our productions
Annette is the current Artistic Director and choreographer at Pneumata, exploring the interaction of dance with the technological arts, text - sung or spoken, and circus skills. The company was founded in 1994 and aims to communicate a powerful narrative or emotive issue using an amalgamation of diverse dance techniques while further advancing new possibilities, originating from a place of stillness.
Pneumata's intention is also to consider the raw and minimalist or fantasy juxtaposed with the imagined future in all areas of design and composition. We create digitalised dance theatre productions, and short films, from the intimate to the spectacular integrating pre recorded work with live performance using music from rock to opera.
1993 Church projects & commissions - Various
1995 PNEUMATA - FERENS ART GALLERY
1995 REQUIEM & THE FATHER - VARIOUS
1995 SANCTUS CHRISTI - HM PRISON HULL
1996 DARE 1 & 11 - FERENS ART GALLERY & VARIOUS
1996 ROB FROST'S PRODUCTION, 'Jubilate' - HUMBER BRIDGE
1996 SEPTUA - HULL CC
1996 CHRISTMAS CASCADE - HULL CC
1996 EXALSIS - HM PRISON HULL
1997 CHAMPION OF THE WORLD - WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON
1998 CRUCIFIXION - SPAF, South Kensington, LONDON
1998 THE BABYLON BRIDGE - SPAF, South Kensington, LONDON
1998 STORM - HULL CC
1998 THE BLADE- SPAF, South Kensington, LONDON
1999 INSTINCT - SPAF, South Kensington, LONDON
2001 THE PASSION - SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, Salisbury
2001 Spritus Vespera - Dedication Service for Intermission - Intermission, Knightsbridge, London
2002 Pneumata Dedication Service - Men of God, Spiritus Vespera - Intermission, Knightsbridge, London
2002 EXTREME - Intermission, Knightsbridge, London
2003 CMB's PASSIONATUS with Gethsamane - Intermission, Knightsbridge, London
2003 BBC 1 Songs of Praise - creative collaboration with Libera and Robert Prizeman- The Roundhouse, Camden, London
2004 EPISODES, Intermission, Knightsbridge, London
2005 NOCTURNE - Trinity House, Tower Bridge, London
2005 BLACK ANGEL - The Roadhouse, Covent Garden, London
2006 BBC1 Joanne Hogg, Iona
2007 King Cotton - The Lowry Theatre (assisting with aerial, drowning and battle scenes as well as individual movements) - Jude Kelly OBE
commendations
We are extremely fortunate to have had many positive critical responses following the productions that we have staged. We are delighted to have enthusiastic support from West End Equity. The comments below are from prominent figures from the arts-media industry and New Millennium Commission and visitors to our more recent shows in London.
"Having been involved from the beginning with dance projects as diverse as Bob Fosse’ s musical motion picture ‘All That Jazz’ and Michael Flately’s ‘Lord of the Dance’, I feel qualified to say the initial production of ‘The Babylon Bridge’ was a stunning debut. The work would have been considered impactful and gifted had it appeared Off-Broadway. I think the show and it’s creator Annette Aubrey, if properly supported in its further development is onto a real winner...a global talent...world class choreographer."...Bill Tennant - Among many other credits to his name, Bill is a highly respected producer, former head of Columbia Pictures - the maker of many well known films and is a voting board member for the Oscar ceremonies in America.
'...a giant adventure playground of bars and ropes and ladders...a thundering moral message..viscerally exciting battle at sea on Ti Green's stunning Act 11 set'-The Independent
'large scale spectacular'
'...the entire ensemble clambering the rusted metal girders of Ti Green's monumental set as though scaling a giant loom-some truly harrowing scenes: a slave being whipped until he sinks to his knees'-The Telegraph
'Tom makes a death defying fall and is saved by Sokoto'-The Stage
'an event on a scale of Les Miserables and a play that should be seen again and again by people everywhere'- Chris High, Liverpool Empire
'...a standing ovation'- Daily Post, Manchester
" I was impressed by it’s potential... possibilities for The Dome site... " .Jennie Page, Director of the New Millennium Experience - The Dome.
" Brilliant - this is what we need in The Dome..." ...Stephen Lynas, Millennium Officer.
"Normally dance doesn't translate well to television - this does...it needs to be seen by a wider audience" - Michael Wakelin, Series Producer, Songs of Praise, BBC 1
"Stunning, brilliant...superb"...Robert Prizeman, Musical Director, Libera, SOP, BBC 1
"I normally hate dance dance but I had to go out, I was hyperventilating, it was so powerful" - London Theatrical agent
"Your dancers they have the soul...They are beautiful...What diversity of choreography" - Erica Herbert, Director, film maker
"Impressive...a great success" - Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. RJC Chartres, Bishop of London
"Cutting Edge...innovative...ahead of it's time" - Revd. Rob Gillion, Terry Wogan show, advisor to the Bishop of Kensington
"Beautiful" - Bishop of Kensington
"This isn't dance it's an experience...I can't believe this is happening in London...This has to fly...Unbelievable...Brilliant...This is what we've been waiting for - it's so exciting...I've been waiting decades for this...This should be on at Wembley...she's the new Pina Bausch...Give us more...bigger venues please! This is awesome - how about Wembley...West End in quality from concept to execution...It has to be said - this really does have the wow factor...WOW!" Audience comments
