We are currently looking for an Understudy for the role of Theatre Musician with Keyboard/ Violin Skills to perform as part of Claire Cunningham’s acclaimed performance Guide Gods at the Perth International Arts Festival. Download the full details here. More about On the search for a Musical Understudy…
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Australian Adventures
We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be touring Australia for the first time in 2016 with both Guide Gods and Give Me a Reason to Live. Claire has been invited to be part of the Perth International Arts Festival as their 2016 Artist in Residence and will also be running a series of workshops. Visit our … More about Australian Adventures
Claire rises through the ranks of The List’s Hot 100
The 2015 Hot 100 has just been announced by the List. The Hot 100 is a list of the most influential figures in arts and culture in Scotland and we are delighted that this year Claire has risen from 74 to 30, citing the ‘powerful [and] brutally physical piece’ Give Me a Reason to Live. Click … More about Claire rises through the ranks of The List’s Hot 100
Give Me a Reason to Live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
After four weeks, 13 performances and over 600 audience members, we have emerged from the frenzy of the fringe with some amazing reviews and comments from the audience. Take a look through the comments below. [View the story “Give Me a Reason to Live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe” on Storify] More about Give Me a Reason to Live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
5 Stars for Give Me a Reason to Live
The first review is in for Give Me a Reason to Live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and we’re delighted that it comes with ★★★★★! “It’s brutal and stunning and reminds us how powerful, immediate and eloquent a language dance can be” FEST Click here to read the full review. More about 5 Stars for Give Me a Reason to Live
Claire Cunningham on staying creative in a climate of fear
“If part of the purpose of art is to take you inside the experience of another and show you something of how they live their life, there can be few more essential shows in this respect on the Fringe than Claire Cunningham’s Give Me a Reason to Live. Essential, that is, and timely, for Cunningham’s … More about Claire Cunningham on staying creative in a climate of fear
Give Me a Reason to Live Award Nomination
We’re delighted to announce that Give Me a Reason to Live has been nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award at this year Edinburgh Festival Fringe! The Award is given annually to an outstanding Fringe production with a strong human rights message. The winner will be announced later in the festival, we’ll keep … More about Give Me a Reason to Live Award Nomination
Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Level Access Routes to Dancebase
Claire will perform at Dancebase from 07-29 August – for more information and tickets visit the Ed Fringe online office or for more information and details have a look at our events pages. Should you travel into Edinburgh and require level access routes to Dancebase have a look at this access video, which Claire helped … More about Edinburgh Fringe 2015: Level Access Routes to Dancebase
Claire Cunningham speaks on BBC Radio 4
In this wonderful talk from 2014 Claire offers up a starkly honest and intriguing challenge to anyone who’s ever just assumed that someone with a disability would want to be ‘cured’: Have a listen on the BBC Radio 4 – iplayer site. More about Claire Cunningham speaks on BBC Radio 4
When I first met Claire – Kristen de Groot
Give Me A Reason To Live was created as part of B-project. The project took 5 choreographers to meet with academics, art historians and restorers to learn about the work of the painter Hieronymus Bosch. Based on the information given to her, Claire began looking at the role of beggars/cripples in the work of Bosch and … More about When I first met Claire – Kristen de Groot