BLKDOG

A winner of prestigious awards, the young London-based dancer and choreographer asserts his ability to transition between different images and feelings. In BLKDOG, he blurs the stage with explosions of sound and rhythm, of bodies and rage, expressing anger, grief for the loss of a loved one and childhood traumas. He unleashes the energy of rebellion through seven versatile performers in ensemble sequences with razor-sharp, unfailingly precise movements. Bent over, paralysed, hovering or shrouded in mist, they move to the ethereal or piercing music of Torben Lars Sylvest, also a member of the Far From the Norm collective. As if on a battlefield, they try to accept the loss of their innocence and fight their inner demons with the determination typical of their youth: with their own vitality, virtuosity and intensity. This blend of hip-hop gestures, contemporary dance and krump is, for Botis Seva, the ideal language with which to address the subject of racial identity: "It’s what every piece I create is about: what does it mean to be a Black artist?"