This autumn, Richard Chappell Dance celebrates a decade of pioneering dance in the South West with Home Revisited at Exeter Northcott’s Barnfield Theatre (28 Oct) and Ashburton Arts Centre (10 Nov).
For the last 10 years Richard Chappell Dance has created memorable and moving dance experiences for audiences across South West England and beyond on stage, screen and in person through wide-ranging participatory projects. In this special anniversary year, the Exeter based company returns to its small-scale roots on the stage of Richard Chappell’s very first performances.
Internationally renowned ensemble Richard Chappell Dance returns to Exeter Northcott with UPLIFT a specially curated celebratory programme of transformative dance from some of the brightest young choreographers and performers working today.
The centrepiece of the evening’s programme will be a new version of Richard Chappell Dance’s seminal work Silence Between Waves , a flowing and mesmerising duet inspired by Chappell’s memories and experiences of growing up on the South Devon coast.
Shining a light on some of the dance worlds rising stars from across South West England...
This spring Richard Chappell Dance ’s UK tour continues with a new mixed bill, UPLIFT , a specially curated evening of transformative dance from some of the brightest young choreographers and performers from South West England and Wales, at Exeter Northcott on Friday 3 June.
The centre piece of the evening will be a moving extract from Richard Chappell Dance ’s seminal work, Silence Between Waves . Taking inspiration from Richard’s memories and experiences of growing up on the South Devon coast, Silence Between Waves looks at our connection to home, distance and otherness. This...
Richard Chappell Dance is thrilled to announce a new season of multidisciplinary dance, featuring the premiere of a new full-length production, Infinite Ways Home at Exeter Northcott on 24 & 25 September and CULTVR Lab , Cardiff on 2 October ; two original dance films shot at the picturesque Cockington Court and made available to watch on YouTube and via Swindon Dance’s digital platform ; and a large-scale intergenerational participation project across Exeter. Opening the season on the 24 March is a timely filmed reimagining of the Company’s 2018 work Still Touch . The piece explores...
