"Expert choreography from Paul Chantry and Rae Piper"
(The Oxford Times on 'Gangsta Granny')
CHANTRY DANCE BEYOND
Chantry Dance Company are often commissioned to provide choreography for work outside of the company. Paul and Rae work together in a choreographic partnership to provide this. The productions they have worked on are listed below, followed by a closer look at some of the productions.
As well as this, CDC's co-Artistic Directors Rae and Paul are also freelance choreographers, having worked on numerous productions as choreographers including for productions in London's West End, The Royal Opera House and Grange Park Opera.
Chantry Dance Company are often commissioned to provide choreography for work outside of the company. Paul and Rae work together in a choreographic partnership to provide this. The productions they have worked on are listed below, followed by a closer look at some of the productions.
As well as this, CDC's co-Artistic Directors Rae and Paul are also freelance choreographers, having worked on numerous productions as choreographers including for productions in London's West End, The Royal Opera House and Grange Park Opera.
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Shows CDC have choreographed:
Gangsta Granny
(David Walliams, Birmingham Stage Company, two UK Tours and Garrick Theatre, West End)
Die Fledermaus
(Simon Butteriss, John Wilson & Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall)
Horrible Histories, Terrible Tudors & Vile Victorians
(Birmingham Stage Company, UK Tour)
Horrible Histories, Horrible Christmas
(Birmingham Stage Company, Derby Theatre)
Wallflowering
(Stroud Theatre Company, Cheltenham Everyman Studio)
Glengarry, Glen Ross
(Engage Company, Bath Theatre Royal Ustinov Studio). Footage can be found on the videos page.
The Merry Widow
(Simon Butteriss, John Wilson & Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall)
The Merry Widow - revival
(Simon Butteriss, Opera Danube, St John Smith's Square)
Tom's Midnight Garden
(Birmingham Stage Company, Bloomsbury Theatre)
Tom's Midnight Garden - revival
(Birmingham Stage Company, The Old Rep Birmingham and UK Tour)
The Magic Flute
(The Merry Opera Company, UK Tour)
La Traviata
(The Merry Opera Company, UK Tour)
Anyone For Tea?
(Les Enfants Terrible, Lyric Hammersmith)
The Last Days of Mankind
(Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal co-production with BOVTS)
The Engineer's Corset
(a CDC co-production with Louise Matthews Productions Ltd)
(David Walliams, Birmingham Stage Company, two UK Tours and Garrick Theatre, West End)
Die Fledermaus
(Simon Butteriss, John Wilson & Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall)
Horrible Histories, Terrible Tudors & Vile Victorians
(Birmingham Stage Company, UK Tour)
Horrible Histories, Horrible Christmas
(Birmingham Stage Company, Derby Theatre)
Wallflowering
(Stroud Theatre Company, Cheltenham Everyman Studio)
Glengarry, Glen Ross
(Engage Company, Bath Theatre Royal Ustinov Studio). Footage can be found on the videos page.
The Merry Widow
(Simon Butteriss, John Wilson & Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall)
The Merry Widow - revival
(Simon Butteriss, Opera Danube, St John Smith's Square)
Tom's Midnight Garden
(Birmingham Stage Company, Bloomsbury Theatre)
Tom's Midnight Garden - revival
(Birmingham Stage Company, The Old Rep Birmingham and UK Tour)
The Magic Flute
(The Merry Opera Company, UK Tour)
La Traviata
(The Merry Opera Company, UK Tour)
Anyone For Tea?
(Les Enfants Terrible, Lyric Hammersmith)
The Last Days of Mankind
(Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal co-production with BOVTS)
The Engineer's Corset
(a CDC co-production with Louise Matthews Productions Ltd)
'The Merry Widow' - Opera Danube at St John Smith's Square
Below, we take a closer look at some of these productions...
Gangsta Granny
Chantry Dance Company created choreography and movement direction for David Walliam's hit show 'Gangsta Granny' for a UK Tour and West End run. Directed by Neal Foster and produced by Birmingham Stage Company, the show has played to sold out audiences across the country.
Gangsta Granny
Chantry Dance Company created choreography and movement direction for David Walliam's hit show 'Gangsta Granny' for a UK Tour and West End run. Directed by Neal Foster and produced by Birmingham Stage Company, the show has played to sold out audiences across the country.
- "...expert choreography from Paul Chantry and Rae Piper" (The Oxford Times)
- "...a great watch from beginning to end with fun choreography" (Coventry Telegraph)
- UK Theatre Award for Best Show For Children And Young People
- What's On Midlands Reader Award for Best Touring Theatre Play/Show
- What's On Midlands Reader Award for Best Home Produced Show
- What's On Midlands Reader Award for Best Children's Show
The Last Days of Mankind
CDC's Paul Chantry and Rae Piper were commissioned to provide choreography and movement direction for 'The Last Days of Mankind' which played at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal in June 2013. Co-directed by Toby Hulse and John Retallack, this production was a UK Premiere.
- "The ensemble work from the cast is superb, especially the physical work and cleverly-choreographed dances, and the energy coming off the stage is tangible." (Eleanor Turney - A Younger Theatre)
- "….an exuberant cast dancing and creating huge movement and life on stage. …its strengths in this production were the visual and audio presentation and stylish choreography. Paul Chantry and Rae Piper created a series of breath taking sequences." (Harry Mottram - Strawberry Line Times ****)
- “Choreography by Paul Chantry & Rae Piper is incredibly expressive. The whole chorus moves sometimes en masse, sometimes as soloists in a crowd of solo dancers, making the chorus truly, star of the show.” (Arthur Duncan - Remote Goat *****)
Glengarry, Glen Ross
The Engage department at Bath Theatre Royal performed 'Glengarry, Glen Ross' in the Ustinov Studio. Paul and Rae provided movement direction for Emma Earle's production with a cast of seven elder men in July 2013. Footage can be found on the videos page.
- "The main action of each scene was separated by......dramatic movement which helped to join each scene together and added to the fluidity and vibe of the production" (Emily Pritchard - This Is Wiltshire)
- ".....seven men literally jostling and pushing themselves around the stage in the powerful opening sequence...." (Alan King - The Bristol Post)
