DanceXchange develops its own shows for different performance situations under the name dx productions.
dx productions has produced six Bare Bones shows from 2001 to 2008, which has involved commissioning 25 new works. Bare Bones is directed by David Massingham and is the resident company of DanceXchange. Many of the artists that have made work for Bare Bones are featured in this BDE: Akram Khan, Jasmin Vardimon, and Will Tuckett to name but a few. Hofesh Shechter’s Bare Bones 3 work Untitled was recently remounted for his own company as part of the 2009 Brighton Festival.
For International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB) the open air performance event Watch This Space was produced for Victoria Square in Birmingham. This brought together the talents of Hofesh Shechter Company and 2FaCeD DaNcE Company in a 30 minute spectacular seen by thousands of people. Alongside this, several large scale participatory projects were also produced.
In the planning stages for IDFB 2010 is another open air performance spectacular titled United Colours Of Dance. Featuring 40 dancers and original live music this production will include a spectacular set of lawned stages and areas across Victoria Square.
DanceXchange is also the producer or co-producer of other people’s work. Most recently dx productions worked with Protein on the successful touring show Dear Body, which received positive reviews throughout its tour.
