Jean Abreu

"Highly physical yet mysteriously introspective, melding contemporary and Latin American dance forms… full of feline stealth and curiosity. Muscular but fluid, Abreu possesses the ease of an animal inside its own skin." The Times

Highlights

INSIDE:
The new work by Jean Abreu

Fri 6 – Thu 12 August
6.25pm

Edinburgh Festival Fringe with LIVE PERFORMANCE
by 65daysofstatic
Zoo Roxy Venue 115
Box office www.zoovenues.co.uk
Tickets: 0131 662 6892

INSIDE

Fiercely evocative, highly-charged dance theatre featuring five outstanding male dancers with choreography by Jerwood Award winner, Jean Abreu. INSIDE explores violence, incarceration, solitude and hope within the prison walls - a gritty, compelling production revealing surprising tenderness within the starkness of captivity. Read on

"I am pleased to announce this exciting new work, which is the result of a year-long creative partnership with a band that I have admired for sometime and have huge respect for,65daysofstatic I really hope you can be there to see 65daysofstatic play live with the company. For me it’s a fantastic way to premier this new work." Jean Abreu.

Jean Abreu Company Classes

Jean Abreu Dance will start regular classes at Chisenhale Dance Space from September 2010, for those interested in learning movement vocabulary from the piece. Stay tuned for more info.


“Abreu has an easy flow of movement, giving a velvety softness to his most jagged poses”

The Independent