“Talent: You’ve got it or you don’t. And from the start of Benjamin Levy’s precocious choreographic career, it’s been clear this guy has serious gifts.“ SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER | 7.30PM
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE
Performing two works from two American choreographers, and celebrating its 25th anniversary year, SDT is delighted to return to His Majesty’s in Autumn 2011.
Lay Me Down Safe
Choreographed by Kate Weare
Using sensuous yet arresting movements, Lay Me Down Safe explores whether desire – the experience we follow like a moth to flame – ultimately keeps us safe from harm, or places us right in harm’s way. The dancers bodies meet through crowds, sway, interact and form relationships. With martial arts like grace the dancers break into packs, intertwining slowly or at break neck speed.
Kate’s soundtrack features music from artists such as Leonard Cohen and Nouvelle Vague. With some adult themes and some strong language in the soundtrack, this isn’t one for younger children, we recommend this piece for ages 12+.
Khaos
Choreographed by Benjamin Levy
Khaos is an exploration of the high and lows of human life and its contradictions: We desire to be loved but fiercely protect ourselves from heartbreak; we are generous yet selfish, divine and clumsy. Levy has the dancers shifting like particles in space, buffeting one another, making way for an explosive reaction. Ben uses huge white inflatables which change and move, alternately supporting, pushing back, welcoming and suffocating the dancers as they navigate a volatile atmosphere. Incorporating the personal experiences of each artist, Khaos is a mediation on integration, ownership, and acceptance.
Photograph: Nicole Guarino
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