Club Integral North

Thank you to a great night at Club Integral North and 'music to hear and see'. Wonderful people, wonderful dahl. I will definitely be visiting again.

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M

Mathilde to sack York

So, aforementioned gig is at Miller's Yard, Gillygate, Yorkon the 28th April, starting at half 7. Also on the bill are Theo Burt & Tim Wright and Peyee Chen & Mick Lynch, and there's free food!

Mathilde tour 2011

footage from our tour between Leeds, Manchester, Rotherham and back to Leeds July to September2011

We've got a gig in York

We'll be travelling to my nation's capital (York) for a performance at Club Integral North on April 28th! More details nearer the time.
Seth

Red food and red drinks

Wednesday night Seth was so kind as to cook us all a lovely 'Timballi di Maccheroni' (traditionally consumed in Italy after coming back from church on a Sunday!) followed by baked pears in syrup and ginger made by Ollie. Whilst chomping away and having some red drinks to accompany it we also talked a little about Mathilde!! We have another residency coming up at Yorkshire Dance in March 2012 (thanks YD) and we need to keep developing, thinking, reflecting and playing. 

During the times we don't get to practice in  the studio together we all have our individual projects and many of them take place on the continent. As many in the creative world will have experienced, artists are generally treated a lot better here, pay is better and audiences bigger. So we talked about planning an international tour drawing on the experiences and contacts we have obtained overseas. This is really exciting and a bit daunting with a lot of unknown factors and of course funding issues involved. But with a bit of enthusiasm and elbow grease it should be possible. Whilst thinking of all this, I thought about who we are, what we do etc and how we communicate this to our audiences. One thing I wanted to look at again is our promotion material. I think we have made some beautiful and catchy flyers in the past but wonder if the text and how we talk about ourselves could be improved on. I have below written a little blurb with a wide audience in mind:

"Interested in glimpsing the creative process in action, in observing dance and music invented on the spot? Mathilde are five professionals, two musicians and three dancers, making decisions in real time. The performers meet in the space and spontaneous interactions occur. Like pearls on a string, one idea generates the next and is expressed in movement, sound and play. No performance is the same. Every audience is invited to experience ‘first encounters’ with Mathilde themselves."

It would be great to get some feedback on this. What impression does this give of the collective? Does it entice you to come and see a performance? Any thoughts you have...

Many thanks

Marie  

Mathilde SARSVL performance March 2011

Mathilde performances this month:

Thursday 14th July, Leeds, 7.30pm, Roundhay Park Bandstand Performance, FREE
In the bandstand near the Mansion, overlooking Upper Lake, LS8 2ER

Friday 15th July, Manchester, 8pm, St. Margarete’s Church, £4/5
Whalley Road, Whalley Range, M16 8BZ

Saturday 16th July, Sheffield, 1-4.30pm, Ecclesfield Community Arts Festival, FREE
Ecclesfield Secondary School, Chapeltown Road, S35 9WD

Friday 16th September, Leeds, 8pm, 7 Arts Space
31a Harrogate Road, LS7 3PD £5/6