BEHIND THE SCENES OF A WORLD PREMIERE IN LEEDS
Watch the 3 minute film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyt0HFHFLWY
Phoenix Dance Theatre are preparing for their World Premiere this week and have released images of their rehearsals giving a sneak peek behind the scenes.
Windrush: Movement of the People is a contemporary dance piece commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of SS Empire Windrush, the ship that brought the first large group of immigrants from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948 – it opens at West Yorkshire Playhouse this week, running from Wednesday 7thto Saturday 10th February before going on tour.
“I’m very excited about this new piece of work,” says Choreographer and Artistic
Director of Phoenix Dance, Sharon Watson. “This event is a monumental part of UK history and it had a huge effect on our cultural landscape. To retell a version of the story in dance has been incredible to work on.”
Fusing music and dance to create the production uses a multi-cultural cast to tell an international story and celebrates a culture that is now part of the 
country’s fabric.
From 1948 to the present day; from Calypso to RnB via Blues, Ska and Reggae, composer Christella Listrassupports the story with an original soundtrack to the lives of the Caribbean British people and wider Black British Communities.
Windrush will be presented alongside Shadows by Christopher Bruce and Calyx by Sandrine Monin.
The World Premiere of Windrush: Movement of the People is at West Yorkshire Playhouse
7 – 10 February 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets are on sale now priced from £13.50 to £31
Book online at wyp.org.uk or call Box Office on 0113 213 77 00
It then tours to:
Theatre By The Lake, Keswick; Cast, Doncaster, Curve, Leicester; Schrittmacher, Aachen, Germany;
The Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells London; Birmingham Arts Centre; Northern Stage, Newcastle
LISTINGS:
Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Tuesday 20th February 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 to £18
Box Office: www.theatrebythelake.com / 017687 74411
The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Tuesday 27th February 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £19
Box Office: www.everymantheatre.org.uk / 01242 572573
Cast Doncaster
Wednesday 7th March 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £16.50 U26: £14.50 Schools: £10
Box Office: www.castindoncaster.com / 01302 303 959
Curve Leicester
Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March 2018
Tickets: £10 to £16
Box Office: www.curveonline.co.uk / 0116 242 3595
Schrittmacher, Aachen, Germany
22 – 25 March 2018
http://www.schrittmacherfestival.de/
The Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells London
Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 April 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £15 to £29
Box Office www.sadlerswells.com / 020 7863 8000
Birmingham Arts Centre
Friday 4 and Saturday 5 May 2018 at 7:30pm
Tickets: From £14.40
Box office: macbirmingham.co.uk / 0121 446 3232
Northern Stage, Newcastle
Wednesday 9th and Tuesday 10th May 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: From £10
Box Office: www.northernstage.co.uk / 0191 230 5151