STILL HOUSE, STEPPAZ, EMPIRE SOUNDS
SESSION
Tonight we come together, to look each other in the eye and dance.
We have time on our side and we’re making a space to call our own.
Made in collaboration with an extraordinary group of young performers SESSION is a battle cry and a love song, celebrating community, youth and belonging.
In this explosive outdoor gathering Still House join forces with Tottenham’s Steppaz Performing Arts Academy and North London’s Afrobeats powerhouse, Empire Sounds to create an exhilarating night of dance and live music where everyone is welcome.
Soaring up above the streets of the city, this visceral performance is part-gig, part-social, and part-dance party as it moves across hip-hop, contemporary folk and afrobeats vocabularies to create a new movement completely owned by its makers.
“The complex choreography, unstoppable spirit and commitment of these young performers is beyond impressive.”
PAST PERFORMANCES
Freedom Festival, Hull – August 2019
The Station, Bristol – August 2019
National Theatre River Stage – August 2019
Strike a Light, Gloucester – July 2019
Brighton Festival – May 2019
Surf The Wave Dance Showcase, Poole – May 2019
LIFT 2018, Bernie Grant Arts Centre – June 2018
The Station, Bristol – July 2018
National Theatre River Stage – August 2018
Co-commissioned by LIFT, Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts, Bristol Old Vic Ferment & Pavillion Dance South West.
Produced by MAYK. SESSION is a LIFT Tottenham Original co-commissioned with Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Bristol Old Vic Ferment, Pavillion Dance South West and Théâtre National de Bretagne. Tour produced by MAYK in association with LIFT.