The cinematic re-imagining of Akeim Toussaint Buck’s one-man dance theatre piece, Windows of Displacement.
This energetic dance-cinema adaptation translates the acclaimed stage piece into a new medium. Featuring kinetic dance and a myriad of location switches, Displaced pushes the boundaries of dance storytelling. This memorable piece uses explosive dance and deep poetic text to tell an untold story from a place of humanity and love, transcending despair and turmoil. A journey of reflection, calling for global change.
Created and co-directed by Ashley Karrell, Displaced explores contemporary challenges such as culture, place, race and imperialism. ‘Beautiful and powerful’ (LouReviews.blog).
Displaced
2-26 August 2024
On Demand & online
C ARTS | C venues | C digital – portal (venue 4)
Pay What You Can £4-£15
Toussaint To Move was established in 2015, founded by artistic director, Akeim Toussaint Buck. Akeim is an interdisciplinary performer and maker, born in Jamaica and raised in England. Toussaint To Move’s intention is to create moving, thought provoking, accessible and free-spirited projects. Exploring a variety of themes that challenge, enlighten, and entertain audiences in a visceral way by calling on multiple art forms to weave a spectacle. Audiences are not just observers; they are implicit in the experience. The work aims to reflect on reality, looking at ongoing socio-political issues, with a humanitarian intention.
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