Dance to see this February
Mariposa by DeNada © Joe Armitage
Not sure what dance to watch in London this February? With at least 18 dance shows happening across London this January, let me help you to decide with my top three picks. Expect dance parties, technological experimentation and opera reimagined. Plus, February sees the first ever performance at brand new theatre for dance, Sadler’s Wells East!
1. Our Mighty Groove
6—9 February / Sadler’s Wells East
For those seeking a party
If you are opening London’s newest theatre dedicated to dance, then you want to kick off with a party. Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s non-narrative work features club styles – house, waacking and vogue – as well as African and contemporary dance. Plus, after the show the theatre will turn into a club night for those who want to dance the night away.
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2. Mariposa
25—26 February / The Place, London
For those seeking a heartbreaking love story
DeNada Dance Theatre are bringing their queer retelling of Madama Butterfly to London for two performances only. Puccini’s opera is about a young Geisha who is abandoned by her American Navy Officer lover. It’s a controversial opera to stage due to issues around Yellow Face and orientalism (Puccini, a 17th-century Italian composer, never visited Japan). In this dance retelling by Carlos Pons Guerra, the work is re-set in the Carribean, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love.
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3. Deepstaria
27 February—2 March / Sadler’s Wells, London
For the contemporary explorers
Sir Wayne McGregor is one of the foremost British choreographers working on the contemporary dance scene today. As well as being the Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet, he has his own company, Company Wayne McGregor. They are going to be presenting a non-narrative work that “reflects on our profound relationship with the void and our own mortality”. McGregor is well known for his collaborations with technology, and this work is no different, using Vantablack Vision® technology to make the theatre as dark as possible and Bronze AI to constantly recompose and perform the score.
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