Éowyn Emerald & Dancers
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
Programme Information
“Emerald has once again come up with the goods.” – The List (Fringe 2021)
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work: Your Tomorrow
choreography: Éowyn Emerald
dancers: Jack Anderson & Katie Armstrong
lighting design: James Mapes
image design: Edgar Badua
photography: Chris Scott
about the work:
Éowyn Emerald presents her acclaimed production ‘Your Tomorrow,’ an entertaining and deeply intimate jazz dance for two performers and 144 Ferrero Rocher. ‘Your Tomorrow’ celebrates the private moments, uplifting intimacies and companionable bliss of the relationships that unite us. Taking inspiration from Éowyn’s work with individuals living with Parkinson’s, ‘Your Tomorrow’ is dedicated to their persistence and the enduring love of their families. A poetically buoyant and musically vibrant look at how we can meet the challenges that cross us when we have someone to hold us up.
‘Your Tomorrow’ premiered at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe on the MultiStory main stage presented by Dance Base. For this presentation, Éowyn will be partnering with designer James Mapes for the intimate setting of the Emerald Theatre at Greenside Nicolson Square.
For “Your Tomorrow,” Éowyn has taken inspiration from her personal experiences and her work with individuals living with Parkinson’s. In addition to living through her grandfather’s diagnosis when she was a teenager, Éowyn has been teaching to dancers with Parkinson’s since 2017 through Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland. In developing this work she began by using the pathology of the disease and its limitations on an individual’s movement as both a foundation for the work and as a point of departure. “Your Tomorrow” explores Parkinson’s impact on the individuals and families living with the disease through the emotional intricacies of relationships as only dance can express them. It acknowledges the devastation any disease can have on a relationship while celebrating the intimate connections and bonds that make us who we are.
144 Ferrero Rocher: This piece is partly inspired by Éowyn’s grandparents, who immigrated to Canada from Glasgow in the 1950s. In this story, the chocolates are a nod to the exuberance of love and the intimate generosity of sharing a sweet during the rationing of post-war Britain. Ferrero Rocher were a favourite of Éowyn’s Nana, and while not produced till 1979, they are easily recognisable as a chocolate and roll satisfyingly.
music:
Track #: 1
Title: Them There Eyes
Artist / Album: Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie / Ella and Basie!
Track #: 2
Title: Dancing in the Moonlight
Artist / Album: Alt-j / The Saturday Sessions From the Dermot O’Leary Show
Track #: 3
Title: Take Five
Artist / Album: Dave Brubeck / Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits
Track #: 4
Title: Unsquare Dance
Artist / Album: Dave Brubeck / Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits
Track #: 5
Title: Milk & Honey
Artist / Album: Arcade Fire / Her
Track #: 6
Title: Chaconne
Artist / Album: Michael Galasso / High Lines
Track #: 7
Title: A Real Hero (iTunes Session)
Artist / Album: Alt-j / iTunes Session
Track #: 8
Title: Fyrsta
Artist / Album: Ólafur Arnalds / Living Room Songs
Track #: 9
Title: You Are My Sunshine
Artist / Album: Bing Crosby & Victor Young / A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings
Track #: 10
Title: Singin’ In the Rain
Artist / Album: The Dave Brubeck Trio / Dave Brubeck: 24 Classic Original Recordings
Track #: 11
Title: Chalice 1
Artist / Album: The Chemical Brothers / Hanna
Track #: 12
Title: Bahnhof Rumble
Artist / Album: The Chemical Brothers / Hanna
Track #: 13
Title: Everything Must Change
Artist / Album: Ólafur Arnalds / Another Happy Day
Track #: 14
Title: Divorce Papers
Artist / Album: Arcade Fire / Her
Track #: 15
Title: We’re All Leaving
Artist / Album: Arcade Fire / Her
Track #: 16
Title: Reminiscence
Artist / Album: Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott / The Chopin Project (Bonus Track Version)
company details:
Artistic Director/Choreographer/Producer:
Éowyn Emerald
Technical Director:
James Mapes
Marketing & Press Contact:
Jonathan J Krebs
thank you to:
Citymoves Dance Agency for their support for this work in its early and middle stages of creation.
Dance Base for a six day presentation of the work at MultiStory.
Scottish Ballet for its generous support in rehearsal space this Fringe.
And to all the individuals who played a roll in the support of the creation or the ongoing presentation of this work: Jack Anderson, Katie Armstrong, Jonathan Krebs, Daniel Navarro Lorenzo, James Mapes, Lyndsay Hogland, Robert Ouimet, Caz McCall, Edgar Badua, Lillianne Barrett, Chris Scott, Grant Anderson, Anne Barrett, Richy Muirhead, and Tom, Oz, Istari, Hero.
bios
Jack Anderson was a professional Irish dancer, touring internationally for several years with Rhythm of the Dance and Celtic Legends before going on to work with Breandán de Gallaí as a founding member of Ériu Dance Company. Since retraining at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance and Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Jack has been a freelance dancer based in Glasgow. His work as a performer includes Éowyn Emerald & Dancers, Shotput, Rob Heaslip, Company Chordelia, Barrowland Ballet, Indepen-dance 4 and Niamh O’Loughlin. He has been rehearsal director for Scottish Ballet’s Elders Company and for PRIME at Dance Base, and dances with lots of different people through participation work for Paragon Music, Indepen-dance, Scottish Ballet and Dance Base. Jack’s work with Éowyn Emerald & Dancers includes performing various roles at: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dundee Rep, DanceLive, Hidden Door, and DanceStages Festival in Shanghai, China.
Katie Armstrong is a freelance dance artist, performer, teacher, and choreographer based in Glasgow, Scotland. She is an associate artist with Company Chordelia. Katie trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, since graduating she has worked with various companies and artists throughout the U.K. including: Rambert Dance Company, National Theatre Scotland, Scottish Opera, Company Chordelia, Jack Webb and Drew Taylor, for Simon Fildes and Wyn Pottratz, for turned prize winner Tai Shani, Jenn Wren and Barrowland Ballet. Katie has worked with Éowyn Emerald & Dancers since 2018, working on various productions for different festivals and events including Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Shanghai DanceStages Festival.
Éowyn Emerald is a Canadian born choreographer, dancer, and teacher; who was hailed by The Times as “a talent to watch.” A classically trained dancer, Éowyn’s work is physical, technically demanding, and places a strong emphasis on partnering and performance. Éowyn received her BFA in contemporary dance and choreography from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied closely with Dianne Markham. Additional training from The Juilliard School, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Utah Regional Ballet, and the RDA Craft of Choreography. She has performed with BodyVox, Lauren Edson (LED), Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre/Northwest, Lane Hunter {dance}, Tere Mathern Dance, Sylvain Émard, TedX-PDX, Carla Mann, Tracey Durbin, Michael Curry, her own company ÉE&D, and her producing festival Pacific Dance Makers.
James Mapes is a lighting designer, writer, and installation artist from Portland, Oregon, USA. He has toured the world, released a board game, and been published in an anthology honoring Ursula K. Le Guin. He is beyond pleased to be returning to Edinburgh with ÉE&D. He has a family; they are great.
the company
Éowyn Emerald & Dancers is currently based in Scotland and is led by Canadian born choreographer and dancer, Éowyn Emerald. The company was founded in Portland, Oregon in 2011 and relocated to Scotland in 2017. Employing technical virtuosity and emotionally complex storytelling, her work strives to communicate, challenge, and evoke a clearer picture of the relationships that unite us.
Éowyn Emerald & Dancers have appeared at Dance Base (Edinburgh), DanceLive (Aberdeen), On The Boards (Seattle), Risk/Reward (Portland), J.A.W. at Portland Center Stage, DanceStages (Shanghai), ACT & Fresh Edit (Dundee), Hidden Door (Edinburgh) and five times at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to critical claim. Additionally, the company has presented five performance seasons in Portland. In her 2014 Fringe appearance, Éowyn was hailed by the Times as ‘a talent to watch,’ and her 2016 Fringe included 21 sold out performances. Éowyn has received the RDA Monticello award, a NFAA A.R.T.S. Choreography Award, three first place Weiler Choreography awards and was twice selected as a Critic’s Choice by The Times.
reviews
August 5th-20th, 2022 (excluding 7th & 14th) / 13:50 daily
Emerald Theatre, Greenside @ Nicolson Square #209, Box Office: 0131 557 2124
August 5th-6th 13:50 (50minutes) £8.00 full / £6.00 concession / £20.00 Family
August 8th-13th, 15th-20th 13:50 (50minutes) £10.00 full / £8.00 concession / £24.00 Family
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