Project Description
Manchester-based producing and touring dance company Company Chameleon presents over fifty indoor and outdoor performances a year. It was founded by Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner, and draws on their individual experiences to tackle human and personal issues in performance, frequently exploring themes masculinity and male relationships.
On the road in 2018 are:
10 (2018) celebrates Company Chameleon‘s tenth anniversary with a revival of the company’s inaugural duet Rites (2007) and two new creations, a solo Trip by Anthony Missen, performed by Theo Fapohunda, and a trio Imprint by Kevin Turner performed by Kevin with David Colley and Maddie Shimwell
Amaranthine (2010-2018) is Company Chameleon‘s first male-female duet. Originally choreographed by Kevin Turner and Navala Chaudhari and performed in Spain in 2010, Amaranthine explores the timeless cycle of conflict and resolution between a woman and a man.
Witness This (2017) is Chameleon‘s latest outdoor work by Kevin Turner, which draws on his experience of bi-polar illness.
Of Man And Beast (2015) is Chameleon’s five man show for outdoor settings. With choreography by Anthony Missen, Of Man And Beast is an exploration of camaraderie and threat, and supremely physical.
Hands Down (2014) is the final duet in Chameleon‘s outdoor trilogy, using acrobatics and dance to chart the hierarchy and boundaries of
masculinity.
Push (2012) is the second in a trilogy of outdoor duets, exploring the push and pull around power and control.
Upcoming tour dates:
3 May Dance City, Newcastle 10
9 & 10 June MÓTUS Festival 2018 Push
15 June International Festival TANZ|Moderne|TANZ 2018 Chemnitz, Germany Witness This
22 June Great Exhibition of the North, Newcastle Push
29 June + 1 July Imagine Watford Push
30 June Hatfair, Winchester Of Man And Beast
20 July THINK BIG! Munich Witness This
26 July Beer-Sheva Fringe Festival, Israel Of Man And Beast
1 & 2 September Hull Freedom Festival Witness This
7-9 September Fira Tarrega, Spain Of Man And Beast/Witness This
29 September Derby Festé Witness This
6 October Northwich Street Arts Festival (working title) Push
20 October Bell Square, Hounslow Witness This
Packs to download:
Indoor production: 10
Outdoor productions: Amaranthine Witness This Push Hands Down Of Man and Beast Hands Down
Videos:
Indoor productions: 10 Beauty Of The Beast Witness Words Unspoken
Outdoor productions: Amaranthine Witness This Push Hands Down Of Man And Beast