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Girl Standing By The Lake was the result of a commission by Cardiff International Festival to create a work celebrating women in the arts. The production, which was premiered in Cardiff's Coal Exchange in 1994, involved dance and live music performed on a platform made up of 4.5 tonnes of coal. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; stage notes/directions; copies of photographs showing cast member lying on coal; press notices; and reviews.

Material relating to Gravitas, a multi-media performance of dance, film, text and live music set against a backdrop of urban dereliction. Items comprise printed theatre programmes, flyers and posters; details relating to film accompanying production entitled Gravitas - Postcards; printed invitations to reception and showing of Gravitas - Postcards; copy of Golwg magazine; creative notes; audience feedback; and reviews.

Material relating to Hodē Galatan, a multi-media production which combined ancient Greek song with contemporary images and movement in depicting a narrative of love and war. The show, premiered in Wales in 2003, was the product of a collaboration between Earthfall and Polish performance company Chorea which began a long-standing partnership between the two groups. Items comprise printed theatre programme and flyer; stage notes/directions; and creative notes.

Material relating to Earthfall's 2002 production House #1.

Material relating to Earthfall's production i and i, which premiered in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1994 and subsequently toured Britain, Europe and South America. i and i pioneered Earthfall's exploration of choreography and politics, a genre which the group named 'choreopolitik'. Items comprise printed theatre/festival programmes, flyers and arts newspapers; stage notes/directions and creative notes/directions; previews and reviews; and correspondence.

Material relating to I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, a multi-media performance involving dance, music, a DJ and live film. The show, which toured throughout Britain and Europe, won the 2003 Theatre in Wales Award for Best Dance/Physical Theatre Production. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; printed invitation to performance premiere and post-show reception; creative notes; stage notes/directions; printed booklet profiling British dance companies; printed arts magazines/guides; printed performance ticket; press notices, one of which relates to a production of the show for the 2002 Stuttgart Festival; and reviews.

Material relating to solo productions by Earthfall co-founder Jessica Cohen.

Material not directly related to Earthfall stage productions, workshops, funding, awards, etc.

Material not directly related to Earthfall stage productions, workshops, funding, awards, etc. Items include printed theatre programmes, flyers and posters; press notices; magazines; Wales Theatre handbook; printed prospectus for Dartington Hall College of Arts; details relating to theft of funds by Earthfall employee, 1998; folders bearing Earthfall logo; Earthfall business cards; biographical material; and printed performance tickets.

A high energy production which incorporated live music and film to convey the themes of restlessness and wanderlust, Nomads was the first collaboration between Earthfall and the virtuoso cellist Ben Davis. The show's tour itinerary included the acclaimed Eurodanse Festival in France and the New World Arts Fest held in New Haven, Connecticut. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes and flyers; printed magazines; tour itinerary; details regarding British Council sponsorship; stage notes/directions; copy of the New Haven Register newspaper (most folios removed); press notices; reviews; and correspondence.

Material relating to Earthfall co-founder Jessica Cohen's second solo work, Orchid Flower Blanch. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; printed booklets containing poetry in Mandarin with English translation; reviews; and postcards showing still photograph of Jessica Cohen.

Rococo Blood, with its portrayal of fight-clubs and domestic violence, drew on the life and career of Cardiff boxer Jimmy Driscoll and his background in the mining communities of South Wales. The show premiered in Cardiff and toured throughout Britain and mainland Europe, including performances at London's Spring Loaded, the Absolutt Theatre Festival in Norway and the Dance Theatre Season in Amsterdam. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes and flyers; British Council publication entitled Britain in Brussels & Belgium 2002; creative notes; stage notes/directions; tour schedule; printed performance ticket; and reviews.

Drawing visually on the works of artist Edward Hopper, Running Away With The Hairdresser explored relationships and the concept of 'the grass being always greener'. The show's musical eclecticism was the result of Earthfall's collaboration with musicians Frank Naughton and Jon Wygens and the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra. Items comprise printed theatre programmes, flyers and magazines (including a copy of The Big Issue, March 2004); printed admission tickets; creative notes; draft press notices; beermat printed with show motif; and reviews.

Material relating to productions staged by Earthfall from 1984 to 2015, including solo productions by Earthfall co-founder Jessica Cohen. Items include theatre programmes, posters, flyers and tickets; creative and stage notes/directions; and press notices and reviews.

Stories from a Crowded Room was Earthfall's 25th anniversary production. The show was a highly sensory experience, involving vigorous dance, live music, text and encircling film. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; printed postcards for participating audience members; printed invitation to pre-show reception; and creative notes.

Tails East, Heads West, a performance combining dance, music, word and image, was inspired by Jessica Cohen's study of t'ai chi ch'uan in Taiwan in 1984. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; press notices; printed arts magazines; and reviews.

Influenced by the underground arts scene of late 1950s/1960s New York City, The Factory utilised a multi-media approach of dance, image, film and live music. The production was premiered in 2010. Items comprise printed arts programmes and flyers; stage design notes and creative/background notes; and previews and reviews.

The Intimate Jig was the result of Earthfall's collaboration with artist and theatre designer Mike Brookes and musician Kim Burton. Drawing on the Maginogi, Flaubert, Chagall and North African dance, the production incorporated live music, song, text and film and toured throughout Europe, taking in several major festivals. A film adaptation of the show was made for Channel 4 and S4C. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes, flyers and newsletters; photographic production still (postcard); creative notes; stage notes/directions; material relating to the Wales in Stuttgart festival, 1993; animation film drawings; and reviews.

The Secret Soul of Things explored sexuality, sensuality and the politics of violence within choreography which included British Sign Language for the deaf and contrasting rural/urban dance and music. The show premiered in Britain in 1990. Items include pre-publicity notes; printed programmes and flyer; and creative notes.

Material relating to the ten-minute short film Too Old To Dream, the product of collaboration between Earthfall and an over-70s group in Blackwood, Caerphilly, South Wales. Scripted by Earthfall founder members Jessica Cohen and Jim Ennis, the film was based on a childhood memory of one of the cast members, about half of whom were over 75 years of age. Too Old To Dream was premiered in Cardiff in 1998 and subsequently shown at film festivals in England, Ireland and Europe. Items comprise printed film/festival programmes and arts newspapers; printed production agreement; final script; stage notes/directions; background notes written by cast members; details relating to location shooting; press cuttings; and correspondence.