The Birdcage

Two dolls onstage with set
Doll dancer onstage with metal tree
Doll dancing onstage with a metal tree

Sidescraper Secondo

Doll dancing on a stage
Mary Buonvinto performing "Sidescraper Secondo"
Doll dancing on a stage with objects
Doll dancing in front of an audience of dolls
An attentive audience

Percy's Garden

3 dolls onstage with flowers on black floor
Carolina, David & Tina take a curtain call for "Percy's Garden"
3 dolls take a bow onstage
The flowers are part of the dance - they are thrown onstage

Il Guanto (Glove)

3 dolls in costume onstage taking a bow
Tina, Tony & Carolina take a bow for "Il Guanto"
A doll stands with a clock onstage
Tony Chaumier takes a bow for his work "Il Guanto"

X Rated Check Up

Dolls within a theatre set
Annie Grigio administrator/ manager steps onstage after the interval to talk to audience

Annie introduces the last piece of the programme “X Rated Check Up”, which is the only piece after the interval. She tells the audience that Stuart Saltellare created this dance drama and that there are some surprising aspects especially the last section of the dance. 

The medical scene where the dance takes place has been  set up whilst the audience were having their refreshments in the bar. 

She hopes that they are all enjoying the show and says Sons of Jack Lane Community Centre are delighted to be able to present Bambole DC which is a local company. 

She finishes by saying that the Centre and of course the dance company are delighted that the theatre is full. In fact there are no more seats available so she will have to sit with the technicians in the control room!    

Annie makes her way up the central steps to the control room as the lights slowly dim. 

 

© Bambole Dance Company 2024

Barbie doll standing on a stage theatre set
3 dolls in a control room part of theatre set
Annig Grigio sits with the technicians in the control room to watch the performance
Doll in nurses uniform walks on to theatre set
The nurse enters carrying a tray
Doll dressed as a patient with nurse doll at desk
A scene near the beginning of "X Rated Check Up"
Dolls in medical scene dance piece
Tony Chaumier & Tina Giuffre take a curtain call
Medical set with dolls theatre scene
Audience of dolls applauding a scene

Tina and Tony are thrilled that the audience applaud with enthusiasm. “X Rated Check Up” is a very different kind of work to their own choreography and it called upon them to use their acting skills. Using props and working with a set was a challenge.  Stuart Saltellare used a lot of skill to devise choreography that fitted the intentionally limited performing space. He’s very clever.  

Doll onstage takes a bow
Audience of very enthusiastic dolls applauding
The audience applaud "X Rated Check Up" with great enthusiasm
Dolls seated in audience applauding
Theatre set of dolls applauding a performance
A doll waring tartan trousers takes a bow onstage
Stuart Saltellare takes a bow at the end of performance

Bambole Dance Company on the Road

Dolls VW style bus with seats
Bambole's first tour bus is known as Tour Vanni by the company
Interior seats of dolls VW style bus
The interior of Tour Vanni has comfortable leopard design seat covers
Dolls sat in VW style tour bus
Some of the company in Tour Vanni
2 male dolls standing with a blue VW style tour bus
BDC Manager Julien and Technician Tomasz Don
Doll in the driver's seat of blue VW style tour bux
Tomasz driving the blue tour bus