimited is principally funded by the Olympic Lottery Distributer and is delivered in partnership between London 2012, Arts Council England, the Scottish Arts Council, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council.

Remix is supported by Youngblood Arts Development.

Suggested age guidance: TBC
Running time: approx 1 hour

Image: Mark Wessels