Mixing the beauty of chaos with the quietness of the human soul, Botis Seva’s Mama explores the nebulous modern conceptions of race and culture through generational stories of colonised bodies on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd June at The Lowry.
Plunging audiences into an ‘unforgiving world fraying at the seams’, Mama features a team of renowned dancers from Seva’s company, Far From The Norm, who blend street dance forms with mesmeric, undulating movements, disrupting shards of light to illuminate a ‘collage of stories’ which uncover the dark, destructive core of colonial secrets.
Through Torben Sylvest’s broad, sweeping score which shifts between immersive soundscapes and vocal excerpts, Seva’s brand-new production invites the viewer into a shadowy, captivating realm, oscillating between past and present, as Ryan Dawson-Laight’s feathered, armour-like costumes represent the colonised body’s ‘nonsensical route to freedom’.
Eckhard Thiemann, Programming Associate: Dance at The Lowry said: “Botis Seva is a brilliant and exciting artist, and we are delighted to bring him back after the successful show BLKDOG in 2020. Indeed, we have been so impressed by his work, that we invited the company to be one of our partner companies for the next three years. MAMA is punchy and urgent – there is a palpable tension in all his works that keeps you on the edge of your seat, while also showing tender moments of companionship and deep emotion.”
Mama will be at The Lowry, Salford from Thursday 1st to Friday 2nd June. For more information and tickets visit www.thelowry.com.
