Radio Interview with Jasmin Vardimon ahead of the premiere of her production ALiCE in 2022.
ALiCE
Premiere 2022
ALiCE
Premiere 2022
★★★★★
‘Vardimon’s choreography is genius. Innovative and original’
Everything Theatre
A re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, ALiCE tells the story of a woman, or perhaps a child, unsure of her identity and where she is going. Escaping or exploring, discovering the powers within her changing body. The world around her is different, curious, and compelling – at times absolutely bonkers!
★★★★★
‘Arresting images and thought-provoking choreography’
North West End
‘Visual magic’
The Stage
‘Thematically sophisticated, physically vigorous and visually bold’
The Times
CREDITS
CONCEPT, DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Jasmin Vardimon MBE
PERFORMED BY
Evie Hart, Sean Moss, Hobie Schouppe, Juliette Tellier, Donny Beau Ferris, Sabrina Gargano/Risa Maki, David Lloyd/Matt Cotton
SET DESIGN
Guy Bar-Amotz & Jasmin Vardimon MBE
LIGHTING & PROJECTION DESIGN
Andrew Crofts
COSTUME DESIGN
Elisabeth Sur & Dorota Wieckowska
SOUND DESIGN
Jasmin Vardimon MBE & Joel Cahen
MUSIC CREDITS
Antonio Vivaldi – Nigel Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach – The Swingle Singers, Yael Naim, Kid Koala, Logos, Biosphere, Micky Modelle, Rhian Sheehan, M.E.S.H, Sharon Van Etten, Jocelyn Pook, Rone, Anthony Linell, Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Rone & Yael Naim, Isaac & Nora, Antonio Vivaldi – Rachel Barton Pine, Sébastien Tellier
DRAMATURGY
Guy Bar-Amotz
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
André Rebelo
ACTING COACH
Geoffrey Colman
ASSISTANT TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Luke Burrough
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Andrew Steel
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & TOUR BOOKER
Agata Olszewska
TECHNICAL MANAGER & ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGN
Matt Carnazza
SOUND & AV TECHNICIAN
Ryan Perry
STAGE TECHNICIAN
Rob Fields
SET BUILDER & ENGINEERING
Simon York – Miraculous Engineering Ltd
POLYSTYRENE ROCK STRUCTURE BUILDER
Dave Topping – Topping Polystyrene Ltd.
SCENIC ART FOR THE ROCK
Anna Snow
METAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
Francesco Macheda - A&F Property Maintenance
CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHY
Ben Harries
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY
Tristram Kenton
PROMO VIDEO
Guy Bar-Amotz
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Donovan Graphics, Raanan Gabriel
CO-PRODUCED BY
Gulbenkian Arts Centre/ iCCi, Sadler’s Wells, DanceEast & Kent County Council
THANKS TO
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
LENGTH
80 minutes
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
Arresting images and thought-provoking choreography
The Jasmin Vardimon Company dancers are immensely talented, each demonstrating their own distinctive quality of movement and 100% commitment to the performance.
We see time, choices, regrets, politics, love, loss – all the stuff of life played out with agency and consequences.
This show is fantastic and I would gladly recommend it to absolutely everyone.
ALiCE is a visual treat and the dancing really is fantastic
Brilliant cast
Jasmin Vardimon’s latest interpretation, arriving at Sadler’s Wells for two nights, is a bleak and bizarre experience, following a version of Alice who may be an innocent girl searching for Wonderland or equally someone developing her adult body and navigating the treacherous path to womanhood through a series of decisive experiences. One thing is certain, nothing is what is seems.
This piece is true dance theatre. It straddles both forms but loses nothing from either. It is rare that dance, being rehearsed to the fraction of a second, can feel as embodied and alive as it does in this performance.
Thematically sophisticated, physically vigorous and visually bold
Vardimon’s seven dancers are tireless and versatile and get to showcase an impressive range of skills.