A powerful collaboration between five international choreographers – Sébastien Ramirez, Mafalda Deville, Pascal Merighi (guest artist, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch), Ivan Blackstock and Simeon Qsyea (BirdGang) – and the RIOT Company, an intergenerational cast of 100, brought together to create a unique dance piece performed to Igor Stravinsky’s iconic The Rite of Spring played by Southbank Sinfonia.

In 1913, the unfamiliar sounds of The Rite of Spring were enough to ignite rage and rioting in a passionate public. 100 years later, prompted by recent riots, the cast of 100 dancers in RIOT Offspring explore their own perceptions of rites, rituals and riots, creating a powerful piece of dance theatre.

As part of a double bill with

National Youth Dance Company

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Diary Entry - Faye Tan Turquoise group


"Another aspect of Riot Offspring which I really like is observing the Company of Elders, the 'little kids' and the mums and their babies. One does not often see these age groups participate in a dance piece, but their presence in Riot Offspring really brings something magical to the entire performance.

The whole project is based around one person – Igor Stravinsky. His music is notoriously complex and difficult to memorise, and this complication only gets worse when large groups of people are asked to dance to his composition. However, I found the experience of working with the score to be very educational and enlightening. Simeon and Ivan taught us to notate the score, and we memorised (with inevitable difficulty) the six's, eight's, ten's, two's, boom-boom's, five's, sixteen-two-three-four's… The music really sharpened my mentality, and has definitely improved my focus as a dancer, especially in terms of musicality and memorisation. This ability to be quick-thinking while performing is a vital skill for any dancer, and I appreciate the fact that the project has helped me to enhance this skill."
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