Dextera, 2019
‘Danced to gorgeously humanistic music by Mozart, it ultimately resolves itself in a beautiful movement with independent solos and duets casting off the strict regimens of the balletic chorus (and, in their ambisexuality, gender roles)’
The Telegraph
Dextera is an ode to creators and their hands, paying tribute to an artistic vision that often involves hard physical graft. Danced to a selection of Mozart excerpts, performed by The Scottish Ballet Orchestra, with costumes designed by Elin Steele.
“It was a commission for Scottish Ballet’s 50th Anniversary so I wanted to create something celebratory. When I thought about how to celebrate SB, the company’s extraordinary creativity came to mind. From there, as I knew I would be working with the SB orchestra, I knew I wanted to use Mozart’s music and the range of emotions I would be able to cover. I was loosely inspired by the Pygmalion myth and the idea that once the creation has been made it takes on a life of its own - a bit like choreography.”
Dextera (March 2019)
Commission: Scottish Ballet, Spring! double bill with Elite Syncopations
Length: 45min
Number of dancers: 19
Costume Designer: Elin Steele
Lighting Designer: Matthew Strachan
Music: Mozart
‘‘An absolute corker, fizzing with ideas’
Dance Tabs
Photography: Andy Ross. Rehearsal photography: Rimbaud Patron.