Milton Keynes Dance Theatre
Production Company
MK Dance Theatre's production company provides an exceptional opportunity for aspiring dancers to participate in the creation and performance of our original productions. Through a rigorous audition process, a cast is carefully selected, forming a talented ensemble to bring our shows to life. This program serves as a valuable complement to ongoing dance training, offering a unique and immersive experience.
Selected dancers join our production company after showcasing their technical proficiency and expressive potential during auditions. Once chosen, they embark on an exciting journey collaborating with our experienced artistic team and fellow performers. Together, they bring our innovative choreography, captivating storytelling, and diverse dance styles to the stage.
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Participating in the production company enhances dancers' ongoing training, allowing them to expand their artistic horizons and refine their skills. Through intensive rehearsals, they explore new movement vocabulary, develop their artistry, and strengthen their technique in a professional and supportive environment.
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Being part of the production company provides invaluable experience for aspiring dancers. It offers the opportunity to work alongside professionals, collaborate with peers, and gain insights into the creative process of producing a show. Dancers develop discipline, teamwork, and stage presence while honing their technical abilities and artistic expression.
MK Dance Theatre's production company embraces inclusivity and fosters a supportive community where dancers' unique talents are celebrated. We believe in providing a platform for dancers to thrive and grow as artists and individuals.
Whether dancers aspire to pursue a professional career or simply seek to immerse themselves in their passion for dance, our production company offers an extraordinary opportunity to elevate their skills. It is an experience that leaves a lasting impact, creating lifelong memories and nurturing a deep appreciation for the transformative power of dance.
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All rehearsals take place on Sundays and are designed to support the ongoing work and training of dance schools in the area. We are here to provide a supplementary experience to enhance a dancer's artistic outlook and always provide credit to the dance schools of our dancers.
'Lady Macbeth'
September 2024 - January 2025
How far will you go to be heard?
‘Lady Macbeth’ is a ploy to understand the manipulative, scheming voice behind Macbeth’s ruthless path to the throne. Rooted in Contemporary dance, the piece will use highly physical movement, intricate musicality and powerful group images to retell Shakespeare’s Macbeth through the lens of his wife: Lady Macbeth.
What must we do to be seen?
‘Lady Macbeth’ will explore the struggle against strict gender roles, natural orders and destinies that an 11th-century society conformed to, asking what has and has not changed for a young person in the modern day, 10 centuries later.
By looking at Shakespeare’s work of the past, what can we learn about our future?
The way power imbalances cause voices to be silenced still rings true in modern society. The resources for our future are limited and yet youth voices are dismissed in the discussion around the climate crisis. The gender pay gap has women completing the same workload, for less. The media has people competing to be seen, escalating to instant fame.
The people are hungry for power.
So let’s feast.
Dancing around the long oak table
Until Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.
Until the Witches speak of our future to reclaim.
Until Lady Macbeth has the people know her name.