Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion

Contemporary dance, Interdisciplinary

SIZE OF COMPANY
2 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Directors/Performers
Jonathan Burrows
Matteo Fargion

Administrator
Nigel Hinds

ARTISTIC POLICY
Jonathan Burrows’ and Matteo Fargion’s work is a gentle exploration into how the relationship between music and dance is perceived, and the fragile but permeable boundaries between the two worlds. It is a formal but humorous meditation on the nature of communication, and the relationship between the two performers and with the audience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘It was certainly one of the funniest and most ingenious dances seen in New York in a long time.’ New York Times (Both Sitting Duet)

‘I emerged from the French premiere of Both Sitting Duet in a veritable glow, my world expanded, its walls tumbling down.’ The danceinsider.com

‘Absurdist self-indulgence you'll be thinking, but what you see is revelation and joy.’ The Evening Standard, London (Speaking Dance)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Both Sitting Duet The first of these three works that can if required be presented as a trilogy. (45 mins, 2 on stage, 2 on the road.)

The Quiet Dance The second in the series. Two performers, two people on the road. (45 mins, 2 on stage, 2 on the road.)

Speaking Dance The final work, premiered in autumn 2006. Two performers, two people on the road. (45 mins, 2 on stage, 2 on the road.)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Post-performance discussions with the artists.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Estonia, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Latvia, South Korea, Spain, Poland, Switzerland (Both Sitting Duet/The Quiet Dance/ Speaking Dance)
2006 Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, Spain (Both Sitting Duet/The Quiet Dance)
2005 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, USA (Both Sitting Duet/The Quiet Dance)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request