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aD utilised an all-male cast and the influence of literary works including Dylan Thomas' poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night to portray the relationship between father and son. The show toured throughout Britain and mainland Europe. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; dance magazine; stage notes/directions; creative notes; and reviews. Creative notes and reviews kept in folders.

After the Birds/Po Ptakach was the product of collaboration between Earthfall and Polish theatre company Chorea, continuing the long-standing partnership between the two groups. Drawing on Aristophanes' comedy The Birds, the production combined ancient Greek choral song, contemporary music, vigorous dance, live music and film. Items comprise printed theatre programmes, posters and flyers; performance tickets; stage notes/directions; creative notes; printed volume charting the history of Chorea; article relating to Jim Ennis and Jessica Cohen; press notices; and reviews, including one featured in Planet magazine, October/November 2005 (bookmarked with printed Earthfall business card).

A short experimental work whose title and inspiration was taken from an anthology of poetry and prose by art critic and novelist John Berger. Incorporating song and film, the production was a collaboration between Earthfall and the Welsh Independent Dancers and Man Act theatre companies. Items comprise printed performance ticket; publicity notice; and creative notes.

Material relating to Earthfall's annual reviews, 1994-1999, 2005-2006.

Material relating to Earthfall's annual reviews, 1994-1999, 2005-2006.

Adapted from Irish author Jamie O'Neill's novel of the same name, At Swim, Two Boys depicted the developing relationship between two boys set against the backdrop of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. The winner of the 2005 Theatre in Wales Award for Best Dance/Physical Theatre Production, the show toured for three years at major theatre festivals throughout Britain and much of Europe. In 2011, Earthfall revived their production of At Swim, Two Boys to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the novel's publication. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes, flyers and newsletters; press releases; printed performance tickets; printed performance agreements; material relating to art exhibition as response to the production; academic dissertation based on the production (two copies); creative notes; stage notes/directions; and reviews.

Material relating to awards won by Earthfall or for which they were nominated

Material relating to awards won by Earthfall or for which they were nominated, including the Bafta Cymru Film & Television Awards, the BBC Wales Arts Awards and the Theatre Critics of Wales Awards. Items include details regarding shortlisted entries, invitations, programmes and tickets.

Bakkus, an exploration of fanaticism and cultism, was Earthfall's third collaboration with Poland's Chorea theatre company and toured in both Wales and Poland. The production drew mainly from Euripides' The Bacchae and incorporated choral music derived from traditional and ancient sources. Items comprise printed theatre programmes, booklets and flyers; creative notes and notes on Euripides' Bacchae; song lyrics; and credit listing.

Earthfall's 2013 production Chelsea Hotel, a poetic tragicomedy incorporating dance, live music and film, captured the lives and loves of some of the best-known residents of this iconic establishment. The show toured Wales and England and received the Wales Theatre Award for Best Small Scale Dance. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; creative notes; stage notes/directions; and reviews. Creative notes and reviews kept in folders.

Letters, emails and postcards to Earthfall from appreciative audience members and from more official sources.

Letters, emails and postcards of appreciation, 1990-2007 + n.d., to Earthfall from audience members from Britain and Europe; and letters, 1997-2005 + n.d., to Earthfall from more official sources, including Glenys Kinnock, MEP and Taliesin Arts Centre, University of Wales, Swansea.

Material relating to the first production to be staged by Jessica Cohen, Jim Ennis and their colleagues in the spring of 1989. Earthfall incorporated dance, martial arts and film media and its success prompted Cohen and Ennis to found the company named after their debut show. Items comprise printed theatre programmes; printed performance ticket; creative notes; overview of show, with cast biographies; and reviews.

Papers of and relating to Earthfall Dance Company, comprising material relating to individual stage productions; workshops and residencies; tours, festivals and events; awards; funding; annual reviews; correspondence; and miscellaneous material.

Material relating to Fabulous Wounds, a black comedy about a failed terrorist and a dancer which incorporated live music into the performance. Premiered in Cardiff in 1997, the show toured extensively in Britain and Europe. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; printed guide to dance companies; creative notes; stage notes/directions; press cutting; and reviews.

Forever and Ever was commissioned for the UK Year of Literature (1995) and was the result of Earthfall's collaboration with Irish author Jamie O'Neill. The show, which toured throughout Britain and Europe, explored themes of confinement and oppression, negotiation and compromise and was produced with the support of Amnesty International. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes (including material relating to the Festival of Theatre Confrontations held in Lublin, Poland), flyers and newsletters; press notices; creative notes; tour schedule; and reviews.

Papers relating to funding, the main sources being the Arts Council of Wales and the British Council.

Papers relating to funding, the main sources being the Arts Council of Wales and the British Council. Items comprise revenue and funding applications; accounts and expenses; Welsh arts literature; and correspondence.

Material relating to general works of Jessica Cohen (and others) prior to the founding of Earthfall Dance Company. Items comprise press notices; and printed theatre programmes and flyer.

Produced in 2009/10, Gig chronicles the turbulent events in the life of a rock band, incorporating dance, live music and film. Items comprise printed theatre programmes, tour programme and flyers; creative notes and stage notes/directions; and musical score.