What’s On
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Dora Frankel Ensemble has an exciting repertoire with new work being made regularly. The ensemble also restages older works, creating immersive, relatable experiences that highlight the intersection of environment and people, using dance, live and/or newly composed music and exhilarating costumes.
Interested to know more ? See contact details below.
FEATURED WORK
Fragments of Poe.
Fragments of Poe, versatile, immersive and specially created for unusual settings.
It is the precursor to the full-length The Poe Saga, and is a performance with extensive outreach. It explores some of the greatest gothic horror tales by Edgar Allan Poe, framed by the queer aesthetic of artist Aubrey Beardsley.
“The best show at the (Durham) fringe”.
We’re currently further developing it and the new version will be available soon!
Explore our current repertoire.
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The Poe Saga
A compelling, multi-layered and immersive retelling of some of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, exploring gothic romance and horror through dance theatre, film, spoken word...
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Trails
Trails is an evening of extracts from the trilogy inspired by the work of landscape painter JMW Turner (1775 -1851) and created by Dora Frankel and...
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Tread Lightly on the Planet
The final part of the JMW Turner inspired trilogy,Tread Lightly on the Planet found new ways to connect during Covid. The piece is a cry of pain, ending on...
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Touch the Beast
Touch the Beast is a multi award winning dance film and performance which evokes a Gothic world through the lens of the 21st century. Featuring a...
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Figures in a Floating Landscape
Figures in a Floating Landscape is an outdoor/indoor immersive performance, fusing music and dance, created with composer Peter Coyte. It takes...
FEATURED EVENTS
Fragments of Poe Workshops
FRIDAYS in 2025 at Dance City, Newcastle
5pm to 6pm
Dance City, Newcastle upon Tyne
These workshops explore how to generate movement, inspired by some of the tales written by the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe that are found within the performance. New dates coming soon!
All Events
Fragments of Poe - Dora Frankel Dance Workshop
In this workshop we’ll explore how to generate movement, inspired by some of the most iconic tales written by the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories will include The Man of the Crowd, The Strange Case of M. Waldemar and The Descent into the Maelstrom – stories and themes that are perennially relevant.
Fragments of Poe - Dora Frankel Dance Workshop
In this workshop we’ll explore how to generate movement, inspired by some of the most iconic tales written by the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories will include The Man of the Crowd, The Strange Case of M. Waldemar and The Descent into the Maelstrom – stories and themes that are perennially relevant.