Media Release December 2011 Immediate Release

Earthfall 2011 from Warhol to Water and from Brecon to Moscow!

2011 has been a hugely successful year for Earthfall, starting with the final leg of The Factory tour in spring, followed on by a sell-out revival tour of At Swim Two Boys across the UK. A coproduction with Teatr Chorea, After The Birds, was performed in front of members of the EU Parliament in Ludz, and ended with a Christmas run at the renowned Meyerhold Centre in Moscow. Other international work included choreographing Chorea's 2011 Oratorium Dance Project in November. At Swim Two Boys has been Earthfalls runaway success story. The revival of the 2005 production coincides with the 10th anniversary of the novel by Jamie ONeill and it sold out at venues across the UK, including Liverpool, Bath, Ormskirk, Canterbury, Birmingham and Earthfalls hometown of Cardiff. However, it is not just the UK in which Earthfalls work has been seen, the ongoing relationship with Teatr Chorea took another exciting step forward; first performing After the Birds, to members of the EU Parliament, in Ludz on the same night that At Swim Two Boys opened in Brecon. The show then went on to do two Christmas performances at the renowned Meyerhold Centre, an infamous venue for physical theatre. Lara Ward, one of Earthfalls company members also choreographed a choral piece with Chorea's 2011 Oratorium Dance Project. In the meantime Earthfalls Education and Participation also found time to; form Free2fall, a project working with Cardiff Metropolitan University, RWCMD and Newport Film School, deliver residencies in an underground car park with Bath Spa University and at Ridings Winterbourne International Academy, create two site specific residences at WMC, as well as launching Professional Development Classes at WMC in the summer and Chapter in the new year. In 2011 the Education and Participation programme delivered 144 sessions, 5 intensive work placements, 4 residencies, 2 readings, 2 Lecture demonstrations, 2 short term work placements,1 international internship, 1 bespoke project and created 1 brilliant apprenticeship scheme, in total they served over 3500 participants. Looking ahead to 2012 Earthfalls season opens with a three week run at the Riverside Studios, London from 7th-25th February, before coming back to where they first dipped their toes in the water of At Swim Two Boys, at Chapter Arts Centre, 6th - 10th March. The show goes on to tour the rest of the UK up until the end of April. Full tour listings available at www.atswimtwoboys.com. disturbingly brilliant hi-octane physical dance theatre Time Out, London Earthfall and their Education and Participation team will be creating several residencies and educational projects across the year, including continuing to build on relationships with Cardiff Metropolitan University, Bath Spa University and University of Glamorgan. They are also looking forward to working more formally with Edgehill University and Newport Film School. In January there will be a new run of Professional Development Classes at Chapter, Cardiff. The Free2Fall project continues leading up to its final performance run in February.

Earthfall will also form part of a run of dance short screenings in the South West, along with films from Plymouth University and Chris Lewis-Smith at Bath Spa University, including the Earthfall films, Last Gig, The Factory and BAFTA Cymru nominated Gravitas-Postcards. Earthfall are very excited to announce their new show Chelsea Hotel. Earthfall reveals the poetry, humour and madness from this iconic hotel and its place in contemporary culture over several decades. In development from autumn 2011 and touring the UK in Spring 2013. To keep up to date on what the company are doing, please go to www.earthfall.org.uk. To book tickets to At Swim Two Boys, please visit www.atswimtwoboys.com for full tour listings. Or you can follow them on Facebook as Earthfall Dance and Twitter @Earthfall. --Ends

Press Notes:
Artistic Director: Writer: Cast: Musicians: Jessica Cohen Jim Ennis Jamie ONeil Daniel Connor Murilo Leite DImperio Frank Naughton Sion Orgon

For enquiries regarding our outreach and development work please contact Beki Price on education@earthfall.org.uk or call 02920 221314. If you require any high resolution images these are available from Lewis Gwyther at marketing@earthfall.org.uk or on 02920 221314. At Swim Two Boys is an Earthfall / Theatr Brycheiniog co-production. The cast and company are available for interviews. Earthfall are revenue funded by The Arts Council of Wales. At Swim Two Boys is supported by The Arts Council of England and The Foyle Foundation ACW. Video footage of previous productions is available on request.

Earthfall was formed in 1989 by Jessica Cohen and Jim Ennis with a policy of forging radical choreography with live music and strong visual imagery. The company rapidly established itself as an outstanding exponent of pioneering dance theatre. Earthfalls issue based work is concerned with seeking a personal honesty, passion and economy in physical performance to produce quality work of depth. Earthfall has performed throughout the world in many major festivals and has featured on numerous TV and Radio broadcasts. The company has received several awards for its live performance and film work, including the BAFTA Cymru Award winner for Best Short Film for Too Old To Dream, The Theatre in Wales Award

for Best Dance Production; At Swim Two Boys and I Cant Stand up for Falling Down and were nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Short Film with GRAVITAS-POSTCARDS in 2010. AT SWIM TWO BOYS Galeri, Caernarfon DATES 23 Mar, 7:30 pm 01286 685 222 Riverside Studios, London www.galericaernarfon.com 7 25 Feb (no performances Sunday or Monday), Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln 7:30 pm 27/28 Mar, 8:00 pm 020 8237 1111 01522 873894 www.riversidestudios.co.uk www.lincolndrillhall.com Peninsular Arts, Plymouth University 2 Mar, 7:30 pm 01752 58 50 50 www.peninsula-arts.co.uk/ Chapter, Cardiff 6 10 Mar, 8:00 pm 029 2030 4400 www.chapter.org Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 12/13 Mar, 7:30 pm 01970 623232 www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk Artrix Arts Centre 15 Mar, 8:00 pm 01527 577330 www.artrix.co.uk Lowry, Salford 20/21 Mar, 7:00 pm 08432 086000 www.thelowry.com Nuffield Theatre, Southampton 17/18 Apr, 7:30 pm 023 8067 1771 www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk Newport Riverfront 25 Apr, 7:30 pm 01633 656757 www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront

Listings short copy: Earthfalls award winning 2005 production of At Swim Two Boys, based on the novel of the same name by Jamie ONeill, is being revived for 2012. Featuring 2 male dancers and 2 musicians the story unfolds against a cascading wall of water that slowly fills the stage. Tender and visually beautiful the production reflects the boys developing love against the turmoil of political revolution during the 1916 Easter Risings.