The Rambert dance company is coming to The Lowry with a new show and exhibition. This is world premiere of Flight, a piece which explores the themes of migration and borders. Sixteen dancers seek to depict the experience of migrants leaving one home to find another, with music and multimedia projections. A companion piece, Frames, sees performers use metal bars to form shapes that enclose their dancing alongside A Linha Curva for a 26 dancers and six percussionists and based on Latin American rhythms and movements. An exhibition, Perpetual Movement, is part of a nationwide programme to mark Rambert’s 90th anniversary. It showcases specially commissioned works by five contemporary artists, including the Turner Prize nominee Goshka Macuga. The artworks explore the links between visual art and dance.
Wed 28 Sep – Fri 30 Sep, The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ, Tel: 0843 208 6000, 7.30pm, £12 – £27, www.thelowry.com
Perpetual Movement: Sat 29 Oct – Sun 26 Feb, The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ, Tel: 0843 208 6000, 11am – 5pm, FREE, www.thelowry.com
- Words:
- A. James Simpkin
- Published on:
- Sun 19 Feb 2017
