Do Not Be Afraid_Photo by Neil Wissink
Do Not Be Afraid (2011)
Both humorous and deadly serious, this duet proposes that the dance performer’s superpower is the ability to make their mind visible for an audience, in and through their body.
Choreographer Matthias Sperling is joined by superb performer/collaborators Rachel Krische or Antonia Grove in donning superhero lycra and delving boldy into the relationship between body and mind.
Click here to view a video extract of Do Not Be Afraid.
Created with support from Arts Council England, Dance South West/Pavilion Dance, Leeds Metropolitan University, Dance4, Laban Theatre, Nightingale Theatre and Greenwich Dance. With thanks to Matteo Fargion and Siobhan Davies for their artistic mentorship.
The developing work has been presented at Southbank Centre/Dance Umbrella 2011 (London), Nottdance Festival 2011 (Nottingham), Movement 12/The Basement (Brighton), Déda (Derby), Pavilion Dance (Bournemouth), Dance Digital/Trestle Theatre (St.Albans) and Dance4/Embrace Arts Centre (Leicester).
Duration: 45 mins
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For theatres enquiring about booking the work, please contact Stuart Allen at Dance4: Stuart@dance4.co.uk