Three’s A Crowd @ Traverse

Scotland’s All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre will premiere their new touring production, Three’s A Crowd, at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on Saturday 31 January 2015, as part of the 8th Manipulate Festival, the international festival of visual theatre and film. It will then tour to eight venues in Scotland and Wales from February to June 2015.



Three’s A Crowd crosses the boundaries between ground and air, expertly merging harness flying, aerial acrobatics,contemporary circus and dance theatre to create an exciting, challenging and spectacular show that delves deep into the inner workings of human relationships.

Inspired by the themes of action, reaction and consequence, and how we all affect each other, Three’s A Crowd is set around a reunion of six friends. Who brings them together? How are the characters connected? What really lies beneath the surface as the layers are peeled back? What happens to the friendship dynamic, to each individual, when a third element becomes involved? When individual memories and perceptions differ what are the results?

This dynamic, energetic, humorous, yet equally endearing show that explores human emotions is deftly told, using stunning imagery and breathtaking aerial skills, by six leading international performing artists - Danuta Ramos, Freya Jeffs, Chrissie Ardill, Tony Mills, Rob Heaslip and Itxaso Moreno.


Three's A Crowd is directed by Jennifer Paterson, Artistic Director of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre; with creative collaboration from writer Zoe Venditozzi and choreographer Brigid McCarthy. The show has been designed by Becky Minto, with lighting design by Kate Bonney, and is set to a powerful new score by Luke Sutherland.

The creative team have a vast array of experience: Jennifer Paterson was part of the aerial team who entertained at the London Olympic ceremonies and has performed for companies such as National Theatre Scotland, Becky Minto designed the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Kate Bonney is the lighting designer on Enchanted Forest and Luke Sutherland is a prolific musician and composer who played with Mogwai on their last tour.

Three’s A Crowd – Tour Listings Information
The Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh EH1 2ED
Part of the Manipulate Festival, the international festival of visual theatre and film
Date: 31 January 2015
Box Office: 0131 228 1404 | http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on| boxoffice@traverse.co.uk

Birse and Feughside Church (Finzean Church), Finzean, Aberdeenshire AB31 6NY
Date: 5 February 2015
Tickets and Box Office: www.neatshows.co.uk

Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA
Date: 7 February 2015
Time: 20:00
Box Office: 01463 234 234 | http://www.eden-court.co.uk/box-office

Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
Date: 26 February 2015
Time: 20:00
Box Office: 01786 466 666 | www.macrobert.org

Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, Kingsway, Newport NP20 1HG
Date: 5 March 2015
Time 19.30
Box Office: 01633 656 679 | http://www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront

Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire G67 2BN
Date: 13 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Tickets: £14, £12 conc
Box Office: 01236 732 887 | http://www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk/all-events

The Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1EQ
Date: 19 March 2015
Time: 19:30
Tickets: £12, £10 conc
Box Office: 01475 723 723 | www.beaconartscentre.co.uk

Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, Dundee, Dundee City DD1 1PB
Date: 9 May 2015,
Time: 20:00
Tickets: £12
Box Office: 01382 223 530 | http://www.dundeerep.co.uk/events/

Western Baths, 12 Cranworth Street, Glasgow G12 8BZ
As part of the Cottier Chamber Project 2015
Date: 22 June 2015
Time: 19.00
Tickets & Box Office: www.cottierchamberproject.com

I Have Known All Along and Pretended Not To Only Out of Weakness

It's clear. It's clear. It's clear. It's clear. It's clear and true. It's clear and true and true and clear that the critic is artist as every attempt to define the gap between art and response will end up lost... the critic responds and are we supposed to believe that the artist is responding to nothing but life itself is not generating the art and the critic comes from the same place... and considerations of form make the haiku and review and the poem all equal...

Another day another we'll look at what political and social considerations are at play that keeps me down, thinks Criticulous. But now we see the true and clear and good and holy even holy urge that strives both in Luke Sutherland as he trembles the strings of his guitar and Robin Masson as he rolls deep oceans through the cello's bow and the sweat of Tony Mills, and Chris Devaney's final loving swerve... the last thing we hear is laughter as the child spins...

Heading home

Shorts...

It's cooler in the corner. Criticulous can command a better view of the room. Mills is like a giraffe over there... tall, elegant. Emma has been dancing with a young child so long it is as if they are a symbol of a young woman still in touch with her childhood. The girl laughs as she chases Emma in circles. Beautiful doppler effect.

Daphne has another question... and the contact improvisation is working... she talks through Facebook... she responds to my responses...

I have a question though... your next post is titled 'meaninglessness and being'

but in life, as in art and criticism, all of us (intentionally or unintentionally) look for a purpose/meaning

so is art for the sake of art meaningless?