Botis Seva
Helsinki Festival: BLKDOG
Experience award-winning hip-hop dance work in almi hall
London-based Botis Seva is one of the most exciting rising names in contemporary dance. Awarded the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, BLKDOG is a brutally beautiful reckoning with how today’s youth must survive in a world not built on their terms.
This emotionally charged hip-hop dance work asks whether the search for self can ultimately turn against oneself. Diving into the dark memories of childhood and the pitfalls of adulthood, the performance searches for a path through vices toward peace of mind.
Botis Seva’s powerful choreography is complemented by Torben Sylvest’s music, which carries the audience deeper into the characters’ inner landscapes; Tom Visser’s lighting, which encloses the stage in misty illusions; and Ryan Dawson-Laight’s costume design, drawing from the boundary between childhood and adulthood.
”BLKDOG is for anyone who has encountered trauma and grief. For everyone who has had to witness a family member’s depression or loss. We live in a society where talking about feelings is not necessarily understood. I spent my childhood without saying a word about my feelings, but now at 30, I can finally process them openly.”
– Botis Seva, CHOREOGRAPHER
Pricing
Ticket categories: standard ticket 30–45 € / pensioner 27–42 € / discount ticket 21–31,50 € (for students, youth aged 25 and under, military or non-military service members and the unemployed) / group discount 27–40,50 € (10 tickets minimum) / assistantdiscount -50% / assistant with an EU Disability Card (complimentary assistant ticket, EU Disability Card with the symbol A must be presented upon arrival at the performance)
This is a guest performance, and the terms and conditions for guest performances apply.
Tickets and performances
Creative team
Dance and choreography Botis Seva
Music Torben Sylvest
Lighting design Tom Visser
Costume design Ryan Dawson-Laight
Dancers Far From The Norm: Corey Owens, Joshua Shanny Wynter, Larissa Koopman, Margaux Pourpoint, Max Revell, Penelope Klamert, Sebastian Harry
Rehearsal Director Jordan Douglas
Executive Producer Lee Griffiths
Executive Production Manager Andy Downie
Production Managers Andrej Gubanov, Chris Burr, Seth Rook Williams
Tour Manager Gabija Cepelyte
Costumes Jordan Goertz, Julie Sayers, Kelsey Vickery, Kingsley Hall, Lou Petty, Rosie Whiting
Sound Mix Pär Carlsson
Research and Development Ekin Bernay
Supporting Artists Charlotte Clark, Clarissa Shulungu, Ezra Owen, Isaac Ouro-Gnao, Savanah Anais Rowe, Shiloh Seva, Tyrone Isaac-Stuart
Producers Far From The Norm, Norrlandsoperan, Sadler’s Wells
Supporters Arts Council England, Kingston University, Laban Theatre, Siobhan Davies Dance, UEL Dance: Urban Practice Department
In co-operation with: Jane ja Aatos Erkon säätiö
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