'And again, but louder this time' by Eleanor Sikorski - edited extract

‘And again, but louder this time’, is a structured improvisation. Each night the dancers perform a different interpretation of the choreographic score. Sikorski has asked the dancers to practice performing together, to bridge the gap in feeling between what is familiar and what is unknown. Can we dance together without knowing what comes next? What if we think of choreography as a simple refrain that can be sung in many different ways, in many different keys by many different voices, at our leisure over and over again, until something new happens?

Northern school of Contemporary Dance graduation piece

Choreography - Eleanor Sikorski
Performance and interpretation - BA third year students at NSCD: Jorden Brooks, Lucas Chery, Jacob Edwards, Mali Findlay, Eleni Green, Sylvie Holder, Abigail Mann, Solveig Pedersen, Martha Pigg, Chasmine Tangen, Ben Whyman, Elicia Yeardley
Original musical by Lewys Holt, 2022
Song extract from ‘Which side are you on?’ by Florence Reece, 1931
Costumes in collaboration with Abigail Creasey and the cast
Lighting design in collaboration with Mark Baker
Rehearsal Director - Azzurra Ardovini
Thanks to Lewys Holt for support and those who watched the work in progress.

Thumbnail photo by Elly Welford.