About us

BARE BONES, produced and managed by DanceXchange (The National Dance Agency for Birmingham & the West Midlands), unites the talents of internationally renowned choreographers and six superb dancers, to bring to your audiences the best of contemporary dance in one unique self-contained package of new work.

Our new production, Bare Bones 6, has a truly international flavour, presenting work by leading choreographers from Lisbon and Adelaide, each of whom will add their own distinctive voice to the Bare Bones space.

Bare Bones 6 sees the dancers pushing themselves to the limits, in a dynamic, industrial and edgy show full of physical daring and urban intensity. While remaining true to the company's ethos of presenting dance in a very simple and intimate setting, Bare Bones 6 will introduce dramatic atmospheres and suspense through lighting and space design by Rui Horta and Michael Mannion.

Artistic Director David Massingham will work with guest choreographers to create a fluid, unified, hard-hitting show giving audiences a thrilling and inspiring experience of dance.

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BARE BONES 6 includes innovative new commissions by:

Rui Horta (Portugal), Garry Stewart (Australia), Charlotte Vincent (UK) and David Massingham (UK).

Designed for presentation in no-frills spaces both on and off the established touring circuit, BARE BONES provides an unprecedented opportunity for urban, rural and international audiences to appreciate extraordinary choreography in a welcoming and captivating format.

By turns intimate and explosive, fragile and frantic, its refreshingly diverse programme has exhilarated audiences of both seasoned dance fans and newcomers alike.

Conceived for presentation in the round, with audiences seated in close proximity to the performance area, BARE BONES is immediate in its appeal, honesty and energy - presenting superb dancing and original choreography.