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Quartier Paradis dives into parallel universes where there is no apparent endgame, a place built on the fantasy of an ardent greed for a power that continuously shifts. Where ritual, memories and ancestral heritage will keep you standing; revealing the alarming reality of a society locked in a cycle of tyranny. Who will eat the apple?
Guest Artistic Director and Choreographer 2020-22 Alesandra Seutin
Assistants to the choreographer Nandi Bhebhe, Jo Leahy, Akeim Toussaint Buck
Lighting Designer Adam Carrée
Costume Designer Ryan Dawson Laight
Composer Randolph Matthews
Documentary Film Director Ben WilliamsNYDC Dancers (2021/22)
Roshaan Asare, Ella Atkinson, Jesse Baggett-Lahav, James Cale, Ashur Cali, Olivia Cheung, Rory Clarke, Simeon Corder, Kian Crowley, Isabella Doick, Maya Donne, Jess Dowdswell, Phoebe Dowglass, Skiye Edmond, Aimee Farrell, Gabby Gano, Seby Harry, Lottie Hawkins, Jade Himpleman, Mads Jesson, Jocelyn Johnson, Josie Linscer, Renèe Miller-Reid, Adhya Shastry, Naomi Sonoiki, Olivia Stewart, Tekitha Traniece, Mahala Tucker, Amari Webb-Martin, Maddy Westhead, Lily White, Genevieve WrightTour Dates
16 April 2022World Premiere, DanceCity Newcastle
3 July 2022AMATA, Falmouth
9 July 2022Jerwood DanceHouse, DanceEast, Ipswich
16 July 2022Bold Tendencies, London
20 July 2022Riley Theatre, Leeds
22 July 2022MAC, Birmingham (as part of U.Dance 2022)
3 September 2022Sadler’s Wells, London
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Set in multiple parallel worlds, Seutin’s highly theatrical show is about cycles of power which across an hour of performance consumes and recharges different societal groups as they attempt to make sense of their identity and evolution. It is a narrative built on dystopia and science fiction, while also drawing its thematic influence from concepts of memory, performative ritual and evolutionary theories in which the dancers strive for commonality until someone lunges for power.Maryam Philpott, The ReviewsHubThe National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) is a remarkable project: an ever-changing group of dancers, mostly aged 16-19, who work with a different choreographer each year to develop a new performance. It’s a diverse company that integrates different body shapes, including disabled dancers, and different dance trainings, and they all bring impressive technique, full-on energy and a great sense of professionalism to the stage. This year’s show is Quartier Paradis by choreographer Alesandra Seutin (whose background includes a specialism in contemporary African dance), and takes place at Bold Tendencies, a very hip performance space in a south London multi-storey car park – just the right place for such a youthful, raw, underground happening.Lyndsey Winship, The GuardianFurther Information & Resources
