ACE dance and music brings new double bill to DanceEast Jerwood DanceHouse this week.

ACE dance and music, a nationally important and highly regarded contemporary dance company, will return on Friday 10th October to the Jerwood DanceHouse after an absence of one and a half years, with their bold new double bill, TWAWSI – THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT.

The production brings together two internationally acclaimed choreographers – Serge Aimé Coulibaly (Burkina Faso/Belgium) and Vincent Mantsoe (South Africa/France) – to offer powerful, contrasting visions of humanity in uncertain times.

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In Echoes of Dust, Coulibaly and collaborator Sigué Sayouba conjure a world in crisis. Seven individuals, cast adrift in the aftermath of war, disaster and fractured human connection, must navigate chaos to rediscover hope and reclaim their voices.

In contrast, Mantsoe’s Letlalo – meaning “Skin” in his native Sotho – draws on African, indigenous and contemporary movement languages to explore humanity’s deep and enduring bond with the earth. It is a work that layers strength, serenity, and spiritual resilience, reflecting on the wisdom of communities who live in harmony with the land.

DanceEast

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We are one of the UK’s leading national dance organisations. Our mission is to remain at the vanguard of artistic, participatory and educational practice in dance.

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The double bill exemplifies the company’s signature style; fusing traditional African and Caribbean movement with contemporary dance, as well as weaving in the cultural influences of Aboriginal, Australian, Asian, and ballet traditions.

The company describes TWAWSI – THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT as “both visceral and reflective”.

Last time the company was in Ipswich the show sold out. Final remaining tickets (from £18, with concessions at £14) are expected to sell fast. Secure yours via www.danceeast.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01473 295230.

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Helen Oldfield

Helen Oldfield is Director of a PR & communications consultancy called Affinity PR & PR Coaching. She’s been self employed for 20 years. A former Citizens Advice CEO, now she’s Co-Director of the neurodiversity movement, Neurodelicious CIC. Helen’s PR business focuses on not-for-profits, state education, travel & tourism, arts & culture, community health & wellbeing.