Rhythm!

Kim Jones, Choreographer, is the Artistic Director of Movement Migration, a collective of dancers that portray the depths of the human experience. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at UNC Charlotte. 

As part of Rhythm! she will present two works: Echoes Beneath the Surface and Vitruvian Human. 

Echoes Beneath the Surface is inspired by the Ocean Map at the National Maritime Museum, as well as the ocean’s rhythms – its tides, currents and the unseen forces that shape its flow. The work will be performed by dancers Lorenzo Pagano and Laurel Dalley Smith.

Vitruvian Human focuses on the ever-shifting tides of time, and is a vibrant celebration of life and resilience. It will be performed by Maria Borrowman, Shakira Kaé, Guillaume Lemoine, Panagiotis Pavlopoulos, Laura Rivet, Sarah Sulemanji and Csilla Tyahun.

Photo by Jeff Cravotta

Human connection, boldness and sensitivity is at the heart of Richard Chappell Dance. The company was founded by Richard Chappell, whose work takes inspiration from climate activism and social justice.

Screenings of Silence Between Waves will take place throughout the Rhythm! festival. Choreographed by Chappell, the work spotlights the seascapes of Torbay in Devon, as well as Chappell's experiences growing up in the area, and the stories of local residents.

It is performed by Singaporean dancers and a local community cast, and explores themes including home – whether near or far away – and long-distance communication. The work frames our surrounding oceans as a means for connection with the wider world, instead of separation.

Silence Between Waves was commissioned by Eyeview Festival and Torbay Culture and was funded by Arts Council England and supported by Dance in Devon and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The work was part of the British High Commission's SG-UK Partnership for the Future Campaign. 

The dancers include Faye Tan, Shaun Lim and Shaw En Chew.

Image courtesy of Richard Chappell Dance

Discover a range of works performed by groups from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Full Fathom Five is a piece that journeys across oceans, leaving the familiar and heading towards the unknown. Choreographed by Amanda Gough, it will be performed by the following second year students on the BA Contemporary Dance programme: Bobbi Walker, Emma Smiraglia, Lily Ruscoe, Lucia Pierlot, Scarlett Jasper-Webber, Sheldon Ridge and Marcello Berry.

Image courtesy of Trinity Laban

A Landless Tide was created in response to the Spilhaus projection, a map of the world that centres the ocean (just like the Ocean Map at the National Maritime Museum).

Choreographed by Luke Birch in collaboration with the dancers, the piece explores the idea of a body of water that is borderless and without boundaries.

Image courtesy of Trinity Laban