Mysteries

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Premiere

8 September 1991 at Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen

Creative Team

Commissioner

Arc Dance Company

Choreography

Kim Brandstrup

Music

Ian Dearden

Design

Fatini Dimou

Lighting

Tina MacHugh

Dancers

Mark Ashman
Catherine Burge
Joy Constantinides
Norman Douglas
Michael Fulwell
Bernadette Iglich
Joanna O’Keeffe
Patrick Mahoney

Mysteries

Arc Dance Company
Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, September 1991

Review Extracts

"Brandstrup invents sharply-stylised mime and imaginative choreography that not only propels the narrative at a hectic pace, but defines the behaviour of his character with commendable clarity."

Evening Standard

“fluent, sensitive dance writing”

Financial Times

“immense pull in the choreography”

Monna Dithmer, 
Politiken

programme Note


In the tale of “Count Bluebeard’s Castle” the Counts successive wives are allowed access to all the rooms in the castle except one. In Bela Balaz’s version of the tale this room represents the part of the psyche that we cannot share with others. Mysteries has taken this as it’s starting point. It takes place in front of the door to this room.