Longevity in Dance: Elixir on Digital Stage
Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage presents Longevity in Dance, an eclectic mix of bold, playful and poignant films that challenge perceptions of dance and age.
The programme features commissions by internationally acclaimed artists, Charlotta Öfverholm, Nahid Siddiqui, José Losada Santiago and showcases new films by award-winning choreographer and director Eleesha Drennan, Sadler’s Wells Company of Elders and a fly on the wall documentary about iconic dancers Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny.
This beautiful collection looks at what makes us spark, the passing of time, our connection with nature, and the legacy we pass on. It’s a celebration of life through dance, and the inherent desire to keep on dancing.
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Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells
Three captivating films which explore the urge to dance and the role it plays in the lives of internationally acclaimed artists Charlotta Öfverholm, Nahid Siddiqui and José Losada Santiago.
No Space for Age
A beautiful portrait of two icons of the dance world in their 70s, proving there is no space for age on stage.
PLUCK - Eleesha Drennan
A film by Eleesha Drennan Dance & Helm Films featuring Company of Elders
PLUCK, meaning spirited and determined courage, is the first of a trilogy of short intergenerational dance theatre films. It plays with the phenomenon of time perspective and how different a passage of time feels depending on what is happening.
In the Spotlight
Four people from Company of Elders speak about why they choose to dance and share the movements that inspire them.
Conversations on Dance and Age
These two short conversations featuring choreographers Shobana Jeyasingh and Charlotta Öfverholm place questions and provocations about dance and age at their heart.