Performing to the evocative songs of Nina Simone, two dancers expose the fractured relationship of a once romantic couple as they delve into the past in an attempt to rebuild their future together. What songs may do… shines a light on our deep rooted connection to memory through music and suggests the power of what songs may do. Poetic, passionate and highly virtuosic What songs may do… celebrates the diversity of love with unashamed romanticism.
“This is dance at its best, musical, intelligent, well-crafted and moving, drawing in the audience” British Theatre Guide
“If you’ve ever loved or been loved, then this show is not to be missed” The Crack Magazine
“Oliver Chapman and Paolo Pisarra were irresistible as a couple trying to rediscover lost love, moving sinuously, sensuously and sporadically savagely in electrifying patterns choreographed by Mathieu Geffré” The Greenwich Visitor
Choreography: Mathieu Geffré
Performers: Oliver Chapman and Paolo Pisarra
Dramaturg: Andrew Gardiner
Light Designer and Technical Manager : Rachel Shipp
Creative Producer: Rachel Jean Birch at MovingArt Management
Tour Booker: Sarah Trist
Audio Describer: Louise Dickson – Illuminate Freedom
Rendez-Vous dance Executive Director: Phil Douglas
Commissioned by Dance City and Dance East
What songs may do… is supported by Arts Council England, Stanley Arts and Studio Wayne McGregor.
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