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Amy Bell & Valentina Golfieri: I Just Close My Eyes: Here Are The Devils Take a trip inside the bizarre beehived heads of a pair of faded, wannabe divas. This piece delves into the women's fears and fantasies under the spotlight of their own twisted imaginations. As a twosome they are by turns a sisterly double act, heckling adversaries or past and present versions of the same has-been. A darkly comic and intimate work of doubleness, decay and looming microphones. This is a UK premiere. Amy and Valentina are a pair of London based performer/choreographers whose work has been performed internationally. There will be a post-show Q & A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aoife McAtamney: Softer Swells Inspired by a poem about memory that is disjointed both in structure and content, Aoife takes us on an unusual non-linear journey. Softer Swells is a high-energy piece, filled with Irish cultural undertones, which compel the audience through intense physicality and its contrasted soundscape and choreography. Be transported in a full body experience of dance poem. This is a UK premiere. Dublin-based artist Aoife McAtamney is a graduate of London Contemporary Dance School, Associate Artist of Dance Ireland in 2012, a Modul-dance Carte Blanche Artist for 2012/13 and the co-founder of DISH Dance. There will be a post-show Q & A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Clarke: Cameo Cookie Cameo Cookie is the story of Anita Bryant, the honey-voiced American singer and hard-boiled beauty queen who campaigned in the 1970's to crush the gay rights movement. A scintillating mix of movement and gesture, music, spoken word, props, gimmicks and a splash of irony, Cameo Cookie presents a reflection of a woman who led a homophobic crusade and yet ended up as the name of a popular cocktail in gay bars all over America. Award winning dancers and choreographer Gary Clarke has developed a unique style of work that is instantly recognisable. Gary is currently an Associate Artist at Yorkshire Dance and is closely affiliated to Danceworks UK in Sheffield. There will be a post-show Q & A.