As soon as the premiere of Vortex finished, I bought a ticket for the following evening. The piece is rich, varied, surprising and rewards a second viewing.
I love that moment when the audience starts to fill the auditorium. The outside world is brought in clinging to our clothing and in the buzz of conversation. Then the sudden hush where in the silence it is no longer ‘I’ but ‘we’ waiting in anticipation.
Hofesh Shechter presents a reworking of his masterpiece Political Mother with his new generation of young dancers adding to the original title the word Unplugged.
The naked human body surely is endlessly fascinating, often contentious but always beautiful. Looked at for long enough it is quirky, peculiar, and almost surreal but still beautiful
23 June 2021; on Zoom
Almost 60 people signed up for the Open Workshop - hurrah! What a powerful demonstration of older dancers’ artistic curiosity and ambition.
In a period of few opportunities for live performance or awards ceremonies, EncoreEast is particularly thrilled that some of our special friends were nominated with some winning in their category at the Critic’s Circle National Dance Awards 2021.
