Phoenix put trust in their name and audience
Next week when Phoenix Dance Theatre takes to the stage of West Yorkshire Playhouse, it will be your last chance to see the company.
In the past this sentence would have caused consternation that we were on the precipice of losing the company again. These days Phoenix is on a much firmer footing. So it won’t come as a surprise that it’s not really the last chance to see the company – just the last chance to see it operating as it does now.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdThis time it will be a small revolution. The size, however, does not make the change any less significant.
“This is the last tour we’re doing with a title,” says Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson.
“After this tour we will simply take work out under the banner of ‘Phoenix Dance Theatre’.”
The latest tour, Particle Velocity, sees its world premiere at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds next week. That in future audiences will simply be buying tickets for ‘Phoenix Dance Theatre’ is significant – the company has reached a stage in its development and a level of confidence to not need anything other than its own name to sell a show.
Advertisement
Hide Ad