It Begins In Darkness
by Seke ChimutengwendeIt Begins In Darkness is a dance full of ghosts.
In this stark, stripped back performance, five dancers move through a series of mysterious and experimental rites of passage, channelling past, present and future tensions through their bodies and voices. As if to exorcise the haunted house of history, the dancers whisper, jump, wrestle, shiver, wail and laugh, filling the space with horrors, both real and imagined.
It Begins In Darkness is an environment for processing the fear, anger and confusion which arise from the histories of slavery and colonialism that haunt the present.
Please note: This performance takes place at The Mount Without, Upper Church Lane, St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8FN.
Supported by: Arts Council England Project Grants, The Place, Dance4, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Impermanence, Bluecoat, University of Roehampton, Sadler's Wells and Chats Place.
FREE WORKSHOP WITH SEKE CHIMUTENGWENDE
Eminent choreographer, Seke Chimutengwende, will lead a FREE 2-hour workshop on 30 Sep at The Mount Without. In this workshop Seke will lead participants through some of processes and material from It Begins in Darkness. Find out more
