Edinburgh Festival 2011, The Pick of the Fringe
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*** “For a show that deals with old age and death, there’s a whole lot of life in this production.”
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Barrowland Ballet is the Glasgow based dance theatre company led by choreographer Natasha Gilmore.
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SubscribeASSITEJ World Congress 2017
In May 2017 'Whiteout' was invited to perform in Cradle of Creativity, the ASSITEJ South Africa World Congress. Over the course of four performances, 'Whiteout' reached audiences of over 1,300 people receiving standing ovations.
Natasha Gilmore was also the UK nomination for the ASSITEJ Award for Excellence 2017 for her work for young audiences including 'Little Red' (7+), 'Whiteout' (12+), 'Tiger Tale' (7+) and 'Poggle' (6 months - 4 years).
"Barrowland Ballet bring a thrillingly muscular energy. ...This is a take on life with genuine strength of conviction in a natural, vivid style. We’re entranced." ★★★★ The Guardian
"There is a remarkable, compelling emotive power to Gilmore's concept and choreography "★★★★ The Herald
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Wolf Pack
Wolf Pack is Barrowland Ballet’s free, intergenerational Company for ages 7- 80+. Led by Associate Artist, Aya Kobayashi, and Barrowland Ballet professional dance artists, Wolf Pack explore contemporary movement through choreographic tasks and improvisation; gain insight into the professional devising process and create and perform as a company.
Launched in September 2016, Wolf Pack now consists of 30 participants aged from 7 to mid 70’s who meet weekly from 6-7.30pm. To date Wolf Pack have performed in the large-scale performance project Wolves; as part of the People Dancing Conference at the Tramway; in Go Dance 2018 and also starred in their own dance film Wolf.
If you enjoy contemporary dance and physical theatre and would like to get involved in Barrowland Ballet participatory projects then keep an eye out on our website for upcoming performance opportunities.
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Professional Contemporary Class
Barrowland Ballet are proud to be part of the strong contemporary dance community in Glasgow and acutely aware of the lack of provision for professional class.
As a Glasgow based RFO we are providing a space to come together to dance, with support from The Work Room.
Class is led by Associate Artist, Aya Kobayashi, is for professional practitioners and takes place weekly on Thursdays and Fridays from 9.30am-10.45am.
Each class costs £6 cash on the day.
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