Edinburgh based David Hughes Dance Scotland will premiere their new show, THE CHINASKI SESSIONS, at The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, on 13 October 2012. Between 15 October and 10 November this modern and entertaining show that features both dance and theatre within a live rock concert, will tour to 14 venues throughout the UK.

With a wink to Charles Bukowski’s cult character Henry Chinaski, Australian choreographer Kylie Walters coaxes seven testosterone-crazed men to live through an evening of debauchery and revelation. Trapped in a rock-band’s home studio as they try to finish their new album, this live concert collides the virtuoso Belgian rock duo I Love Sarah’s scorching math rock with five superb Scottish based performers amongst copious amounts of bravaderie and chaos.

In a halfway house for low lifes, where a band, their mates and their fans hang out, play, dance and dream, the live sessions become a playing field for old grievances, one-upmanship and reconciliations. Vicious drumming, cutting wit, frenzied theatre and a myriad of visceral choreographic skirmishes form a microcosm of manhood stretching from juvenile misbehaviour to sublime creative insight.

For The Chinaski Sessions David Hughes Dance Scotland has brought together a diversely talented group of Scottish based performers. Matthew Foster, Martin Lindinger, Michael Sherin, Jack Webb and Rob Heaslip seamlessly merge their individual dance styles (contemporary, breakdance, ballet, Irish) with dynamic physical theatre, surreal humour and live music on stage from Belgian musicians Jeroen Stevens and Rutger De Brabander.

Unplugging the force of the body and coaxing the movements from their most recognizable anthropologic beginnings to the most accomplished technique, the dancers wildly romp over the stale ground of contemporary dance as they emulate the frank expression and shameless inventiveness of rock.

Choreographer, Kylie Walters, said: ‘My challenge for The Chinaski Sessions was to create a true hang-out on stage which would allow for all sorts of possibilities – be they humorous or sinister. From there, I wanted the energy to be free to surge into both moments of formal beauty and of high chaos – to discover personalities without the ball and chain of ‘character’. I hope that The Chinaski Sessions brings the federating energy of live rock music, the rapture and fierce elation that it inspires in people, through into the realm of dance.’

The creative team behind The Chinaksi Sessions includes Kylie Walters, a European-based performer, director and choreographer working across theatre, dance and music, creative producer David M Hughes and lighting designer and production manager Simon Gane.

The Chinaski Sessions is supported by Creative Scotland and the Traverse Theatre, in addition to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Listings Information:

Premiere – 13th October: Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh EH21 6AA 7:30pm

£11/£9/£6.50 Box Office: 0131 665 2240 www.bruntontheatre.co.uk

15th October: Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley PA1 1EZ 7:30pm

£10/£6 Box Office: 0141 887 1010 www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/onlinebooking

17th October: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield HD1 2SP 7:30pm

£10-14 + £2 off concession/dance saver/ £6 under 26 Box Office 01484 430528 www.thelbt.org

19th October: Craignish Village Hall, Ardfern PA31 8QN 7:30pm

£10/£8 Box Office: 01852 500746 www.craignishvillagehall.org.uk

22nd October: The Grand Theatre, Blackpool FY1 1HT 8pm

£10/£7 Box Office: 01253 290190 www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk

25th October: Lemon Tree, Dance Live 2012, Aberdeen AB24 5AT 7pm

£7.50+booking fee Box Office: 01224 641122 www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

26th October: Universal Hall, Findhorn IV36 3TZ 8pm

£10/8/£6 under 16 Box Office: 01309 691170 www.universalhall.co.uk

27th October: Pulteney Centre, Wick KW1 5BA 8pm

£12/£10/£6 Box Office: 01955 641434 www.lytharts.org.uk

31st October: Malvern Theatres, Malvern WR14 3HB 7:30pm

£12/£8 under 26 Box Office: 01684 892277 www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

1st November: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth BH1 2BU 7:30pm

£10/£8/£6 Box Office: 01202 203630 www.paviliondance.org.uk

2nd November: Howden Park Centre, Livingston EH54 6AE 7:30pm

£12/£10 Box Office: 01506 777666 www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk

3rd November: The Byre Theatre, St Andrews KY16 9LA 7:30pm

£12/£10/£8 Box Office: 01334 475000 www.byretheatre.com

6th November: An Lanntair, Stornoway HS1 2DS 8pm

£10/£9 members/£8 Box Office: 01851 708 480 www.lanntair.com

8th November: Macphail Centre, Ullapool IV26 2UN 7:30pm

£8/£6/£3 school students Box Office: 01854 613336 www.macphailcentre.co.uk

9th & 10th November: The Arches, Glasgow G2 8DL 7:30pm

£11/8 Box Office: 0141 565 1000 www.thearches.co.uk

Source: David Hughes Dance