Award-winning dance theatre company Protein will stage the world premiere of Border Tales at the Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich from Wednesday 12 – Saturday 15 February.
With an engaging blend of dance, dialogue and live music Border Tales is a coruscating new slice of biting, topical social commentary. Treated with Luca Silvestrini’s trademark physical and verbal wit, the production looks at multi-cultural living in the UK seen through the eyes of the characters on stage. Artistic Director and choreographer Silvestrini turns his sharply satirical gaze to stereotypical thinking, tolerance, and where lines are drawn between ‘them’ and ‘us’.
Speaking about the work Silvestrini says, “I’m dedicating Border Tales to everyone I’ve interviewed, talked to and worked with over months of research around notions of identity and multicultural living. I’ve travelled across England, Slovenia, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Palestine and India and learned that there’s a common, complex and unresolved space between people… between ‘them and us’, ‘me and the other’. This emotional, sometimes physical, sometimes socially awkward space is strongly influenced by a restless collision of cultures, traditions, religious views and political interests. I see this space in between as a border, the outer part of all of us, a fragile partition that defines who we are, but that perpetuates a yearning to belong. I have nothing to teach or preach about, but I’ve been moved by the simple desire to share the many tales I’ve heard and experienced along the way.”
Seated in the round to bring the audience close to the action, the cast of seven international dancers plus local performers will entertain and provoke with this amusing yet poignant look at how we perceive ourselves and each other. The work also features a brand new score composed by Andy Pink and performed live by musician Anthar Kharana.
Last seen at the DanceHouse in 2011 Protein is known for high-quality distinctive and accessible dance theatre and was awarded Best Independent Dance Company at the 2011 National Dance Awards following its internationally successful production of LOL (lots of love).
Performance Details and Box Office Information
DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW
Box Office: 01473 295230 | www.danceeast.co.uk
Dates: Wednesday 12 – Saturday 15 February, 7.30pm
Ticket Prices: £10, £7 concessions
Age suitability 14yrs+
Glen McColm
DanceEast
+44 (0) 1473 295241
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