Overview
Silent Lines draws upon Maliphant’s studies and explorations in dance and anatomy using a unique mix of movement, projection and lighting. Silent Lines celebrates the range of poetic possibilities in movement, drawing on methodologies from internal and external movement disciplines, psyche and soma, and explores the visually rich and resonant connections between the microcosm and the macrocosm.
Russell Maliphant Dance Company was established in 1996 as the framework to initiate productions and to work with its own ensemble of dancers. Since that time, the company has received two Olivier awards, three South Bank Show awards and three Critics’ Circle National Dance awards for best modern choreography and one for best independent company, amongst many other national and international awards and nominations.
Russell Maliphant’s work is characterised by a unique approach to flow and energy and an on-going exploration of the relationship between movement, light and music. For 20 years, Maliphant has worked closely with pioneering lighting designer Michael Hulls to explore and realise these ideas. Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls are both Associate Artists of Sadler’s Wells.
In April 2018, the Russell Maliphant Dance Company became one of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations. This brings an exciting new chapter to the company’s history, becoming Company in Residence at DanceEast, Ipswich.
Director, Choreographer: Russell Maliphant
Collaborative Assistant: Dana Fouras
Executive Producer: Martin Collins
Video projections designer: Panagiotis Tomaras
Costume Design: Stevie Stewart
Photographs By: Julian Broad
Silent Lines is co-produced by Sadler’s Wells and supported by Arts Council England, Cockayne, The London Community Foundation, Ipswich Council, Lancaster Arts and DanceEast.
Private supporters: Jules & Cheryl Burns, Denis Shafranik, Jake & Sandi Ulrich. www.russellmaliphantdancecompany.co.
Duration: 55′
All dance performances are part of the 22nd Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival 2019, organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre.
Free Bus from Nicosia (99420642)
Tickets: €8
Festival Pass: €30
