Mark is nationally renowned for creating work that has a very distinct personal and choreographic signature. His dance theatre work has a specific quirky language that combines dark humour, irony and parody. His choreographic ‘style’ fuses a range of art forms together in order to allow for a varied performance aesthetic. Mark is known for his hilarious ‘playfulness’ and his wicked sense of humour which transfers into his choreography.This has ranged from 7ft rabbits invading the performance space; handbags falling from ‘grace’; huge trampolines; dancing nuns; drag artists as 1950’s usherettes; electronic scooters en mass; fire works; bingo callers; original 90 year old Vaudeville performers; 2ft stiletto heal shoes; grand pianos with their own ‘personality’ and a dance language that reaps a fresh insight.
He has created a series of works for a broad base of dance companies; community groups; showcase arenas and commissioned educational environments as ‘artist in residence’. Each choreographic work Mark creates his visually rich and defies a specific ‘category’.
Previous choreographies include:
Falling Apart at the Seams; Stiletto Ghetto; Recovery Clinic for the Tormented Star; The Lying Bitch and the Wardrobe; Princess and the Mars bar; I’m so inbred I’m my own Daddy; Fusion of Forms; Fist ‘n’ Mouth; Flat 6; The Fall of the House of Arden; Owch; Somewhat Unhinged; Getting’ Nowhere Fast; Why Can’t Martha Graham just **** Off ‘n’ Die?!...
Marks choreographies have been selected for British Dance Edition 2008 (BDE); Arts Festival 2008; Arts Festival 2007; DanceFest UK 2007; Arts Forum 2007; Marks of Time 2007; Leap 2007; Dance Cuts 2006; New Dance Fest; Whitworth Art Gallery; New Moves North West; Young Blood Series….