SystemsLAB
Ceci n’est pas Noire
and
Clay
A double bill presenting
exceptional international
dance artists
2018
Curated by Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Thursday 15 March 2018 8pm
The Aldridge Studio, Lowry
www.thelowry.com/events/ceci-nest-pas-noire-and-clay
Box Office: 0843 208 6000
Saturday 17 March 2018 7.30pm
Theatre, Bernie Grant Arts Centre,
www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk/see/ceci-nest-pas-noire-and-clay/
Box Office: 020 8365 5450
Monday 19 March 2018 Matinee
Theatre, NewVIc College
Invited Schools and Colleges
Partners and Supporters of artists and events during
Dance Umbrella 2017 include: Bernie Grant Arts Center, Dance Umbrella, East London Dance, One Dance Uk,
Pavilion Dance South West, Serendipity – Leicester,
Studio Wayne McGregor – FreeSpace,
University East London, IRIE! Dance Theatre
Presenting partners SystemsLAB tour programme:
Arts Council England
Dance Umbrella
NewVic
The Lowry
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Ceci n’est pas Noire (This is not Black)
By Alesandra Seutin
Ceci n’est pas Noire (This is not Black) tells the journey of an Afropean woman through dance, theatre, spoken word and song. Delving into memories of her upbringing through the winding roads of Africa and Europe. Subjects and themes about the experience of identity unfold as perceptions of her change from place to place. She plays with masks, roles and attitudes, highlighting the idea that what you see is not always what you get.
Clay
By Yinka Esi Graves and Asha Thomas
In Clay, American contemporary dancer Asha Thomas and British flamenco bailaora Yinka Esi Graves draw from their collective memory and experiences to create a unique shared language. With routes spanning Jamaica, Ghana, and the American Deep South with its Baptist preachers, they explore the connections between who they believe themselves to be and the unconscious parts of their identities. Includes live music from award-winning flamenco guitarist Guillermo Guillen.
