NEXT GENERATION

Acosta Danza Yunior presents Next Generation

17 — 20 June, Sadler’s Wells East

Carlos Acosta presents the latest graduates from his Cuban Dance Academy in Next Generation, a programme full of energy, technical skill, and Cuban passion.

The performance speaks to the Caribbean Island, recreating the bodies, lights, and shadows of a country.

Fuga addresses the tragedy that the constant migration of its people represents for a country like Cuba. Choreographer Susana Pous confines her dancers to a small area of the stage and from there develops a story about failed struggles, unfinished stories, pain, and empty spaces.

Mundo Interpretado (Interpreted World), by Juliano Nunes, takes a journey from general sentiment to the spiritual essence. Dozens of water lily flowers decorate the space – an installation by Cuban visual artist Glenda León which creates a delicate and striking effect on the stage.

New for this season, Didy Veldman has created a piece that exploits the physicality of the young artists, heirs to a rich dance tradition.

Finally, Kit Holder takes inspiration from one of René Magritte’s most famous series of paintings ‘The Lovers’. Capriccio animates the protagonists of these instantly recognisable images of a couple embracing, their faces covered by cloth.

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