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Far From the Norm
BLKDOG
Botis Seva
Minefield
Electrifying and utterly spellbinding, the award- winning BLKDOG explodes with rebellious energy in a dance that questions our capacity for resilience. An uncompromising view of the world.
TRIGGER / CONTENT WARNINGS
Abstract depiction of sexualized and physical violence; loud music and haze.
One of the most original emerging talents on the British dance scene, Botis Seva uses his art as a powerful vehicle for expressing the turbulence of our times in a hard-hitting physical language that combines hip hop and contemporary dance. With his collective Far from the Norm, founded when he was just 19, he addresses the voiceless, the disenfranchised. Inspired by a personal sense of loss and suffering, he broadens his perspective to probe the difficult individual and collective encounter with the world. How can we save the child in us when the carefree spirit of youth is slipping away? Emerging from the shadows, seven hooded performers whose faces we never see conjure up their inner torments on the path to acceptance and self-discovery, to a pounding, brooding score by Torben Sylvest. Gripping.
Camilla Greenwell.
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Elena Cremona.
Paul Phung.
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Artists
Company
Credits
BLKDOG
Director & Choreographer Botis Seva.
Music Composer Torben Sylvest.
Lighting Designer Tom Visser.
Costume Designer Ryan Dawson-Laight.
Performed by Far From The Norm Dance Artists.
Rehearsal Director Hayleigh Sellors.
Executive Producer Lee Griffiths.
Senior Production Manager Andy Downie.
Production Manager & Relighters Chris Burr & Andrej Gubanov.
Tour Manager Gabija Cepelyte.
Costume Makers Jordan Goertz, Julie Sayers, Kelsey Vickery, Kingsley Hall, Lou Petty.
Mix Engineer Pär Carlsson.
Research & Development Rehearsal Director Ekin Bernay.
Contribution Artists Charlotte Clark, Clarissa Shulungu, Ezra Owen, Isaac Ouro-Gnao, Savanah Anais Rowe, Shiloh Seva, Tyrone Isaac-Stuart.
Co-produced by Far From The Norm, Norrlandsoperan and Sadler’s Wells.
Supported by Arts Council England, Kingston University, Laban Theatre, Siobhan Davies Dance and UEL Dance: Urban Practice Department.
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