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"Simone Damberg Würtz’s performance as Polly is equally scene-stealing as she commands the stage with power woven with grace and beauty to match: it is hard to look anywhere else on a stage constantly full of wonderful performances."
The Reviews Hub
"One of the most prominent characters in terms of stature and energy was Simone Damberg Würtz’s portrayal of Polly.
You instantly recognised Helen McCrory’s infamous character with Simone radiating confidence, sass and also a caring undertone." 

​Theatre Scotland

"Polly Gray (played by Simone Damberg Würtz) and Tommy Shelby (played by Guillaume Queau) were particularly captivating.
Simone accurately conveyed the powerful and confident nature of
​Polly Gray through her demeanour and the way she danced.
Similarly, Guillaume who played Tommy captured his confidence but also his vulnerability. It was difficult not to see Guillaume as Cillian Murphy and Simone as Helen McCrory and I had to remind myself it was in fact the extremely talented Rambert Dance company."

Manchester Theatres
"Simone Damberg Würtz’s Polly is both commanding and secondary, as in the show. At one point, she and Ada revive Tommy in a somewhat sacrificial moment: sure, he’s in charge, but he’s put there because of some greater scheming effected by Polly."
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The Visit by ​YY London 


​Block Party

I got to do a little cameo for Megan Lawson’s
Block Party
for Rambert2 last year. 

This new piece is a playful and curious short dance film that mixes contemporary and street dance.

Block Party explores creative block and the elusive search for inspiration; stacking and unstacking the unpredictable one piece at a time.

Direction/Choreography: Megan Lawson 
Direction of Photography: Alana Mejia Gonzalez 
Music + Sound Design: Micka Luna
Assistant Choreographer: Daniele Sibilli
Production Design: Barbara Ayozie Fu Safira 

Dancers
Loïc Ayme, Pierre-Antoine Bardot, Caiti Carpenter, D’Angelo Castro, Comfort Kondehson, Judy Luo, Emma Spinosi, Jonathan Wade, Archie White, Seren Williams, Verity Wright,
Simone Damberg Würtz & Liam Francis

PEAKY BLINDERS

The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
UK Tour 2023
"Simone Damberg Würtz absolutely dominates as matriarch Polly."
​Advertiser & Times
"Simone Damberg Würtz took on the McCrory role of the matriarch, Polly, with significant aplomb in a striking outfit with blue suede laced-up boots and a dagger strapped to her thigh (also doubling up as a doomed police inspector, shot dead by Grace)"
Graham Watts for Bachtrack
"I couldn’t keep my eyes off Simone Damberg Würtz who played Polly. 
Simone embodied the character as Polly so perfectly, giving attitude as the matriarch of the Shelby family."

​Eyes on Stage


"Simone Damberg Würtz takes on the role of Aunt Polly with more than a passing resemblance to Helen McCrory (the original Polly, who sadly died in 2021). The matriarch of the family, she loves and protects her boys fiercely, but has her own demons to battle. Being able to portray these character traits through dance alone is a real gift and makes for an absorbing watch."
​On Magazine

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I’m on the outside
I’m on the outside looking in
Watching you falter 
Watching you wait 
For your life to begin    
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- Philip Selway
Picking Up Pieces
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​Philip Selway
Label Mark Byrne, Bella Union
Management Brian Message, ATC
Choreographers & Dancers Liam Francis & Simone Damberg Würtz 
Dancers Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp & Siobhan Davies
Production Company Uncommon Creative Studio 
Director William Wiliamson
Producer Archie Johnston Stewart
Executive Producer Charlie Gatsky Sinclair

YY LONDON


Behind the Scenes.
The making of a film on the new and major headquarters building in London’s Canary Wharf, YY London.
Choreographed by Benoit Swan Pouffer and danced by Rambert.
It was filmed over two days whilst the building is under construction and is due to be completed in 2023.

The waterside building is 415,000 sq.ft and is one of the most innovative and environmentally responsible offices in London and is now just 7 minutes from the City.
​It is being developed by Oaktree Capital and Quadrant Estates and designed by architects Buckley Gray Yeoman.

So let some daylight get in
Check for signs of life
There's dust on everything
I say your name
It sounds different, now you're gone
Well, this life has changed and shaped us all
And this life has changed forevermore

- Philip Selway 
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Check For Signs Of Life

Philip Selway
Label Mark Byrne, Bella Union
Management Brian Message, ATC
Choreographers & Dancers Liam Francis & Simone Damberg Würtz 
Dancers Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp & Siobhan Davies
Production Company Uncommon Creative Studio 
Director William Wiliamson
Producer Rosie Woods 
Executive Producer Charlie Gatsky Sinclair

PEAKY BLINDERS

"Simone Damberg Würtz is a standout as Polly,
​the powerful Shelby family matriarch"

Broadway World
"The matriarch of the family, Polly played by
​Simone Damberg Würtz shows incredible strength in her performance and you can certainly tell that she is head of the family"
West End Best Friend
"Simone Damberg Würtz energises the action as Tommy's glamorous aunt Polly"
The Times
 "Simone Damberg Würtz is a picture as she struts around"
Seeing Dance
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"These are not carbon copies of the television characters – although Simone Damberg Würtz is an appropriately fearsome Aunt Polly"
The Guardian
"Conor Kerrigan’s Arthur, Simone Damberg Würtz’s Polly and Adél Bálint’s Ada were magnificent"
Birmingham World

"We encounter members of his tight-knit family en route – including no-nonsense, machine gun-toting Polly, Simone Damberg Würtz"
The Stage

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NEW SEASON
NEW PRODUCTION
​NEW HEADSHOT 

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BY PHOTOGRAPHER CAMILLA GREENWELL

PEAKY BLINDERS, THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY
​LIVE ON STAGE - SEP 2022 - MAY 2023

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Written by the creator of Peaky Blinders - Steven Knight  
Choreographer & Director - Benoit Swan Pouffer
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Book tickets here

Rambert performing with Laura Mvula
at the Commonwealth Closing Ceremony Birmingham 2022


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RAMBERT SPRING TOUR 2022 

CERBERUS BY BEN DUKE
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EYE CANDY BY IMRE & MARNE VAN OPSTAL
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Photographer Camilla Greenwell
February 2022, London
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MOVE IT 2022
​Murmuration by Liam Francis 
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Behind the scenes moments from the shoot of Rambert's Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. 

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​Endless Endings
- a piece of multiple endings and no beginning...

It teases the unspoken agreement between performer and audience.

Endless Endings performed by
Simone Damberg Würtz
at Rambert Blueprints

Lighting: Andrej Gubanov
Music: Jacob Wye
Costumes: Rambert Archives. 
Designed by Antony McDonald for ‘Mercure’ by Choreographer Ian Spink.
Photos by Zeta Spyraki.
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Simone joined the Dansox Summer Program at St. Hilda's College, Oxford for a week of exploration & collaboration with Artists Liam Francis, Rob Bridger, Jacob Wye &
​Antonello Sangirardi. 

Watch or rewatch the livestream from our informal yet informative sharing on Sunday the 22nd August 2021. 

photo ©️ Jez Ward


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Rambert Performing at the
BBC Team GB Homecoming Concert 
With Singer 
Laura Mvula 'Got Me' 
Choreography by Marion Motin


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National Dance Awards
Best Female Dancer 2020 
Simone Damberg Würtz


Photographer Johan Persson
September 2020, London
BRUT  
‘A collaboration between Dan Lowenstein and the dancers from Rambert - Shot in Paris'

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Directed, shot and cut by Dan Lowenstein
Movement Direction from Miguel Altunaga Jr
Music Production by 3D Productions / Dave Crowe
Dancers: Miguel Altunaga Jr Adél Bálint Simone Damberg Würtz Daniel Davidson Joaquim de Santana Edit Domoszlai Liam Francis Juan Gil Brenda Lee Grech Guillaume Quéau Nancy Nerantzi Kym Sojourna Alex Soulliere Jacob Wye.
​Shot on location in Paris during April 2019
A response to “Hedgehog” by Simone Damberg Würtz.
“Hedgehog” is a micro-piece for nine isolated musicians by Yshani Perinpanayagam @yshani
Yshani sent each player an individual part with a click track, and asked them to video themselves playing it on their phone. And provided no further clues as to what it was all about...

When I saw Yshani’s Hedgehog on Twitter I immediately loved it & everything about it. 
And I thought we could do this with dancers as well! 

So I followed in her footsteps, and passed on the players individual tracks to nine isolated dancers around the world.
Like Yshani I provided no further clues as to what it was all about...

A great big thank you to all involved Oihana Vesga, Sharia Johnson, Jack Thomson, Anna Würtz Thomsen, Monique Jonas,
 Ihssan De-Banya, Nicol Edmonds, Jonathan Savage & Stephen Quildan 

 LONDON, UK // 28-04-20 - created during the global pandemic COVID-19 2020 
#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe #AloneTogether
klovn was created in isolation by Simone Damberg Wurtz in collaboration with composer Micka Luna 🖤
The music is ‘Super Psychotic’ from Micka’s score ’The dream of Beef’. 

The Clown within me resurfaces every now and again and I have a strong emotional connection to it. It lives deep within me as a person and an artist. I often question why I return to it. Perhaps the creation at this point in time is a part of my own self exploration, and a very particular state of mind I am experiencing right now. 
‘Art is the only way to run away without leaving home’ Twyla Tharp 


New music video 'Lay this body down' released by British folk singer Sam Lee.
Movement direction & choreography Miguel Altunaga & Simone Damberg Würtz.

coming soon... stills from video by Poetry Film Productions ​

photo ©️ Miguel Altunaga

Photo Shoot

©️  Apetura Dance Photography photo
©️ Miguel Altunaga
©️ Drew Tommons
©️ Jason Ashwood
©️ Nick Guttridge

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