AN ACCLAIMED Norwegian company is heading to Dorset for a short dance theatre tour.

Panta Rei Danseteater will give two performances in Buckland Newton near Dorchester and in Gillingham.

Performing Promise of Departure, their brand new production launches a new season of music, theatre and dance events programmed across rural Dorset by Artsreach, the county’s touring arts charity.

Packed with high pace and intricate choreography, Oslo-based Panta Rei examines how vulnerability and strength come to play in the relationships we have, and the struggles we are forced to overcome. It explore the promise of connection and the departure from our comfort zone, challenging the dancers to share personal stories and push their physicality over and over again.

A co-production between Panta Rei Danseteater and Teater Innlandet (Norway), Promise of Departure is a double bill created in collaboration with award-winning British choreographer, Rachel Erdos,

Artsreach co-director Kerry Bartlett said: “Panta Rei are internationally renowned for the overall immersive feeling of their productions, catching the imagination of audiences worldwide, and we are delighted that we can bring them back to the county as part of our new summer programme. Their visits to Dorset are always hugely popular but with limited tickets, don’t miss this special chance to see them up close!”

n Panta Rei Danseteater’s Promise of Departure is at Gillingham School, Friday, April 27 at 7.30pm (Call 01747 833844 for tickets) and Buckland Newton Hall on Saturday, April 28 at 7.30pm. (Call 01300 345455 for tickets or see artsreach.co.uk).