Yewande 103 Many Lifetimes
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A community of transforming solos by Yewande 103.
Join us for a gently-paced evening of mesmerising solos – where you will witness movement tenderly transforming between one performer and the next.
Many Lifetimes is a poetic new dance-installation from interdisciplinary dance company Yewande 103, accompanied by live music from Bianca Wilson and Femi Oriogun-Williams.
Beneath a suspended linen canopy and gentle rain of melting ice, Many Lifetimes continues founder Alexandrina Yewande Hemsley’s enquiries into tidal cycles of love, loss and repair. Working collaboratively with dancers, musicians and disability access advocates, this sculptural and tender performance is steeped in personal archives around change, remembrance and gathering together.
Yewande 103 creates work that delves into the sensorial, the bodily, the autobiographical and emotional – always in community. They believe in enlivened, sensitive, caring and inclusive creative projects.
Yewande 103 formalises over 17 years of Alexandrina’s work in contemporary dance nationally and internationally. Her work has been commissioned by Dance City, Somerset House, Disability Arts Online, Sadler’s Wells, Theaterformen and Battersea Arts Centre amongst others.
Special thanks to Chiron Stamp for design collaboration and to Frances Morgan for dance movement collaboration in the research and development period at Battersea Arts Centre. Special thanks to Ana Grotta, David Archer and Reiss Dendie.
Many Lifetimes has been commissioned by Dance City and the Gillian Dickinson Fund, FABRIC and Battersea Arts Centre. Additional development support has been funded by Art Council England.
Header image description: A close up of cast member Rudzani Moleya, a beautifully brown, gender fluid artist with Afro 4c hair & face freckles, lying on a wooden floor. One arm is wrapped under their head, one hand resting just above their head. They are lying on the edge of a silver mirror dance floor, speckled with remnants of melted ice & a reflection of the hanging linen canopy above.
Header image © Katarzyna Perlak
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There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email tickets@sadlerswells.com if you wish to book these optionsRelaxed Performances
A Relaxed Performance is a less formal theatre experience for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a show. They support noise and movement within the auditorium during a show, re-entry when needed so house lights are left on throughout, and a separate chill-out space for anyone who might need it at any time during their visit. We also provide a Visual Story so people can familiarise themselves with the theatre and key details about the show in advance.Touch Tour
Visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production.A striking, multi-layered artistic experience… threads from many cultures and brings new perspectives and viewpoints—let’s have even more of this kind of work regionally.
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
… the work felt structurally reminiscent of lifecycles and healing… a clear feeling of community and equity within the space
DANCE ART JOURNAL
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Post-show talk
Members of the company and creative team in conversation with Rob Jones. Free to same performance ticket holders. BSL interpreted.
Audio Described Performances
There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email tickets@sadlerswells.com if you wish to book these optionsRelaxed Performances
A Relaxed Performance is a less formal theatre experience for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a show. They support noise and movement within the auditorium during a show, re-entry when needed so house lights are left on throughout, and a separate chill-out space for anyone who might need it at any time during their visit. We also provide a Visual Story so people can familiarise themselves with the theatre and key details about the show in advance.Touch Tour
Visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production.Audio Described Performances
There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email tickets@sadlerswells.com if you wish to book these optionsRelaxed Performances
A Relaxed Performance is a less formal theatre experience for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a show. They support noise and movement within the auditorium during a show, re-entry when needed so house lights are left on throughout, and a separate chill-out space for anyone who might need it at any time during their visit. We also provide a Visual Story so people can familiarise themselves with the theatre and key details about the show in advance.Touch Tour
Visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production.
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