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Premiere of "but the sun came up and we were here" by Colleen Thomas during International Dance Theatres Festival (Lublin, Poland)

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November 16 and 17, 2018

 

We feel like strangers in a strange world, but the sun came up and we were here.

In her newest international work, choreographer Colleen Thomas delves into the embodied experience of self, perception and connection in a climate of heightened political and social unrest. With its international cast – including dancers from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and the U.S. – “but the sun came up and we were here” asks if the expression of our individual essence, intuition and power can be the antidote to division in a fractured world.
In this new, full evening-length work, the performers’ individual architecture and history collide with Thomas’ questions about the perception of self and human connection. What are the limits –or possibilities—of a sense of belonging amid rising fear and tension in an unsteady world?

 

direction: Colleen Thomas
choreography: Colleen Thomas with performers
performers: Samantha Allen, Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde, Daniil Bielkin, Mikołaj Karczewski, Krystian Lyson, Evgenia (Jenya) Romanovich, Krystyna Lama Szydłowska, Monika Witkowska, Darrin Wright.
music: Robert Boston
lighting: Rebecca Makus
costumes: Rachel Jones Bellas
local partners: Adam Mickiewicz Intitute, 22nd of International Dance Theatres Festival, Centre for Culture in Lublin
USA partners: Trust for Mutual Understanding, Bernard College
duration: 55 min

 

Lear more about the performances anf buy tickets here (Nov 16) and here (Nov 17).

 

Source:

http://ck.lublin.pl/en/wydarzenie/but-the-sun-came-up-and-we-were-here/date/201811161900/

 

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