Photo by richard hubert smith lucy guerin is on a roll. Since 2006, the jerwood charitable foundation has supported over 32 collaborative projects and has worked with a diverse range of artists including carrie cracknell and lucy guerin, clod ensemble, gallim dance and tal rosner, hofesh shechter, and martin creed. Building on her recent, landmark production of the play codirected with carrie cracknell, lucy guerins dance work gives physical life to the psychological conflict that led a man to murder. Anna maxwell martin to star as lady macbeth at londons young vic. Half of the productions were directed by women, these included eimear mcbrides a girl is a halfformed thing directed by annie ryan and starring aoife duffin, carrie cracknell and lucy guerins experimental dance version of shakespeares macbeth, and if you kiss me. Carrie cracknell and lucy guerin direct a new vision of macbeth at the young vic. Well known in north america and her native australia lucy guerin is starting. With original music by electronica artist scanner the mystery of the unknown that inspired ancient explorers.
Theres something interesting in channelhopping between drama and dance, words and bodies, but cracknell and guerin still havent cracked it. A disconcerting mixture of dancedeconstruction and. Macbeth at the young vic in pictures stage the guardian. She has been commissioned by chunky move, dance works rotterdam, ricochet uk, mikhail baryshnikovs white oak dance project usa, lyon opera ballet france among many others. Culture whisper says dance brings welcome release from the grim brutality of this stylish production. Late in 2015 he composed the score for the theatre production macbeth, directed by carrie cracknell and lucy guerin at the young vic theatre, london. Macbeth, young vic, london bold, visceral financial times. How carrie cracknell is shaking up shakespeare the times. This humourous and bighearted show sees four men take to the stage two virtuoso dancers, and two with no movement training at all.
Following their acclaimed collaboration on medea at the national theatre, carrie cracknell and lucy guerin create a new version of shakespeares supernatural tragedy. Born in adelaide, lucy guerin graduated from the centre for performing arts in. Works choreography and performance lucy guerin inc. In addition to choreographing a new work for rambert in 2016 she is developing the dark chorus, a new lucy guerin inc. Lucy guerin inc untrained dublin dance festival 20. Lucy guerin and carrie cracknell in rehearsal for macbeth. Carrie cracknell and lucy guerin bold, visceral and topical financial times. Jessie graduated from adelaide college of the arts with a bachelor of dance performance in 2010. This isnt one for traditionalists but, remaining agnostic about how much the accomplished dancers really add, the production isnt quite the.
She was associate director at both the young vic 201220 and the royal court 202014. For a while, the codirectors, carrie cracknell british theatre director and lucy guerin australian choreographer, even considered giving their new young vic production of shakespeares most. Drawing on dance, she gave the play an utterly distinctive rhythm. Building on her recent, landmark production of the play, lucy guerins dance. Throughout the past twenty years, the australian choreographer has been given many accolades for her work, including a bessie. Youd think that director carrie cracknell and choreographer lucy guerin had just mugged their beloved grandmothers from the way that certain critics have reacted to. In 2015 lucy codirected a new production of macbeth, alongside carrie cracknell at the young vic, london. Carrie cracknell born 1980 is a british theatre director. Lucy guerin is one of the most innovative, postmodern choreographers on the contemporary dance scene. To deal with this latter question, cracknell turned to a theatrical dark art, contemporary dance, calling in australian choreographer lucy guerin to bring medeas magic to life.
Lucy codirected a new production of macbeth, alongside carrie cracknell at. She graduated from adelaides center for performing arts in 1982 and found employment in sydney with russell dumas dance exchange in 1983. The director of the national theatres new production explains why it had to have dance choreographed by lucy guerin. The company is dedicated to challenging and extending the art of contemporary dance. The world premiere of lucy guerins tomorrow certainly came with the. She was artistic director of the gate theatre, london from 20072012. A recent foray into theatre has sharpened lucy guerins perspective on dance, writes karen van ulzen. Rambert a linha curva and other works sadlers wells theatre. This is a dance journey propelled by gabriel prokofievs driving.
Following joe hillgibbins revamp of measure for measure the young vic stages another shake up of shakespeare courtesy of directorchoreographer duo carrie cracknell and lucy guerin. Dance and theatre combine in the world premiere of carrie cracknell and lucy guerins take on macbeth starring john heffernan and anna maxwell martin as the title character and his ruthless wife betrayal, jealousy and suspicion reign in scotland as shakespeares tragedy of the desperate desire for power is redrawn in an ambitious new staging by the duo, whose creative partnership began. Director carrie cracknell and choreographer lucy guerin will stage the gory tragedy with a company of actors and dancers. Following their highly regarded collaboration on medea at the national theatre, carrie cracknell and lucy guerin create a new version of shakespeares. Melbourne choreographer lucy guerin is in london this week creating dance for the national theatres new production of medea the work is. Theatre in 2016 is all about william and harry bbc news.
A scene from macbeth at the young vic, directed by carrie cracknell and lucy guerin. Poppy shakespeare lead the company in carrie cracknell and lucy guerins ambitious new staging of macbeth. Macbeth tickets young vic theatre london theatre tickets. Carrie cracknell and lucy guerins dancetheatre version of macbeth, starring john heffernan and anna maxwell martin, arrives at birmingham rep in january following its premiere at londons young vic. In 1988 she took a position in melbourne with nanette hassalls dance works company. By euripides in a version by ben power carrie cracknell s version is a tragic force to be reckoned with. New productions are generated through an experimental approach that may involve voice, video, sound, text. Rambert a linha curva and other works sadlers wells. Lucy guerin channels the hurlyburly of macbeth, shobana. Betrayal, jealousy and suspicion reign in scotland as shakespeares tragedy of the desperate desire for power is redrawn in an ambitious new staging. Carrie cracknells mesmeric 2012 production of a dolls house was a high. Cracknell and guerin infuse the drama with dance to create this. Following their acclaimed collaboration on medea at the national theatre, director carrie cracknell and choreographer lucy guerin create a new version of. Dance sections only stall the momentum that makes macbeth so thrilling a watch, and guerins choreography hasnt much content or potency.
Rambert a linha curva trailer sadlers wells youtube. Lucy guerin inc lucy guerin inc is an australian dance company established in melbourne in 2002 to create and tour new dance works. The british audience might remember guerins name from her foray into the field of theatre collaborations with director carrie cracknell in. Rambert tomorrow guerin premiere, terra incognita, a linha curva london. About lucy guerin inc contemporary dance company melbourne. Lucy guerin dances with macbeth for londons young vic. Explore the choreographies, dance performances and curated seasons of lucy guerin inc. In 2015 lucy codirected a new production of macbeth, alongside carrie cracknell for the young vic in london, home in manchester and birmingham repertory theatre. Watch a scene from carrie cracknells acclaimed dancetheatre piece as. Director carrie cracknell and choreographer lucy guerin will stage the gory tragedy with a company of actors and.
Featuring john heffernan as macbeth and anna maxwell martin it is coming to the birmingham repertory theatre on the 26th january. Working with choreographer lucy guerin, director carrie cracknell has created a danceinfused version of shakespeares play. Johan persson guerin has previously worked with the shows director, carrie cracknell, on an acclaimed production of. Carrie cracknells production quakes with female rage and powerlessness. William shakespeares macbeth is one of the most famous plays written in the english language. Carrie became artistic director of the gate theatre london in 2007 at the age of 26. Lucy guerin on macbeth and her first work for rambert. An adelaide native, lucy fell in love with contemporary dance and pursued this love to new york in 1989, dancing there for seven years. When the prophecy of three witches proclaims that macbeth is destined to become the king of scotland, he and lady macbeth embark upon a murderous journey of. In fact, as directed by carrie cracknell alongside the australian choreographer lucy guerin, the production delivers as a piece of dancetheater that is. Lucy has increasingly been working across forms, working in the uk with carrie cracknell first on medea 2014 and then macbeth 2015. As well as this, shakespeare is given a new spin with carrie cracknell and lucy guerins dancetheatre collaboration macbeth 26th november 16th january 2016, while romola garai makes her young vic debut in the deliciously dark measure for measure 2nd october 7th november. Cracknell codirects with choreographer lucy guerin, the dance.
John heffernan and anna maxwell martin lead the company in carrie cracknell and lucy guerins ambitious new staging of macbeth at birmingham repertory theatre from 26. Lucy guerin inc lgi is an australian contemporary dance company established in melbourne in 2002 by artistic director lucy guerin to create and tour new dance works renowned for the skill of its creative team and the originality of its productions, lgi is dedicated to researching, challenging and extending the art of contemporary dance. Lucy guerin was born in adelaide, australia, and began her dance education at local dance schools. Lucy guerin is one of the powerhouses of australian contemporary dance, known for her work in australia and abroad. Over the last year the melbournebased choreographer has notched up a considerable number of overseas commitments. Rambert tomorrow guerin premiere, terra incognita, a. Sophia amy evans when the prophecy of three witches proclaims that macbeth is destined to become the king of scotland, he and lady macbeth embark upon a treacherous journey of murder, paranoia. Jonathan strange and mr norrell and anna maxwell martin south riding. Melbourne choreographer creates dance for national theatre.
Melbourne choreographer creates dance for national theatre britain the age talks to lucy guerin read full interview. Lucy guerin on macbeth and her first work for rambert tomorrow. T he first thing you notice about lucy guerin s awardwinning duet, split, is that one of the dancers seems to have forgotten to put any clothes on. If you go to the theatre in london, says carrie cracknell, you can see a new production of macbeth pretty much every year. Director carrie cracknell and choreographer lucy guerin have teamed up for a new version of macbeth at the young vic starring john heffernan and anna maxwell martin.