Marnie McKee looks at what's hot in dance in 2007. For those who despaired and thought the battle for independence was long gone, the UK independent dance scene has a jeter or two for you. In fact if contraction is your mantra, then read on.
22 Jan 2007 12:00
Marnie McKee
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Performing Arts
Marnie McKee looks at what’s hot in dance in 2007. For those who despaired and thought the battle for independence was long gone, the UK independent dance scene has a jeter or two for you. In fact if contraction is your mantra, then read on.
This year sees a mixed bag of movement for London’s independent dance companies. While new companies like Bonachela Dance Company and Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses are launched, established companies like Michael Clark Company continue their balletic plight, DV8 progress in the studio, Akram Khan finally moves out of home after working with Kylie, ZooNation hold auditions, CandoCo see some changes and premiere a great new season choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, and there’s a surprising new work from h2Dance. Phew!
Marnie McKee currently lives in London. In the mid-90’s she co-founded ToyBox Circus staging fire and light shows and art installations Australia-wide. Marnie co-produced two major Bodyweather-based works with dancer/director Leah Grycewicz. They toured Pre-Millenium Drinks across Australia (1998); and staged Stratus999, a 3-month site-specific multi-media dance project involving 8 international artists, in Cairns, Queensland. Marnie studied Bodyweather as part of Tess de Quincey’s Sydney-based dance company (1999-2001). In March 2004, Marnie settled in London and has since concentrated on establishing Bodyweather training in London, with dancer/teacher Rachel Sweeney. Together they have worked as AnonAnon, researching and creating interactive performance for site-based work (ranging from nightclub to national park) using immersive, inhabitational and durational tools. Congruently, Marnie has been training with and performing for Stuart Lynch (of Holberg School) in Oslo and London, and more recently, training with Frank van de Ven of Bodyweather Amsterdam in Holland and France.
