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Four dancers in a line, walk forward holding another dancer under her arms while she walks forward. They all have thier eyes closed and rest their heads on each other. The dancers wear brightly coloured outfits that pop in orange, pink and blue. They are on a stage which is surrounded by trees.

NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT

“It was the most beautiful, hypnotic and amazing dance performance I’ve ever seen. I have no background in dance … however , I sensed I was witnessing something amazing” – audience feedback.  

No Time Like The Present is a dance and music experience presented in the beautiful green spaces of South Yorkshire.

The production is one act ballet performed and created by a diverse team. Five dancers perform to a synth pop score composed specifically for the production, performed for 40 minutes without a break.

The production explores the female experience, portraying a selection of perspectives – some ordinary, some more specific – as a running narrative throughout the piece where each dancer has a solo between the intro and finale. The audience is invited to immerse themselves in the music, movement and surroundings!

Five dancers, stand looking into the audience all wearing colour popping outfits in pink, orange and blue. All dancers are staring into the camera and are on a stage surrounded by trees and the Sheffield skyline in the background.
Four dancers in a line, walk forward holding another dancer under her arms while she has her legs out front. The dancers wear brightly coloured outfits that pop in orange, pink and blue. They are on a stage which is surrounded by trees.
Five dancers in a line look directly at the camera while they hold the person infronts left leg and hod their right arm in the air. The dancers wear brightly coloured outfits that pop in orange, pink and blue. They are on a stage which is surrounded by trees.
Five dancers adopt positions standing and seated. The dancers wear brightly coloured outfits that pop in orange, pink and blue. They are on a stage surrounded by trees.
Five dancers, stand on a stage - four are looking to their left at the dancer on the right who has her hands over her ears. They are wearing colour popping outfits in pink, orange and blue. The stage is surrounded by trees and the Sheffield skyline in the background.
Five dancers, stand on a stage - four are at the back watching the fifth dancer who is knelt on one knee on a wooden chair with her other leg pointed out in front of her. They are wearing colour popping outfits in pink, orange and blue. The stage is surrounded by trees and the Sheffield skyline in the background.
Four dancers surround a seated dancer in a pnk wig. Two are knelt at her side holding her hands and two are combing and brushing her hair. She sits looking regal with her eyes closed. They are wearing colour popping outfits in pink, orange and blue. The stage is surrounded by trees and the Sheffield skyline in the background.

The production premiered on the 19 – 21st and 26th – 28th August 2022 at Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham and 24th and 25th August in Sheffield Botanical Gardens at Dance in the Gardens:

Creative producer – Tala Lee-Turton

Choreographer – Zhongjing Fang

Choreographer – Katya Bourvis

Dancers – Tala Lee-Turton, Winnie Dias Pinto, Gabrielle De Souza Jacquet, Lowri Shone and Ena Yamaguchi.

Composer – Grace Stubbings

Costume design – Kira Fridericia

Costume co-designer and maker – Alice Ortona Coles

Creative photographer – Xenia Bakshinskaya

Tala Lee-Turton headshot

Tala Lee-Turton

Creative Producer and Dancer

Zhongjing Fang headshot

Zhongjing Fang

Choreographer

Katya Bourvis headshot

Katya Bourvis

Choreographer

Winnie Dias headshot

Winnie Dias Pinto

Dancer

Gabrielle de Souza Jacquet headshot

Gabrielle De Souza Jacquet

Dancer

Lowri Bethan headshot

Lowri Shone

Dancer

Ena Yamaguchi

Ena Yamaguchi

Dancer

You can access the programme for No Time Like The Present here.

 

Check out South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority’s interview with Tala during the production run. 

Special thanks to Arts Council England, Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, Sheffield Culture Consortium and private donors.

A still from the film, Chinese Laundry. The dancer is in a laundry surrounded by ironing boards and clothes and is resting her head and arms on one of the ironing boards whilst looking directly at the camera.
A still from the film, Chinese Laundry. The dancer is in profile and is gazing to the left of the image. She is looking thoughtfully as she stands in the middle of woods in the Peak District.
A dancer holds a spray of dried flowers behind her back as she holds out her arm with a delicate bend of her wrist and gazes to the left.
A dancer is wearing a black halter neck jumpsuit and is resting her hand behind her neck with the other in her pocket.
Dancer seated back to back with a musician playing the Iranian ghaychak. Dancer has arms crossed in a balletic movement, wearing a cream dress and hair in french plaits. The musician wears beige trousers and a cream lace top and has dark, long curly hair worn loose.
Dancer with blonde bob peers through a bunch of dried flowers.
A still from the film, Chinese Laundry - the dancer is situated in front of a full washing machine. She has the hood of her hoody up and is looking cautiously at the camera.
Close up of seated dancer, wearing a cream dress and hair in french plaits, looking into the distance, sat next to a cellist, with long dark curly hair, worn loose, playing soulfully.
Tala Lee-Turton gazes wistfully to the left of the camera with one arm over her head. She is in a room with dark wooden panels.
A dancer with a blonde bob holding sprays of dried flowers above and behind her head with her eyes closed as if in meditation.
A dancer leans to the side with her left hand up and right hand down to the side and behind. The back ground is red and she is in a black bolero top and leggings over a beige coloured leotard.
An animated dancer wearing a pink wig looks intently at the camera
five dancers motionless, standing ready to dance.
Seated dancer, wearing a cream dress and hair in french plaits, looking to the side at a cellist, with long dark curly hair, worn loose, playing soulfully. They both sit on a wooden box, back to back.

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