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ROUTES TOUR INFORMATION

ROUTES WILL BE TOURING SOUTH YORKSHIRE IN 2008

"WHAT I LIKED MOST WAS THE WAY YOU STRETCHED THE PERFORMANCE TO MORE THAN JUST A SERIES OF TRICKS, NOT TO SAY THAT THAT TRICKS ARE NOT ARTISTIC AS WELL BUT I ENJOYED THAT YOU STARTED TO TAKE YOUR ARTISTIC PRODUCT IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. I WONDER WHERE THIS ARTISTIC EXTENSION COULD GO IN THE FUTURE?... EXCITING!"
SUE PENNYCOOK (COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION MANAGER, YDC)
"AN EXCITING FUSION OF HIPHOP DANCE WITH CONTEMPORARY ELEMENTS, DRIVING HOME A POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT MESSAGE"
ED STEPHEN (DANCE OFFICER, THE ACTORS WORKSHOP)
"ROUTES IS A BRAVE, VISIONARY SHOW THAT TACKLES ISSUES OF ISOLATION AND ALIENATION USING THE LANGUAGE OF STREET DANCE AND HIP HOP. THE STORY ITS DANCERS SO SKILLFULLY TELL IS INTRIGUING AND MOVING."
DEBORAH CHADBOURN (DANCEWORKS UK)
"LOVED THE LIVE MUSIC = GREAT ATMOSPHERE. FOOT-TAPPINGLY, SOUL SEARCHINGLY, THOUGHT PROVOKINGLY STREET! WELL DONE ALL INVOLVED.)
"FANTASTIC, I WAS MESMERISED ALL THE WAY THROUGH!!)
"THE WHOLE SHOW WAS FULL OF ENERGY, DRAMA AND A REAL STRONG STORY OF TODAYS STREETS & THE DILEMMAS YOUNG KIDS FACE.)
"BRILL TO YOU ALL AND FANTASTIC MOVES AND BRILL MUSIC.)
"THE DJ WAS AN ADDED BONUS. ONE OF THE BEST LIVE DJ MIXERS I’VE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO.)
"I LOVED IT! IT WAS COOL. VERY GD! VERY MINT! LOVED THE ROUTINES! WE ALL THINK IT WAS AMASING AND WE HAD GOOD SEATS!)
"EXCELLENT! VERY DIFFERENT WITH DEFINITE MEANING. WELL THOUGHT OUT AND WORTH WATCHING. EVERYONE GAVE 100%. THANKS FOR A LOVELY EVENING."
"REALLY ENJOYABLE. I ENJOYED THE ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY AND THE DANCERS PERFORMED WELL. THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE MADE THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE INTERESTING AND SHOWED INDIVIDUAL TALENT WITHIN THE GROUP. EXCELLENT."
"THE STORYLINE GAVE AN INTERESTING OUTLOOK ON AN EVERYDAY STREET EVENT. THE CHOREOGRAPHY PORTRAYED IT WELL AND GAVE TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW THE STORY TURNED OUT. THE IDEA OF THE CONSCIENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE FEELINGS OF THE CHARACTER AND HELPED INTERPRET THE PIECE."
"VERY ENTERTAINING. ABSORBED EVERY MINUTE OF EACH SECTION. LIKE THE IDEA OF CONSCIENCE."
"ENJOYABLE AND TOUCHING PERFORMANCE. REALLY HAD ME GRIPPED FROM START TO FINISH, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE DANCING, BUT ALSO THE STORY BEHIND IT. BRILLIANT! I WISH YOU ALL EVERY SUCCESS AND HOPE IT CAN GET OUT THERE INTO THE HEARTS OF YOUTH TO SERVE IT’S PURPOSE."
"A VERY EMOTIVE SHOW, THAT LEFT YOU WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. THE DANCE WAS FAST AND INSPIRING. THE ATHLETICISM WAS EXCEPTIONAL – IT COULD ONLY ENCOURAGE THE AUDIENCE TO WANT MORE. JOB DONE – WELL DONE."
"THE CHOREOGRAPHY WAS CLEAR AND VERY SELF-EXPLANATORY, AND DANCERS VERY GOOD."
"FANTASTIC! EXPLORED COMPLEX THEMES IN AN UNUSUAL CHALLENGING FORM. I WAS AMAZED AT THE SUBTLETIES CONVEYED THOROUGH THE DANCING – ESPECIALLY THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE MOOD IN THE CHILDHOOD PHASE, AND THE USE OF HUMOUR. THE DANCERS WERE EXTRAORDINARY – ATHLETIC AND EXPRESSIVE. I ALSO LIKED THE FACT THE SHOW STARTED WITH HYPE PUPILS, SHOWING THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL TOO."
"THE SHOW WAS SUPERB. HIGHLY ENJOYABLE AND ALL PERFORMERS WERE FANTASTIC. I CAN’T PRAISE THE SHOW ENOUGH. SHEER BRILLIANCE."
"I FOUND I UNDERSTOOD THE MEANING OF THE PIECE, AND DIFFERENT CHARACTERS WERE VERY EASILY DISTINGUISHED."
"LOVED THE KIDS SCENE AND THE CONVERSATION EXPRESSION WITH MUM AND SON. INCREDIBLE STAMINA BY ALL. ENJOYED IT, GOOD WORK. THE KIDS AT THE BEGINNING WERE GREAT."
"VIBRANT PERFORMANCE AND MADE YOU THINK ALL THE WAY THROUGH."
"JUST GOT BETTER AND BETTER AS THE PERFORMANCE WENT ON. THE ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT WAS WHEN IT ENDED!"
"THE DANCE LOOKED AMAZING. IT WAS MORE THAN A DANCE IT WAS A STORY, WHICH WAS EXPRESSED BRILLIANTLY."
"WICKED PERFORMANCE – INSPIRATIONAL TO WATCH!"
"AN AMAZING PRODUCTION. THE VARIATION OF DANCE GENRE WORKED TERRIFICALLY IN THE PIECE."
"I ENJOYED THE ENERGY"
"AWESOME. IT REALLY TOLD A STORY. THAT’S WHAT IMPRESSED ME AND KEPT ME INTERESTED."
"EXCELLENT! WELL DONE YOU LOT!"
"IT WAS VERY POIGNANT WITH A GREAT MESSAGE."
"TOTALLY IMPRESSED – WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE."
"UNIQUE, EXCITING UNCERTAINTY, INSPIRING, CREATIVE AND ELEMENTS OF SURPRISE."
"REALLY INNOVATIVE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING USE OF DANCE IN AN INTERESTING CONTEXT – VERY ENJOYABLE AND ENERGETIC."