5 SOLDIERS The Body is the Frontline April 23, 2010

5 SOLDIERS The Body is the Frontline is a timely, controversial, thought provoking and moving exploration of war in modern times. A dance theatre work with 5 dancers, it looks at how the human body is essential to, and used in, warfare. 5 SOLDIERS explores the physical training that prepares you for war, as well as the possible effects on the body, and the injury caused by warfare.

Featuring Kay’s trademark intense physicality and athleticism, 5 SOLDIERS weaves a journey of physical transformation, helping us understand how soldiers are made and how war affects them.

5 SOLDIERS _is a unique collaboration between award-winning choreographer Rosie Kay, visual artist David Cotterrell and theatre director Walter Meierjohann. It follows an intense period of research, where Rosie learnt battle training with The 4th Battalion The Rifles and David spent time in Helmand Province with the Joint Forces Medical Group. The piece has an original sound score by Annie Mahtani and dramaturgy by Petra Tauscher.

Commissioned by DanceXchange, International Dance Festival Birmingham, Arts Council England and Warwick Arts Centre. Support from Birmingham City Council and The Rayne Foundation The Big Idea.

AGE GUIDANCE: 14yrs+. Contains themes of an adult nature.