Vince Virr
Vince is a dance artist who has has performed in over fifty productions in twenty-one countries across six continents. He has extensive experience as a dancer, performer, deviser, creator, harness aerialist, movement collaborator and educator.
2019 saw his first commissioned dance work for non-theatre spaces, Pop, debut at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Pop was recently programmed as part of DanceLive festival 2020 through City Moves dance agency (Aberdeen). Vince also choreographed and co-directed a second piece in France, Home, premiering at the Avignon Festival for the A.S.K. (China) and also led the professional dance development program for Famfest in Chile.
2020 started with an artist in residence post with A.S.K. in Shanghai, January-March, where he delivered workshops across the country and created online creative digital content including the national campaign ‘Wuhan Jai you’ (Wuhan be strong). Vince is currently working on a collaboration with Travelling Light Theatre Company, co-choreographing a new show on the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe via zoom and choreographed the recent ceilidh video with the Nevis Ensemble.
REVIEWS
“Both Virr and Adamson gave tight physical performances, capturing their characters perfectly” ***** The Skinny, Poggle, 2018
”what really shines through is the generosity and constant awareness that the dancers show throughout the performance… the interaction is an uplifting witness to how dance can loosen up more than muscles.” **** The Herald Scotland, Playful Tiger, 2018
"Synchronisation is exquisite throughout and dancers Jade Adamson, Kai-Wen Chuang and Vince Virr give an outstanding individual, as well as ensemble performance", ***** Dublin Examiner, Tiger/Tiger Tale, 2015
"Virr steals the show in an agile performance that spices bright attraction with a touch of danger", The Times ****, Tiger/Tiger Tale, 2014
“Virr brings the Tiger into vivid, pulsating life, engaging with the audience as he steps outside the bars”, The Stage ****, Tiger/Tiger Tale, 2013
"Virr's mysterious, feral presence unlocked a united joy...the dancers gave high octane performances, making the thrilling complexities of choreography look effortless", The Herald Scotland ****, Tiger/Tiger Tale, 2013
"Vince Virr's interactions with the audience are a multi-sensory delight". Edinburgh Fest Mag ****, Tiger/Tiger Tale, 2014
"The performers (Virr in particular) enjoy an effortless rapport with their young audience", The Times ****, Poggle, 2015
PREVIOUS WORK INCLUDES:
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake World Tour, Thomas Small's BBC Radio 2 Artist in Residence dance film Shakespeare Shuffle, Barrowland Ballet (Little Red, Poggle, Tiger, Tiger Tale, The River, A Conversation with Carmel, Get Set Glasgow, The Blank Album), Scottish Opera (Ariodante, Rusalka), Mark Murphy and Cuerda Producciones (White Gold), Shaper/Caper (Within This Dust), All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre (Swing is in the Air, Sprawl, Oh What a Picture, Three's a Crowd), Company Cordelia (Dance Derby), Christopher Hampstead (Swan Noir), Random Accomplice, The BBC and Phoenix Dance Theatre (Frankenstein's Wedding), Smallpetitklein/Thomas Small (Sin, Stiller, Static), Protein.
Has taught for the following companies in a variety of ages and abilities:
National Theatre of Scotland, Barrowland Ballet, HFE Ltd (CYQ fitness tutor and assessor), Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, A.S.K (China), FamFest (Chile), AFCA (Egypt), SHCAT (China), Bregenz Opera (Austria), New Adventures, BBC & Phoenix Dance (Frankenstein's Wedding), East London Dance, Urdang Academy, Shaper/Caper, Dancebase, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Independence-dance, Yorkshire Dance, Y-Dance, Dance House, METU International Dance Festival (Turkey), Leeds Metropolitan University.
Photo credits: Brian Hartley, SO Festival