BLKDOG
Botis Seva | Far From The Norm
Touring the UK and internationally since 2020, BLKDOG is Botis Seva’s Olivier award-winning Hip Hop dance theatre production, that poetically explores coping mechanisms and the parallels between childhood and adulthood. Vital and gripping, BLKDOG is Botis’ haunting commentary on surviving growing up as a child like adult.
BLKDOG is a critically and publicly acclaimed production, with prestigious industry recognitions including winning Best New Dance Production at the Olivier Awards 2019, nominated for Best New Dance Production at the Black British Theatre Awards in 2021 and nominated for Best Modern Choreography at the National Dance Awards Critics Circles 2022.
Since its inception, BLKDOG’s international success continues to grow. It has been programmed in arts festivals and venues across the world including La Biennale di Venezia (Italy), COLOURS International Dance Festival (Germany), Singapore International Arts Festival, BLUEPRINT at DE SINGEL (Belgium), Kalamata Dance Festival (Greece), Summer Dance Forever (The Netherlands), Norrlandsoperan (Sweden), Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (Hungary), Sadler’s Wells (UK), Seongnam Arts Centre (South Korea), Shanghai International Dance Center (China) and Steps Dance Festival (Switzerland)
UNTIL WE SLEEP
Botis Seva | Far From The Norm
Until We Sleep is the new Hip Hop dance production from Olivier award winning choreographer Botis Seva. Underlined with a resistance to change, a lone warrior journeys through time, with every step full of significance as they battle between hope and responsibility.
The narrative centers around a woman grappling with faith as she guides her nomadic community through the shifting sands of time in a relentless, crumbling world. The journey unfolds as a hero's quest in which the woman confronts an abundance of obstacles to unravel her identity and purpose.
Until We Sleep is a combination of Botis' rebellious earlier choreographic urges and his more recent methodological learnings and personal life maturities over the past 15 years.
Until We Sleep opened in February 2023 and since opening has been presented at schrit_tmacher Festival (The Netherlands), Tanz Haus Köln (Germany), Brighton Dome (UK), Rum för Dans (Sweden), Kalamata Dance Festival (Greece), Théâtre de la Ville (France), Dansenhus Stockholm (Sweden), De Singel (Belgium), Amare Theater; Theater Rotterdam; Musis & Stadstheater Arnhem; Schouwberg Conzertaal Tilburg (The Netherlands).
