But on the 22nd April 1955, a stranger by the name of Shelby Nash took to the stage with Ricky Duvalle, and this is where our incredible tale begins. On the eve of lavish celebrations to mark her 25th wedding anniversary, Graciela reflects on the events of her married life and resolves to take revenge upon her wealthy, powerful, philandering husband. She finally extracts a vengeance that is both startling and terrible. Taking you on a journey from the heat of the Caribbean via Paris snowstorm to a stage strewn with roses, Diatribe of Love Against a Seated Man is a visual feast and in the course of its action expresses powerful and fundamental human emotions. Last Chorus Bimba Dance Company Truth is a disturbance.
Love is a disturbance and demons lurk in the depths of our psychology.
Last Chorus is a performance of rituals in which a young woman flirts with death to regain her husbands life. This international collaboration between Bimba Dance Theatre and the National Dance Company of Jamaica draws on South Asian, African and Caribbean dance and music to present a provocative performance of rich movement with a specially commissioned music score. The majority of the 696 letters written between the beginning of Sylvia Plath's college years in 1950 to her suicide in 1963 were to her mother, Aurelia, who had them published with a spare but meaningful commentary. This play is entirely taken from that book. May 8.00pm Transitions Dance Company Five finely crafted and innovative dance works by international choreographers from the world famous Laban Dance Centre in London.