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Windrush: Movement of the People
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Windrush: Movement of the People

2019-02-17 · 52 min · Not rated

Music · Drama

Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre’s performance of Sharon Watson’s Windrush: Movement of the People toured the UK to wide acclaim. Now captured on film and screening at LIFF 2019, the performance is the first contemporary dance work to explore the narrative of the arrival of SS Empire Windrush that brought the first Caribbean migrants to the UK. The work is a lively celebration of the rise of multicultural Britain and features an uplifting soundtrack from calypso, jazz, gospel and reggae with original music created by Christella Litras and features set and costume design by Eleanor Bull.

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Directors
Ross MacGibbon, Sharon Watson
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Countries
United Kingdom
Status
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Natalie Alleston
Asmara Cammock
Aaron Chaplin
Jasmine Gordon
Carmen Vazquez Marfil
Michael Marquez
Carlos Martinez
Sandrine Monin
Vanessa Vince-Pang
Prentice Whitlow

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