March Dates Set For Mark Bruce Company's FRANKENSTEIN
Performances will come to Frome, Ipswich, and London this March.
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 16, 2024
Mark Bruce Company will make a welcome return to the stage in 2024 with a brand new production of Frankenstein in March.
‘FRANKENSTEIN’ is choreographed and directed by Mark Bruce; a juicy cast includes Jonathan Goddard as The Monster, Eleanor Duval as Prometheus, Cordelia Braithwaite as Bride of the Monster, Carina Howard as Narcissus, Dominic Rocca as Doctor Frankenstein and Anna Daly as Elizabeth.
‘FRANKENSTEIN’ is preceded by a shorter work, ‘Liberation Day’; a powerful, contemplative 20 minute dance work about life, love, and the passing of time, danced to songs written by Bruce.
In Mark Bruce’s surreal adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic novel, alchemy and science collide as Dr Frankenstein, goaded by an otherworldly entity, unlocks the secrets of the creation of life. Jonathan Goddard plays the role of Frankenstein’s tragic monster, sewn together from the shreds of humanity, rejected and wandering in a timeless landscape, beautifully portrayed in this profound and deeply moving production. The eclectic music score is by Chopin, Penderecki and Arvo Pärt.
With a unique choreographic language, distinctive imagery and a wide ranging musical knowledge, Mark Bruce creates work which is drawn from a wide spectrum of influences. His canon is famous for its potent cinematic quality and his cast of dancers are always extraordinary. The company’s world-class design team create mythical worlds of mystic, absorbing quality on productions including Dracula, The Odyssey, Macbeth, Phantoms; ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ will see a clash of real and imagined worlds which will have the power to draw in audiences and to blur the lines between what is real and what is imagined.
Performance Dates
March 15th, 16th – FROME, Memorial Theatre
March 22nd, 23rd – IPSWICH, Jerwood/Dance East
March 26th, 27th, 28th – LONDON, The Place
Running times:
‘Liberation Day’ 20 minutes
interval
‘Frankenstein’ 60 minutes
Dancers: Cordelia Braithwaite, Eleanor Duval, Jonathan Goddard, Carina Howard, Dominic Rocca, Anna Daly
Writer/Choreographer/Director: Mark Bruce
Costume Design: Dorothee Brodrück
Lighting Design: Guy Hoare
Set Design: Phil Eddolls
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