My Account Basket Choreodrome: next steps. Coiled Up and Akanana, Sweet Banana

A double-bill of new work developed through Choreodrome, The Place’s annual residency and commission programme which provides dance makers with a nurturing space, time, and resources to develop new ideas.

Coiled Up by Sababa Co.: What does it mean to live with a womb? Coiled Up unpacks the complexities, from pain and beauty to rage and power, through visceral movement and bold storytelling. A daring, collaborative performance choreographed and directed by Bar Groisman inviting audiences to feel, witness and transform together. This striking piece confronts silence, embraces vulnerability, and reclaims embodied experience.

No more hiding, just full-bodied truth. Akanana, Sweet Banana by Dorine Mugisha: An autobiographical piece by Dorine Mugisha, exploring her multi-cultural upbringing between Tanzania, France and the UK, navigating different people, places and institutions. On her journey of self-discovery and acceptance, Mugisha blends spoken word in French, English, Swahili, and Kihaya with music and movement, weaving together whacking, traditional Tanzanian dance, krump, hip-hop, and improvisation.