“Davies is, unexpectedly, a perfect dancing partner for Scarlatti: responding to his formality and to his inventiveness, making up a series of quick steps and then sweeping them away with a high, slow, arching leg, or some hearty thumps of the foot to match the harpsichord’s base line” The Independent, on the original production in October 1995
The Art of Touch was originally created in 1995, and the following year it won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and an Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Production. This year, Siobhan Davies returns to Rambert to revive the work for seven dancers.
Siobhan Davies has given an in depth interview for Rambert and speaks about how the work was originally conceived, and its development for the revival. This, together with behind the scenes film footage of Rambert’s premiere in Aberdeen earlier this year, can be found on their microsite.
Click to view The Art of Touch Rambert microsite
Production
- Choreography: Siobhan Davies
- Music: Matteo Fargion, Domenico Scarlatti
- Design: David Buckland
- Costume Design: Antony McDonald
- Lighting Design: Ian Beswick
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Siobhan Davies Replay features film footage, images and text from the original production. Free to access, click to explore it here.
