Overview
Award winners Janis Claxton (choreographer) and Pippa Murphy (composer) join forces with a team of world-class dancers for a series of short, contemporary dance duets choreographed specifically for public spaces.
POP-UP DUETS (fragments of love) is a series of 5-minute, contemporary dance duets designed for a wide range of public spaces such as museums, galleries, cafes, libraries etc.
Bringing together the talents of award winners Janis Claxton (choreographer) and Pippa Murphy (composer) with four world-class dancers, POP-UP DUETS is designed to emerge from public situations to be enjoyed by invited as well as accidental audiences who find themselves passing by.
In 2018 POP-UP DUETS, funded by Creative Scotland toured extensively across Scotland. It also popped-up across the UK, Asia, Europe, and the USA – with a prestigious invitation to bring the work to Jacob’s Pillow. Janis Claxton Dance was the first Scottish group to perform at Jacob’s Pillow since the Celtic Ballet of Scotland, founded by Margaret Morris, made its U.S. debut at the Pillow in 1954.
Further international appearances saw Janis Claxton Dance performing alongside L-E-V Dance Company and Ballet Preljocaj at the Singapore International Festival of Arts in April, at Sweden’s Malmo Summerfest and Lund’s Sommarlund in July, Tanzmesse in Germany and at Lincoln Center Out of Door’s Festival in New York.
Back on UK soil, POP-UP DUETS (fragments of love) toured to Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries (April), Perth (May), Liverpool (May), Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival (May), Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh (May/June), Merchant City Festival, Glasgow (August), National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (August).
Media
Paul Burns, Freelance Consultant, talks about 'Pop Up Duets (fragments of love)' and the reasons why the show was selected to be a part of MiS Showcase 2016:
Pop Up Duets (fragments of love) from Made in Scotland on Vimeo.
Performances
National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street EH1 1JF
- Aug 4, 5 Previews 15:30
- Aug 10-14, 17-21, 24-28 15:30
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
80 Meishuguan Road Kaohsiung
01-02/04/2017
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
80 Meishuguan Road Kaohsiung
04/04/2017
Pier-2 Art Center
No.1 Dayong Rd. Yancheng Dist. Kaohsiung City 803
03/04/2017
Lincoln Center Education
New York
01-05/08/2018
Tanzmesse
internationale tanzmesse nrw, nrw landesbuero tanz, Im MediaPark 7, 50670 Köln
29/08-02/09/2018
New Baltic Dance Festival
Šiltadaržio g. 6, LT-01124 Vilnius, Lithuania
08/05-13/05/2018
Singapore International Festival of Arts
Singapore Arts Festival, Singapore
26/04-29/04/2018
Jacob's Pillow
358 George Carter Road, Becket MA, 01223 USA
21/06/2018
Fair Saturday
Bilbao
24/11/2018
Sommarscen Malmo
Malmo
25-26/07/2018
Sommarlund
Lund
27/07/2018
Azkuna Zentora
Arriquíbar Plaza, 4, 48010 Bilbo, Bizkaia
24/11/2018