Black Victorians
Artistic Director and Choreographer: Jeanefer Jean-Charles, Set and Costume: Designer: Marsha Roddy, Composer: Danilo DJ Walde, Poet: Anthony Anaxagorou, Rehearsal Director: Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, Writer: Hassan Mahamdallie, Creative Consultant: Martha Stylianou,
Creative Dance Artists: Melissa Bravo, Dani Harris-Walter, Oluwaseun Olayiwola, Nosiphiwo Samente, Duja Sinada.
Photographers: Ash Mills and Glodi Miessi
Black Victorians is inspired by Black Chronicles – The Missing Chapter, an ongoing archive research programme led by Renée Mussai from Autograph focused on unearthing nineteenth-century photographs of black presences in Britain. The piece is about bringing voice and body to the characters in the portraits through movement, text and music. Audiences experience five versatile dancers re-imagine the stories of the Victorian characters through a range of dance styles – from African & Jazz to street and contemporary dance.
Black Victorians is produced and co-commissioned by FESTIVAL.ORG, Brighton Festival, Hatfair and Without Walls
