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LIZ AGGISS / Image: Guerrilla Dances / Photographer: Matthew Andrews

Image: Guerrilla Dances
Photographer: Matthew Andrews

LIZ AGGISS

Performance|Contemporary dance|Dance for camera

SIZE OF COMPANY
2–3 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Choreographer/film-maker/performer
Liz Aggiss
Manager
Lisa Wolfe
Technical Manager
Joe Murray

ARTISTIC POLICY
Liz Aggiss’ practice is inspired by the expressive movement of European Ausdruckstanz dance icons of the early 20th century. Her work is contained, highly visual and provocative, often hilarious, and mercifully brief.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
There is no doubt that this Vivienne Westwood of dance is a living jewel of the United Kingdom.
Jana Návratová, Dance Zone Magazine, Prague (Guerrilla Dances)
Splendid performance lecture in which Aggiss with incisiveness and humour outlined the essence of her craft.
Lizzy Le Quesne, Ballettanz (Performance Lectures)
Anarchic, strawberry blonde, fearless and satirical. Aggiss has an incredible charisma.
Georgina Harper, londondance.com

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Guerrilla Dances
A series of short dances to engage and challenge audiences of any genre. Reconstructing archive choreography, mixing up fact and fiction, Guerrilla Dances comes as self-contained package ideal for festivals.
Each piece 5 mins, repertoire of 20, 2–3 on the road
Double Vision
A female double act, Liz Aggiss and Charlotte Vincent explore the relationship between director and performer, complexity and simplicity, seriousness and humour.
40 mins+, 2 on stage, 3 on road
Beethoven in Love, Motion Control, Break, Anarchic Variations, Basini, Diva
Dance films available for screening
Total running time 45 minutes
Party Animal
New dance film available in 2009

WRAP-AROUND
Liz Aggiss is Professor of Visual Performance at The University of Brighton, an experienced and inspirational teacher and mentor. She offers performance lectures on her live and screen dance work suitable for students, practising artists, teachers, amateurs or professionals. Liz is an experienced presenter (TV, film and live) and panel member for seminars or residencies.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Sweden, USA, Hungary, Portugal, Armenia, Netherlands (Guerrilla Dances and performance lectures, Dance films & installations)
2007 Europe (Dance Films and Installations)
2006 Sweden, Russia, USA (Hi Jinx and performance lectures)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Guerrilla Dances
Double Vision
Dance-film programme
Available from January 2009

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