DANCE NATION

by Clare Barron

Performed by BA (Hons) Acting

Designed & produced by BA (Hons) Theatre Practice

Placement with MA/MFA Movement: Directing & Teaching

Somewhere in America. Today. A group of young dancers are coached to enter the first round of a national Dance Competition. This troupe have won Nationals before. Their aim is high and their ambition is fierce. But the performance space can be a war zone. And they become warriors.

The troupe learns about winning. And losing. About power.  And shame. About dreaming. And being in the real world.

They do win the local heat.  But at a cost.

The story explores the fine line between girlhood and womanhood. And how the adult was ever there, within the child.

DANCE NATION received its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London in September 2018.

By arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Showtimes

• Monday 6, Wednesday 8, Friday 10 June, 7.30pm
• Thursday 9, Saturday 11 June, 2.30pm

Approximate running time: 1 hour 40 minutes without an interval.

Location

Embassy Theatre, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

BA (Hons) Theatre Practice students, unless indicated, * Visiting Professional, ** Central Staff, ***Central students

Director Marina Caldarone*

Choreographer Angelika Napierala*** (MA Movement: Directing and Teaching)

Set & Costume Designer Francesca Graville

Lighting Designer Joshua Gadsby*

Assistant Lighting Designer Joseph Bryant

Sound Designer Amber Carey

Movement Coach / Intimacy Coordinator Vanessa Ewan**

Dialect Coach Carla Collins*

Voice Coach Claudette Williams**

Staff Production Manager Shaz McGee**

Production Manager Georgina Keck

Stage Manager Harriet Norman

Deputy Stage Manager Nancy Fry

Assistant Stage Managers Emily Cox, Autumn Fletcher-Smith

Costume Supervisor Alice Lessing*

Assistant Costume Supervisor Jess Redican*

Production LX Philip Burke*

Deputy LX Pedro Osório Pendão

LX Programmer Steven Cox

LX Operator Melody Fritz

Sound No. 1 Thomas Quine

Production Sound Engineer Patrick O’Sullivan

Sound Mentor Donato Wharton**

Fly Crew Mela Birch

Front of House Manager Martin Juul Sorensen

BA (Hons) Acting Course Leader Claudette Williams

BA (Hons) Theatre Practice Head of Programme Dr Kathrine Sandys

MA Movement: Directing & Teaching Co-Course Leader Vanessa Ewan

Thanks to: Lewis Champney, Rebecca Natalini.

Rebecca Kleineidam - Vanessa, Luke’s Mum, Zuzu’s Mum,
Maeve’s Mum, Sofia’s Mum

Jamie Musora - Zuzu

Isaac Taylor-Jones - Dance Teacher Pat

Gabriella Manning - Sofia

Katarzyna Pachelska - Maeve

Paxina Tuvuka - Ashlee

Joanne Marie Mason - Amina

Immanuel Yeboah - Luke

Esther Tan (Professional) - Connie