Your Reaction | Artificial Things at Sadler's Wells (13 May)
Your thoughts on the first night of Artificial Things at Sadler's Wells.
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Artificial Things | Ideas and Creative Process
Artistic Director, Lucy, divulges where the initial idea for Artificial Things originated and how the dancers are crucial in the creative process.
Artificial Things | Design
Anna Jones our Theatre and Costume Designer for Artificial Things explains where the creative ideas appeared from.
Artificial Things | Composers
All three of Artificial Things composers have written about their experiences during the creation process.
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The creative chief on diversity in dance, challenging the artform's accepted rules and why the best ideas begin over a cuppa
David on Section Two of Artificial Things
David explains the ideas behind section two of Artificial Things
Laura's Chicken phrase adaptations
The second section of Artificial Things is where everything gets a bit manic – the storm before the calm as it were. In this section there is a phrase created by Laura, which has been made into a unison section – otherwise known as the chicken phrase.
Composer Andy on working with Stopgap
During creation at Zinc Arts, Andy Higgs, composer for the final section of Artificial Things, has set up his own studio next to the dancers to start creating the music. He has written a blog about the experience.
Dave Toole on working with Stopgap again
Dave writes about returning to Stopgap to work on Artificial Things
Chris' Artificial Things character development
Chris has been working on developing his character in Artificial Things
Working with Jozef from RootlessRoot
Amy, David and Chris write about working with Jozef Frucek from RootlessRoot.
Artificial Things | An Insight from the Artistic Director Lucy Bennett
Lucy talks about what Yoshifumi is developing in the studio.
The Unstoppable Company by Donald Hutera
Dance writer Donald Hutera writes about Stopgap's transition from Vicki to Lucy's Artistic Directorship in 2011