Seven Sisters Group are a British performance company, formed in 1994. The group focuses on communicating contemporary issues through new and idiosyncratic works that defy labelling. Their highly acclaimed projects are often
site specific and combine
contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...
,
installation art
Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...
,
performance art
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and spoken word.
The company's artistic director is founder Susanne Thomas. Co-founder Sophie Jump is co-artistic director.
The group has worked with teams of independent artists whose disciplines include theatre design (Sophie Jump, Rosa Freitas), fine art (Ed King), music (Phil Durrant, Martin Robinson) and video (Jane Hodge, Jaime Rory
Lucy, Ludi Andrews and Davy McGuire). The work is devised in collaboration with the group – current and previous performance members include Domingo Bermudez, Claire Burrell, Robert Cook, Carolyn Deby, Marie-Louise Flexen, Louise Hedley, Fred Gehrig, Chantal McCormick, Kristin McGuire, Glyn Pritchard, Emma Teixidor, Heidi Rustgaard, Alice Sara, Esther Weisskopf.
Productions
seven sisters group website
See also
* Theatre of the United Kingdom
Theatre of United Kingdom plays an important part in British culture, and the countries that constitute the UK have had a vibrant tradition of theatre since the Renaissance with roots going back to the Roman occupation.
Beginnings
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References
External links
Official Web site
''Boxed'' image displayed at 2008 Collaborators exhibition at the V&A Museum
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, London
''The Independent
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'' review of ''The Forbidden''
''Ballet Dance'' review of ''The Forest''
Theatre companies in the United Kingdom
Performance artist collectives
Site-specific theatre
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