Dance school brings new show to Wolverhampton - with pictures

Wolverhampton ballet fans were treated to a dance spectacular at a city centre theatre last night.

Published Mar 7, 2018

Last updated Mar 7, 2018

(l-r) Ricardo Pereira (Portugal) and Daisy Howell (Wrexham). Pictures by: Nicole Guarino

The Northern School of Contemporary Dance brought their brand new show Verve: Mixed Bill to the Arena Theatre, which saw postgraduate performance group Verve perform an evening of new dance work created by internationally-acclaimed choreographers Hannes Langolf and Site Ostheimer.

(l-r) Theo Arran (London) and Ricardo Pereira (Portugal). Pictures by: Nicole Guarino

(l-r) Katy Hewison (Wetherby), Anders Engebretsen (Norway) and Theo Arran (London). Pictures by: Nicole Guarino

(l-r) Maggie Vannucci (USA), Fern Grimbley (York) and Daisy Howell (Wrexham). Pictures by: Ben Harri

Alethia Antonia (Derby). Pictures by: Ben Harris

(l-r) Fern Grimbley (York) and Alethia Antonia (Derby). Pictures by: Nicole Guarino

Meizhi Wang (China). Pictures by: Nicole Guarino

The show was a reworking of the award-winning Riders, originally by Lenka Vagnerová, created by the group's artistic director Matthew Robinson.

Verve comprises of 14 international dancers who have trained at some of the world’s most prestigious dance schools, touring extensively with performances at theatres, festivals and arts centres across the UK and Europe.

All members of the company are currently enrolled on the MA in Contemporary Dance Performance at the Leeds-based school.

The companies final performance of the tour will take place on June 9, at the Riley Theatre in Leeds.