Boyz will be boyz and amen to that. Like Matthew Bourne, the dynamic duo of Michael Nunn and William Trevitt have that rare talent - the keen ability to make dance compelling to those who might not otherwise have given it a second thought. For Michael and Billy, turns out all it took was a hand held video camera and a behind the scenes peek at a professional dancer's life, to lure the first, oh couple million viewers. They then combined their classical training and their own fantastically creative minds to form a company that would stretch the boundries of contemporary dance, proving the adage 'change is good'. These guys are the Xtremer's of dance as they use their bodies and minds in ways not done before to create the ultimate Xperience for the audience.
But lest you think it's just two cool dudes doing their thing, you need to know GPD is currently a company of five brilliant dancers. Also taking it to the edge are Oxana Panchenko, Monica Zamora and Hubert Essakow. You will find more info on each dancer in the GPD official website, along with photos, video clips, reviews, diary dates and the likes.
We will continue to add photos, links to reviews and whatever else we can unearth on this company of daring and innovative dancers, whom we view not so much 'off the wall' as 'out of this world'.
They are on tour through-out the summer and fall in the UK and (YAY!!) the U.S. Check their site for current posted dates.
If you have any questions, would like to contribute a review of one of their performances, have any photos or just want to yak about how brilliant they are, please contact Dani.
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