Episodes of Blackness October 4, 2011

Vocab Dance Company present Episodes of Blackness at the Rose Theatre. A triple bill inspired by black culture and heritage, combining African dance with contemporary and Hip Hop dynamics.

Tickets £9.00 / £7.00 concessions.

Episodes of Blackness is inspired by aspects of black culture and heritage. Using dance theatre, music and spoken word, Vocab Dance Company's first triple bill premieres brand new work Temps Mort, a powerful quintet which embodies a fierce combination of dance and percussive rhythms of drums, focused around the theme of polygamy. Sensitively drawing upon this taboo subject without placing any judgment and allowing the audience to engage with this issue from multiple angles.

A revival of the highly acclaimed Kwenda - Kwenda, a compelling exploration of a group of women wishing to step away from their roots yet worried about the future effects.

Word!, a choreographic response to headlines around the negative aspects of youth culture and asking "is it in our power to do anything about it?"

Choreographer Alesandra Seutin's combines traditional African dance with Contemporary and Hip Hop dynamics resulting in a distinctly fast paced, athletic evening of Afro-Eclectic Contemporary Dance.

For details of what's on this season at the Rose Theatre, visit the Rose Theatre website.

If you're interested in screenings of great films, see this season's Short Cuts line-up in the Studio Theatre.

Interested in studying for a degree? Edge Hill University provides degree programmes in subjects including Performing Arts, Film, Media, English, Creative Writing and History. To find out more, please contact the Course Information, Advice and Guidance Team on 01695 657000, or by email [email protected]