DANIEL DAVIDSON
DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER
ABOUT
Daniel was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and trained at The Dance School of Scotland and Millennium Performing Arts.
He joined Scottish Ballet in 2005 where he performed works by renowned choreographers such as Richard Alston, George Balanchine, Matthew Bourne, Trisha Brown, Christopher Bruce, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Christopher Hampson, Kenneth MacMillan, Hans van Manen, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ashley Page, Krzysztof Pastor, Stephen Petronio & Twyla Tharp amongst others.
He danced for Rambert from 2014-2022 and performed in works by Mark Baldwin, Christopher Bruce, Kim Brandstrup, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Merce Cunningham, Ben Duke, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, Andonis Foniadakis, Hofesh Shechter, Wayne McGregor, Imre & Marne van Opstal, Jo Strømgren, Marion Motin, Shobana Jeyasingh, Didy Veldman, Wim Vandekeybus & Alexander Whitley amongst others.
He recently joined the artistic team of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show as Assistant Choreographer to Marion Motin and is currently studying an MA in Choreography at Central School of Ballet.
CHOREOGRAPHIC WORK
‘Doublespeak,' performed as part of The National Theatre’s River Stage Festival (2017)
‘DIAL/LOG,' created for the MCC Showcase evening in Malta (2017)
‘Siren’ and ‘Auto-continuance’ commissioned by Covent Garden Dance Company (2018)
'MOTHER' for Rambert's 'Blueprints' Choreography Evening (2021)
'Heavenly Bodies,' created for the Ballet Nights Gala in London (2021)
'VOX' for Cali Hollister. Performed at The Julliard School Graduation Ceremony, NYC (2022)
'HOVER' for National Youth Ballet (2022)
'Dear, I fear' for Rambert School (2023)
'Throat' for Scratch Night at Dance Base Edinburgh (2023)
'unwilted' for The Dance School of Scotland (2023)
'Ache' for The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2023)
'I think we're on different planets' for Central School of Ballet (2023)
Image above ©Chris Nash
PRESS
Daniel Davidson’s very appealing Dear, I Fear (a vision in pink) is an exploration of the complexities of relationships and ultimate heartbreak that can occur. Taking up that theme, a series of duets and short small group sections sometimes feel edgy. One beautiful, sensuous duet (Serena McCall and Stanley Young) to Jonas Crabtree’s weirdly beautiful ‘Heart of Glass’ remix, which mixes Blondie with Philip Glass, stands out; that couple later joined by two others. Upstage, like a backing group or chorus, a tight group often forms, shifting like kelp waving gently in an underwater current.
- David Mead
seeingdance.com
June 26th 2023
