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Matters of Life and Death

The newest work by multi award-winning choreographer Katie Green.

Matters of Life and Death re-imagines a key scene from Graham Swift's novel Waterland, in which a body is found floating in a Fenland sluice. Four individuals urgently begin to retrieve the body from the water, and are forced to come to terms with the event that shatters their quiet lives.

"incredibly mature and beautiful, with a fine soundtrack and some elegantly choreographed moments from the beginning"

(Morag Deyes, Dance Base, Edinburgh)

Matters of Life and Death was selected for UKYA01, the first UK showcase for work by exceptional young artists in 2010. It is presented alongside the Made By YOU commission for 2011, Oxygen a curtain-raiser duet choreographed by Alexa Mason.

Choreography: Katie Green in collaboration with the dancers, Marie Chabert, Morgan Cloud, Adam Kirkham, Daniela B. Larsen and Rebecca Yates
Original sound score: Max Perryment
Stage Design: James Perkins
Lighting design: Gareth Green
Costume design: Berit Laageide
Photography: Nuno Santos
Choreographic mentor: Kate Flatt
Guest practitioners: Tom Cornford and Jovair Longo
Filming: Steve Hatton, Electric Egg

Visit the company blog for ongoing updates about the work. This project is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Original devising cast (2010): Laure Bachelot, Marie Chabert, Thomas Goodwin, Robert Guy and Carl Harrison

Performances

23rd March 2012 8pm	Déda Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU	www.deda.uk.com Box Office: 01332 370911 £10 (£8 concs)
23rd March 2012 5.45-8pm	Before the Déda performance, an opportunity for young people: Creative Derbyshire event. Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU	www.artsderbyshire.org.uk/whats_on/details.asp?EventID=2088102 Contact details: 01332 370911 Free. Participants will also receive a free ticket to see Katie's most recent production Matters of Life and Death that evening.
9th May 2012 8pm	The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre part of Spring Loaded 17 Duke’s Road, London WC1H 9PY	Book online: www.theplace.org.uk/12724/whats-on/made-by-katie-green.html Box Office: 020 7121 1100 £15 (£12 concs) £10 for group bookings of 10 or more Save up to 40% with multi-buy tickets