| Title |
Mis-thread |
| Information |
Mis-thread explores the faultlines in our communication. On a stage littered with objects and sculptures, three performers undergo a ritual of compassion and rejection.
What are the rules? What is the outcome? Each moment is significant. As the performers negotiate the codes of non-verbal language, their actions turn them into being an outsider or being accepted.
Using elements of universal games, sign language and chance, Freddie Opoku-Addaie creates an unpredictable and mysterious environment, which changes with each performance.
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| Artform |
Dance |
| Strand |
Tour Ready |
| Key Personnel |
Freddie Opoku-Addaie:Choreographer
Eckhard Thiemann: Touring and Development Consultant
'Mis-thread': Azzurra Ardovini, Chris Rook, Louise Tanoto: Dancers
Sarah Shanson: Composer
Fried Dähn:Composer
Andy Hammond: Lighting
Neil Wissink: Visual Design
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| Production Information |
Suitable for ages 14+
No use of text
Does not require a clear understanding of English or any other language
Live and recorded music used
Not currently available with BSL interpretation, audio description or captioning
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| Touring Information |
Number of performers on stage: 2 - 5 depending on repertoire
Number of people on tour: 3 - 10 depending on repertoire
Suitable for a small (up to 400) scale venue
Appropriate setting: Studio theatre
Suitable for rural touring
Available for touring from autumn 2009
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| Outreach and Educational Work |
The company is very experienced in education work and can offer workshops, choreographic projects for young people. The company has been commissioned by East London Dance, The Place and Youth Dance England.
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| Company History |
Freddie Opoku-Addaie is associate artist at the Royal Opera House 2009-11, recipient of the 2009 Robin Howard Commission and ADAD Trailblazer 08/09.
He was finalist of the 2006 Place Prize for his piece Silence Speaks Volumes, which also took the first prize at the VI Certamen International de Coreografia Burgos-New York in Spain in 2007. Freddie performed as a dancer with Candoco for the 2007/08 tour and has worked with Wayne McGregor/Random Dance, Jonzi D, Rashpal Singh Bansal, Saju Hari, Clod Ensemble, among others.
Freddie regularly teaches professional classes and workshops and leads youth dance projects in the UK and abroad.
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| Recent Productions / Tours |
Pieces from the repertoire have been performed extensively since 2006, inc. at The Place, Royal Opera House Linbury Theatre, Stratford Circus, Swindon Dance, Southbank Centre, Latitude Festival, Rich Mix and Burgos (Spain).
Silence Speak Volumes received the first prize of VI Certamen International de Coreografia Burgos-New York
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| Reviews |
"Talent-spotters take heed: you will be hearing more about Freddie Opoku-Addaie" – The Times, May 2009''
“Addaie has created a genuinely new and distinctive dance work with a relevant, urban, multicultural sensibility. His vision has come into its own.”
Ballet Magazine'''
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