Jasmin Vardimon’s decade of dance at Lowry
Ten years of exciting contemporary dance will be celebrated at The Lowry this month when award-winning dance theatre choreographer, Jasmin Vardimon, marks a decade of success with a retrospective new work entitled Yesterday.
Revisiting some of the most striking moments selected from the company’s repertoire over the past decade, Vardimon integrates new choreographic material with live video and animation to create a new and exhilarating production stamped with her daring theatricality and contemporary social relevance.
Vardimon’s exciting approach to contemporary dance has won her an international reputation for her unique choreography and developed her physical dance company (JVC) into one of the most pioneering in Britain.
Pushing the boundaries of human physicality Jasmin combines quirky characterisation, innovative set design and humour, expressing physical theatre that is edgy and comprehensible. Her powerful art of story-telling integrates multiple layers of communication – combining dance, movement, video, animation, text and music. Her sharp instincts and keen observations of human behaviour deliver beautifully precise characterisation, powerfully brought to life by her company of versatile dancers.
Developing past ideas with a fresh vision and a breadth of experience, Yesterday revisits highlights from: Justitia (UK tour); Park (UK tour presented by the Dance Touring Partnership); Lullaby (UK & International tour); Ticklish, Tête and Lure Lure Lure (UK & International tours).
Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells since 2006, Vardimon has won a number of international awards, including the prestigious Jerwood Choreography Award in 2000. She was previously a Yorkshire Dance Partner from 1999-2004 and an Associate Artist at The Place in 1998. Her acclaimed piece Lullaby gained her selection for the BBC documentary ‘Dance Film Academy’ in 2005. As a performer, she was nominated ‘Best Female Artist’ at the 2003 Critics Circle National Dance Award.