OCTOBER THEATRE PICK | DANCE UMBRELLA AND SADLER’S WELLS PRESENT ABBY Z AND THE NEW UTILITY RADIOACTIVE PRACTICE

By Rishma • On Events

18TH ‑19TH October

Sadler­’s Wells

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Hurt­ling onto the stage with explos­ive phys­ic­al­ity, six per­formers chal­lenge their phys­ic­al and men­tal limits.

Draw­ing influ­ences from street dance, syn­chron­ised swim­ming, post-mod­ern dance, tap, foot­ball, mar­tial arts and con­tem­por­ary Afric­an forms; Radio­act­ive Prac­tice from award-win­ning Amer­ic­an cho­reo­graph­er Abby Zbikowski and crew, shat­ters move­ment expect­a­tions and explores our instincts for survival.

With seat­ing sur­round­ing the stage, audi­ences will be immersed in the action through­out this power­ful piece which incor­por­ates the work of Sene­g­alese dance artist Momar Ndiaye as dram­at­urge to inter­rog­ate the com­plex­it­ies of con­tem­por­ary living.

Abby Zbikowski and her com­pany Abby Z and the New Util­ity cre­ate con­tem­por­ary dance works that pay homage to the effort of liv­ing. Zbikowski’s rig­or­ous train­ing in Afric­an and Afro-dia­spor­ic forms, play­ing sports and per­form­ing manu­al labour informs her craft.

In 2018 Zbikowski was nom­in­ated by Steph­en Pet­ro­nio as a ‘Cho­reo­graph­er of the Future’ for Dance Umbrella’s Four by Four com­mis­sion. Fol­low­ing the glob­al pan­dem­ic, Radio­act­ive Prac­tice now makes its European première at Sadler’s Wells as part of Dance Umbrella Fest­iv­al 2024.

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.