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box office www.ldif.co.uk 0333 666 3366 #LDIF18
DIRECTOR’S NOTE Welcome to Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) 2018, as we celebrate eight years of bringing innovative dance from around the world to Leicester. This year LDIF focuses on Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues, with a full programme of discussion, performances, workshops, masterclasses and films. The festival reflects upon the rich traditions of dance from the African and African Caribbean diaspora and celebrates the pioneers of ground-breaking dance internationally, with artists from Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal, Trinidad, Zimbabwe and the UK. We are delighted to welcome the UK debut of Germaine Acogny’s Somewhere at the Beginning. A true pioneer for the development of African contemporary dance, Germaine’s work has influenced countless dancers and choreographers, making it a true honour to have her as part of the line-up this year and as keynote for our conference. The conference Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues features a panel of key voices, all who have contributed to the development of contemporary dance techniques internationally. The conference is a much needed opportunity to discuss and document their work and practice, decolonising dance aesthetics and putting voices from the African and African Caribbean centre-stage. Leading on from this, LDIF18 also features an enhanced programme of dance training and continued professional development opportunities with L’Antoinette Stines, Jeanguy Saintus and Barbara Ramos. We are thrilled to be hosting for Biography, An Evening With Namron at New Walk Museum, which will reflect on over five decades of his career and his contribution to contemporary dance in the UK. Continuing to support emerging dancers and choreographers, Signatures welcomes several new commissions to showcase their works in progress, whilst Mac Daniel V. Palima and Ella Mesma will return to present their developed pieces for Autograph. We also introduce Urban Jazz Dance Company from the USA, who use rhythms to bring together Deaf and hearing dancers.
For the LDIF18 launch we are delighted to welcome back Nora Chipaumire with her captivating performance inspired by legendary pop icon Grace Jones. Those who have attended previous festivals may have seen Nora’s choreography for Urban Bush Women at LDIF16, or her high energy talk at LDIF17. Linking Leicester with celebrations around the world, I can’t think of a better way to mark International Dance Day. Finally, I would like to thank all those involved with LDIF18: artists, funders, partners, participants, volunteers and audience members. This fantastic programme would not be possible without your continued support, and we are proud to have developed a programme that embraces the cosmopolitan nature of Leicester, bringing diversity to the forefront. So, Let’s Dance! Pawlet Brookes, Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director
PATRON’S NOTE I am delighted that for the eighth edition of Let’s Dance International Frontiers, I am able to contribute a few words, with the honour as Serendipity’s first patron, to welcome you to this fantastic programme of work. Having attended the festival in 2017 I am excited at the prospect of working with Serendipity internationally, and the opportunities to enhance the development of artists of the diaspora. The theme for this year’s programme Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues embraces this ethos by showcasing the work of trailblazers whilst opening doors to the next generation of dancers and choreographers. I look forward to LDIF18 and the future opportunities and partnerships for the international dance community. Joan Myers Brown Patron of Serendipity Founder and Executive Artistic Director, PHILADANCO Founder and Honorary Chair, International Association of Blacks in Dance Recipient of the Presidential National Medal of Arts Image Credit (cover and above): Germaine Acogny, Photographer Thomas Dorn
LDIF18 Launch 100% POP Nora Chipaumire (Zimbabwe/USA) Sunday 29 April 6pm 2Funky Music Café £16 Pop music is defined as chart music: short songs with basic verse chorus structure, commercial and accessible. Quite the opposite of the aesthetic of punk, the enterprise of pop music is not always considered as a true art, although it’s production values are usually high. 100% Pop is inspired by model, singer and actor, Grace Jones. As iconic in pop culture as Patti Smith in punk culture, Grace Jones remains untethered to norms and thrives within the margins of polite society, she defiantly remains a legitimate pop star. Nora Chipaumire creates an imagined utopia drawing from the memories of a formless girl being shaped as she discovers Grace Jones amidst a changing political and social context; the fall of Communism, the return of freedom, and the rise of music television. Nora Chipaumire’s work challenges and embraces the stereotypes of Africa and the Black performing body. Born in Mutare, Zimbabwe and based in New York City, Nora is a three time Bessie Award winner, including for her revival of her solo dark swan, set as an ensemble piece for Urban Bush Women which featured in the programme for LDIF16. Nora’s performance will mark International Dance Day and the launch of LDIF18. 4
Image Credit: Germaine Acogny, Photographer Hyun Kim
Conference Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues Tuesday 8 May 9.15am – 5.15pm City Hall Early Bird £45*/£77/£55 Concessions Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues is a conversation between past, present and future, bringing together leading dance practitioners from Senegal, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and the UK. The conference is an exploration of the roots of contemporary dance styles, examining contemporary dance techniques from the African and African Caribbean diaspora with the pioneers who have developed them. Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues welcomes Germaine Acogny (France/Senegal) as keynote speaker, founder of L’Ecole des Sables and Janti-Bi dance companies. Other speakers will include L’Antoinette Stines (Jamaica), founder of L’Acadco and creator of Caribbean dance technique, L’Antech; Namron (UK), founding member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre; Bob Ramdhanie (Trinidad-UK), former director of Black Dance Development Trust and Kokuma Dance Company; Barbara Ramos (Cuba), Artistic Director of Danza Del Caribe; Jeanguy Saintus (Haiti), founder of Ayikodans. The proceedings will be chaired by Pawlet Brookes, Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director of Serendipity. Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues uncovers the rich cultural history of the African and African Caribbean diaspora and documents how this has shaped contemporary dance practice internationally, recognising the contemporary ground-breakers who have developed new aesthetics, grounded in tradition. It honours ancestral voices, whilst codifying and preserving a legacy for the next generation.
Networking Event Tuesday 8 May 5:30pm – 8:30pm Belmont Hotel Invited Guests Only An opportunity to meet industry professionals, ask questions and network, the evening will focus around an informal discussion of how different dance styles and techniques are influenced by spirituality, faith and culture. The evening is a forum for exchange, and will also launch a new publication. 5
LDIF+ Workshops Wednesday 9 May – Friday 11 May 9.15am – 11.00am, 11.15am – 12.45pm, 1.45pm – 3.30pm PACE3, De Montfort University Conference and One Workshop Early Bird £80*/£115 Conference and Two Workshops Early Bird £125*/£160 Conference and Three Workshops Early Bird £170*/£205 A unique opportunity to work with renowned choreographers, all trailblazers in contemporary Caribbean dance. The LDIF+ workshop series provides a fantastic opportunity for continued professional development for dance practitioners. Whether dancers, choreographers or educators you can gain an insight into contemporary dance techniques from Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. The sessions build over three days to provide a thorough introduction to each aesthetic. With this flexible programme, participants can tailor the opportunity to suit their own needs choosing to work with one, two or all three of the course leaders. L’Antoinette Stines (Jamaica)
Barbara Ramos (Cuba)
9.15am – 11.00am
1.45pm – 3.30pm
L’Antoinette Stines is the creator of L’Antech, an eclectic Caribbean contemporary dance technique, which synthesises African influences, Caribbean folklore and Jamaican dance. It brings together elements of classical ballet whilst honouring African Caribbean retentions and unifying body, mind and spirit to create something truly distinctive. No stranger to the LDIF programme, L’Antoinette is the founder of L’Acadco: A United Caribbean Dance Force.
Barbara Ramos is a choreographer and practitioner based in Cuba. Barbara Ramos draws on the powerful influences that African Caribbean culture have made on classical styles of modern and contemporary dance, characterised by marked emphasis on design and shapes. As the Artistic Director of Danza del Caribe, Barbara Ramos explores harmonisation to a dance language that transgresses the boundaries of communication.
Jeanguy Saintus (Haiti) 11.15am – 12.45pm Jeanguy Saintus is a Haitian dancer and choreographer, as the founder of Ayikodans he continuously pushes the limits of modern dance. Jeanguy Saintus’ technique is a contemporary Haitian aesthetics, rooted in tradition, with folklore and Haitian voodoo culture, as well as diverse African, Amerindian and French influences that reflect modern Caribbean culture and creativity. * available until 28 February 2018
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Image Credit: Germaine Acogny, Photographer Hyun Kim
Masterclasses Masterclass with Namron
Masterclass with Germaine Acogny
Friday 4 May 1.45pm – 3.15pm PACE3, De Montfort University
Wednesday 9 May 3.45pm – 5.15pm PACE3, De Montfort University
With a career spanning fifty years, this masterclass with Namron is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside one of the pioneers of British contemporary dance. Founder member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Namron has taught at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Millennium Dance 2000, and has worked with companies from Phoenix Dance to Alvin Ailey and on West End musicals from Cats to Five Guys Named Moe. Namron’s masterclass will focus on providing an insight into contemporary dance frameworks and technique.
A unique introduction to the Germaine Acogny technique by the creator herself. ‘An African Dance of modern expression’, Germaine Acogny’s technique has grown out of a knowledge of West African traditional dances, whilst incorporating influences of Western dance styles. Focusing on the work of the spine and improvisation, movements are based on three elements: undulation, contraction, vibration. Through the class participants will discover their own style transforming traditional dances into contemporary expression and forms, open up to African dance, its richness, power and strength to use it as a new source of inspiration.
For further information and to book, please call 0116 257 7316 or email info@serendipity-uk.com. Image Credit: Namron, Photographer Terry Cryer
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Film From the Streets to the Stage: The Journey of Frederick Davis Thursday 3 May 7:00pm Phoenix £8.90/£7.30/£6 Director Ann Carter, 2015, USA, English, cert. tbc Frederick Davis is a ballet dancer who has overcome tremendous odds to achieve his dreams of dancing on stages around the world. From his early childhood on the streets, Frederick now dances as a company member with the historic Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York. For Fred dance is not only a passion but a safe space where he felt supported in his creativity and talent. Through intimate conversations with Fredrick Davis, as well as with the teachers, family and friends who helped shape his career, the film follows Fred from New York to New Jersey, North Carolina to Virginia, and finally to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he spent his childhood and discovered a life-changing love for dance. 8
Image Credit: Frederick Davis, Photographer x. Javier Velasco
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Film Tango Negro: The African Roots of Tango Friday 4 May 7:00pm Phoenix £8.90/£7.30/£6 Director Dom Pedro, 2013, 93 min, France, French/Spanish/English Subtitles, cert. tbc Tango is synonymous with South America, particularly Argentina and Uruguay, and yet the history behind the genre has been obscured. Angolan filmmaker Dom Pedro aims to put the record straight in this insightful documentary exploring the contribution of African cultures in the creation of the tango, combining musical performances and interviews from many tango aficionados and historians in Latin America and Europe, including the renowned Argentinean pianist Juan Carlos Caceres. Tango Negro reveals the depth of the footprints of the African music on the tango, however invisible they might seem today. 9
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Biography An Evening With Namron Saturday 5 May 7:30pm New Walk Museum £16 Biography is a platform that recognises and celebrates the work of experienced dance practitioners. Now in its fourth year, this year features a new commission from Namron. A founder member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Namron was one of the first Black British dancers to be employed by a British dance company. Namron has worked with Alvin Ailey, Richard Alston and Siobhan Davies amongst others. A trailblazer of the British Contemporary Dance scene, Namron’s commission for Biography will reflect on his career which spans over fifty years, celebrating his passion and love of dance, and his continued work inspiring young people and dance practitioners alike. With dance performance and conversation, join us for an evening with Namron. Image Credit: Namron
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Signatures Wednesday 9 May 7:30pm Curve RR2 ÂŁ12 Signatures, a collaboration between Serendipity and Dance4, is a platform that provides opportunities to nurture and support undiscovered talent. The platform works with emerging dancers and choreographers based locally, nationally and internationally, enabling them to realise their creative potential. Signatures will showcase several excerpts of work in development; thought-provoking, explorative and always innovative, this is a unique opportunity to see rising stars in the dance sector.
Affect Paige-Brooklyn Kennedy (UK) Affect is an exploration throughout the body, of how one thing can affect another and create a ripple like pattern, both within the body but also in the spatial patterns. Paige-Brooklyn Kennedy is a final year dance student at De Montfort University.
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Exterminating Kings Kamali Hill (USA)
The Sound of Dance KHS One (UK)
Exterminating Kings investigates the dehumanisation and emasculation of Black men, due to mass incarceration in the United States prison system. It juxtaposes hip-hop and krumping with post-modern movement to create new aesthetics.
David Layne and Joshua Scott explore Rudolf Laban’s research into space and choreutics in relation to sound and rhythm, utilising the body and space to create percussive sounds that can be noted and translated to percussive instruments.
Image Credit: Paige-Brooklyn Kennedy; Kamali Hill, Photographer Alan Kimara Dixon; KHS One.
The Fly The Fragility of Power Mistato Shimizu (Japan/UK) Harriet Dawson (UK) The Fly is an autobiographical solo that explores life in a different country and culture. The work explores the need to express oneself, whilst often being confined to being a fly on the wall, and the powerless that one might feel, worrying that opinions are lost in translation.
The Fragility of Power, questions whether an intense onset of strength and power can reveal fragility and risk. Developing a strong relationship between the movement and musical dynamics. Can anything powerful ever grow without insecurity?
Twins and The Misfit Project 44 (USA)
MAMA Jason Mabana and Panos Malactos (Belgium/ Philippines/Cyprus/UK)
Choreographer Gierre Godley and his company, Project 44, a story of truth and reflection. Inspired by poet Gil Scott-Heron, this work looks at the misidentification of brown bodies and the richest 1%, playfully exploring how we can get caught up and sometimes forget who we are.
Drawing on their own connection to their mothers, MAMA is a personal work exploring how mothers’ lives affect their children’s lives, and vice versa, and the spiritual and physical guidance that mothers offer to their children.
Image Credits: Mistato Shimizu, Photographer Bozzo; Harriet Dawson, Photographer Ashton Moffat; Gierre Godley; Jason Mabana and Panos Malactos
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Urban Jazz Dance Company Antoine Hunter and Zahna Simon Thursday 10 May 7:00pm Curve RR2 £12 Presenting a mixed bill of work exploring identity, spirituality and communication, Urban Jazz Dance Company will leave you mesmerised by their interweaving of American sign language and innovative dance, raising awareness around Deaf issues via the performing arts and syncopation of urban jazz rhythms. The company, featuring Deaf and hearing dancers, is led by awardwinning African-American Deaf choreographer, Antoine Hunter, who has been featured in DeafLife Magazine, Dance Spirit Magazine and has been featured on CCN’s The Great Big Story. Antoine will be joined by Zahna Simon, the company’s assistant director; together they are the driving force behind Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival.
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Image Credit: Antoine Hunter, Photographer RJ Muna
Autograph Ella Mesma and Mac Daniel V. Palima Thursday 10 May 8:30pm Curve RR2 £12 Autograph is a platform which supports emerging dance artists as they progress in their careers and create new work. With the support of Serendipity and Dance4, Ella Mesma and Mac Daniel V. Palima have spent the last year developing two new innovative pieces of dance, both exploring identity. Ella Mesma’s work Papillion is inspired by the four stages of transformation in the lifecycle of the butterfly and its representation of transformation, renewal and life. Ella explores her own diverse heritage and experiences to question identity and privilege. Mac Daniel V. Palima’s Sekseneutraal is a work which questions the code of gender in movement. Is there a masculine or feminine way of moving? Or is there a bridge between both genders? The piece reflects on vulnerability in contrast to the physical strength. Ticket Bundle: See both shows for £20 Image Credit: Mac Daniel V. Palima, Photographer David Wilson Clark
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Somewhere at the Beginning Germaine Acogny Friday 11 May – Saturday 12 May 7:45pm Curve Studio £18/£16/£14/£10 A true pioneer for the development of African people’s dance worldwide, French-Sengalese choreographer Germaine Acogny, she is heralded as the ‘Mother of Contemporary African Dance’ with her technique and practice informing countless practitioners. Somewhere at the Beginning is a personal exploration of both Germaine’s own history as she looks back at her own family, her great grandmother Aloopho, a Voodoo Priestess, a guardian of a power, a wisdom and a mystical knowledge, and her father, Togoun Servais Acogny who left behind Beninese voodoo traditions for Catholicism and who wished that “all men, whomever they are, establish a common dialogue and let prejudice fall”. Somewhere at the Beginning takes its source in the past, its roots in the present, and crosses space and time to approach the future with a spirit of forgiveness. The work has universal references to Greek tragedy and the very current issues of emigration and exile, providing a dialogue of the times where the great ideologies no longer manage to provide an identity to the individual, between loneliness on stage and the intimacy with the audience. Image Credit: Germaine Acogny, Photographer Thomas Dorn
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DARE TO INSPIRE With excellent teaching in first-rate facilities, daily technique classes, regular student performances and placement opportunities, Dance at DMU equips you with the essential skills and knowledge to work successfully in today’s dance profession.  T: +44 (0)116 2 50 60 70 E: enquiry@dmu.ac.uk W: dmu.ac.uk/dance
Ticket Bundles Save money and see more dance with LDIF Ticket Bundles! Save £5 and see Signatures, Autograph and Biography for £35 Save £4 and see Autograph and Urban Jazz Dance for £20 Save £13 and see LDIF18 Launch, Biography and Germaine Acogny for £35 Alumni and Friends can see the LDIF18 Launch, Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues Conference and Germaine Acogny for just £50
Alumni and Friends Serendipity Alumni and Friends is specifically tailored to provide opportunities for arts professionals and support them as they move forward in their careers. It is open to patrons, team members, interns, placements, volunteers, artists and anyone who wants to be part of the Serendipity family. Serendipity Alumni and Friends offers a unique opportunity to be part of a growing network of arts professionals and for continued professional development. Being part of Serendipity Alumni and Friends provides you with exclusive access to: •
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It costs just £15 to sign up – don’t miss out, sign up today! Go to www.serendipity-uk.com/alumni-and-friends for more information
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Image Credit: Ella Mesma Photographer Nicola Hunter
LDIF+ LDIF+ is Serendipity’s year round programme with opportunities for dancers from the emerging to more experienced practitioners to come together to learn and network.
Kizuna Dance Company Wednesday 28 February 2pm and 7pm PACE, De Montfort University £7/£5 Led by choreographer Cameron McKinney, Kizuna Dance Company will present a mixed bill of dance, bringing a creative merger of house dance, street dance, breaking, capoeira, and contemporary floor work. Foretoken, inspired by the intricacy of Manabu Ikeda’s visual art, Hitsuzendo which draws on Zen Buddhism and Japanese calligraphy and the European premiere of Koibito, a darker and emotionally-driven work about chaos and missed connections. A beautiful collection of engaging and thought provoking work.
Developing Your Choreographic Voice 3 Thursday 1 March – Friday 2 March 9:30am – 5:30pm Campus Centre Studio, De Montfort University £175 (Includes ticket to performance on 28 February) A unique professional development experience with New York based dancer and choreographer Cameron McKinney. Gain an insight into Cameron’s work and develop new skills in contemporary floor work, combining the grace of modern with the fluidity of street dance, capoeira, and house dance. Work alongside Cameron to explore how to shift the focus from an internal dialogue to creating movement that, in its own physicality, can tell a story by itself and the value of reflection and appreciation of the creative process. Developing Your Choreographic Voice 3 is a must for choreographers and anyone wishing to develop their own creative movement processes.
LDIF45+ Movement and Dance Spring 2018 Interested in increasing your exercise levels and have fun at the same time? Why not start dancing? Serendipity in association with WEA are offering dance classes to people 45 and over. The classes will focus on posture which will help with all aspects of everyday life: self-confidence, body strength, balance, and general wellbeing. Each class is based on a wide repertoire of gentle exercises which will keep you moving and improve flexibility, coordination, stamina and core strength. Come and join in the fun! Call +44 (0)116 257 7316 for more information. 21
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23A New Park Street Leicester LE3 5NH
115 Charles Street Leicester LE1 1FZ
Belmont Hotel
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De Montfort University Richmond Street Leicester LE2 7GZ
20 De Montfort Square Leicester LE1 7GR
Rutland Street Leicester LE1 1SB T: +44(0)116 242 3595 E: tickets@curvetheatre.co.uk W: curveonline.co.uk
Campus Centre De Montfort University The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
Phoenix Cinema Phoenix Square 4 Midland Street Leicester LE1 1TG T: +44(0)116 242 2800 W: phoenix.org.uk
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5 May
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11 – 12 May
7:00pm
From the Streets to the Stage: The Journey of Frederick Davis
8:30pm
7:45pm
Somewhere at the Beginning Germaine Acogny
7:00pm
7:30pm
3:45pm – 5:15pm
1:45pm – 3:30pm
11:15am – 12:45pm
9:15am – 11:00am
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Autograph
Urban Jazz Dance Company
Signatures
Germaine Acogny
Barbara Ramos
Jeanguy Saintus
L’Antoinette Stines
LDIF18 Networking Evening
9:15am – 5:15pm
7:30pm
Biography An Evening With Namron
Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues
7:00pm
Tango Negro: African Roots of Tango
1:45pm
6:00pm
100% Pop Nora Chipaumire
Namron
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*Earlybird Available until 28 February 2018.
Film
4 May
Film
3 May
Masterclass
LDIF18 Launch
29 April
4 May
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City Hall
New Walk Museum
Phoenix
PACE 3, DMU
Phoenix
2Funky Music Café
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