U.Dance FILM OF THE WEEK - Eleven 'Silence is Betrayal'

Eleven
'Silence is Betrayal'

Choreographed by: Victoria Harrocks
Dancers: Lauren Bellemy, Emma Burns, Danielle Formby, Georgia Gaudie, Louise Hastings, Gabrielle Hoare, Chloe Jackson, Ayeisha Keatley, Isabelle Meredith, Lucy Palmer, Lizzie Rimmer
Music: Martin Luther King

This performance was part of U.Dance 2013 in Leeds and was performed at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre on 20th July 2013.

This performance is based on political and historical issues concerning racial equality and freedom. 'If the body is restricted the mind is not free' - Martin Luther King.
The fabric represents restriction, isolation and the fight against injustice. The dancers created this piece while studying Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre during the 1960s. Ailey sought to make a social and political statement that black dancers were as beautiful as white dancers. Ailey's work during this era coincides with Martin Luther King whose philosophy inspired 'Silence is Betrayal'.

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To find out about how Eleven raised the funds to go to U.Dance 2013 go to www.yde.org.uk/main.cfm?type=FUND