Frauke Requardt
29C Upper Clapton Road
London E5 8AY
T +44 (0)7931 958642
E frauke@requardt.com
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SIZE OF COMPANY
5–12 depending on production
SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Frauke Requardt
ARTISTIC POLICY
Frauke Requardt’s work offers striking visual imagery, physically exciting dancing, strong theatricality, dark humour and an underpinning surrealism. She uses text and live music, often jazz based, and a mixture of abstract and emotionally based movement to deliver entertaining and intriguing performances.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘There was such simple harmony… great stuff!’ Ballet magazine (Back on Track)
‘Requardt creates superb effects with her eight dancer-actors.’ Judith Mackrell, The Guardian (Pictures from an Exhibition)
‘Requardt serves the project well, delivering an emotionally lucid gamut of set pieces.’ Luke Jennings, The Observer (Pictures from an Exhibition)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Road Kill Café lures the audience into unworldly, jazz-fuelled setting where we meet a rich cast of off-kilter characters including the ukulele man and his kooky cowboy sister, none of whom are quite what they seem. (80 mins, 9 on the road.)
Jammy Dodgers Requardt challenges her dancers to spontaneously adapt her choreography to the changing nature of improvised jazz music. Full of mischievous humour and chaotic energy, played out to an intimately positioned audience. (60 mins, 12 on the road, sexually explicit.)
Pequenas Delicias A humorous work designed specifically for restaurant and café settings where diners can choose from a menu of dances that slowly build up to a crescendo that takes over the whole restaurant. (60 mins, 7 on the road.)
FUTURE PRODUCTION
Episodes A piece consisting of six episodes of short dance stories that fit together like a puzzle. With three performers and live music.
WRAP-AROUND
Frauke Requardt & company offer high-quality education workshops that can be delivered alongside performances. Ranging from two hours to a full-day, these workshops consist of a release-based class, some repertoire with a focus on improvisation leading into a compositional, more creative part. They always contextualise the work and reveal how the company works. The company is also open to residencies and weekly workshops.
Pre- and post-show talks and discussions are also available alongside performances.
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Availability on request.
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