The paintings of 16th-century Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder act as a point of departure for Village, a large-scale work where history becomes a way to reflect us back to ourselves and a cacophony of moving bodies, startling design and resonant song make for an urgent widescreen dance event.

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Featuring an intergenerational cast of world renowned dancers, an additional cast of local young people and The London Bulgarian Choir, Village follows Clinkard’s acclaimed company work This Bright Field (**** The Observer) and large-scale international commissions for Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba and Candoco Dance Company.

 

Village is co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Brighton Festival and Crawley Cultural Quarter.

 

Creation and touring is planned for Spring 2025 onwards.