MÓTUS, the Milton Keynes dance umbrella, is excited to announce that Phoenix will be touring to Milton Keynes for the first time.
They will be presenting The Rite of Spring created by Jeanguy SAINTUS, and Left Unseen by acclaimed choreographer Amaury Lebrun.
The work will play out at The Venue MK on Friday, May 17.
Saintus’ reworking of The Rite of Spring subverts the original narrative of Nijinsky’s iconic work challenging the notion of a female sacrifice – instead characters from Haitian folklore come to life telling their story of ritual, ceremony and celebration.
Jeanguy SAINTUS: “I have reconsidered the concept of the original sacrifice and instead explored the concept of offerings that are regularly seen in Caribbean culture. The promise in Haitian tradition is the offering one makes during the initiation into the vodou religion – we see this in the first section of the piece and the theme of Haitian rituals continues throughout.”
Performed by Phoenix Dance Theatre’s eight Company Dancers, The Rite of Spring is set in two movements and follows three central figures from Haitian folklore; Ogou a spirit that rules over fire, iron, war and blacksmiths, the Marasa, the divine twins and Damballa the serpent spirit and creator of life.
In the second half of the evening, Left Unseen sees choreographer Lebrun set work on Phoenix Dance Theatre for the very first time.
The piece draws on the different relationships that can be created between the body and the space when our senses are taken away from us. Emotionally evocative and taking its audience on an unpredictable journey.
Sharon Watson, Artistic Director Phoenix Dance Theatre said: “I am delighted with this whole double bill; Jeanguy SAINTUS is a remarkable choreographer and to offer him his UK choreographic debut is quite the coup! I am equally as excited to see the Company perform Amaury’s work; we have been in dialogue with him for some time now and to see him put his choreographic hat on for the Company is incredible.”
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