BROKEN CHORDS

Directed by Charlotte Vincent
Composed by Alex Catona with Colin Elliot and John Avery
Additional Music Johann Sebastian Bach and Heinrich von Biber
Set design Charlotte Vincent
Lighting Design James Harrison
Costume Amanda Griffin
Dramaturgy Ruth Ben-Tovim
Artistic Associate TC Howard
Originally Devised and Performed by TC Howard (replaced by Charlotte Vincent in spring 2006), Aurora Lubos, Janusz Orlik, Patrycja Kujawska, Alex Catona, Darren Anderson, Eleanor McDonald and Lee Clayden.
2007 Re-tour performed by Janusz Orlik, Patrycja Kujawska, Eleanor McDonald, Darren Anderson, Lee Clayden, Rachel Krische, Stefano Fogher and Valentina Formenti.

Set amongst rows of wooden chairs, with a huge chandelier hanging overhead, Broken Chords is a visually striking, hilarious portrait of breaking up and breaking down by an international, multi-tasking ensemble of performers.

Heartbreaking in its honesty, full of dark humour, sublime dancing and playful theatricality, Broken Chords shifts effortlessly between the bleakly comic and the beautifully tragic, charting the director's devastating divorce with rebellious and hysterical results.

Teasing the audience at every turn, and cutting again the grain of British dance, Broken Chords represents Vincent Dance Theatre's coming of age as a company that has consistently surprised, challenged and delighted audiences.

‘Broken Chords was about the most harrowing yet inspiring transmutation of personal pain into artistic achievement that I have encountered.' New York Times

‘Absorbing, touching and often very funny. Vincent pulls off a powerful feat - creating a moving portrait of grief while making us laugh.’ The Guardian

‘Charlotte Vincent has struck gold with Broken Chords. Hewn from the heart, it’s a work of rare beauty.’ Metro

‘Brave, intelligent entertainment. The multinational cast is unflaggingly game and gifted.’ The Times

Broken Chords was originally commissioned by Sheffield Theatres and the Nuffield Theatre Lancaster and funded by Arts Council England and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. VDT is regularly funded by Arts Council England, Yorkshire.

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