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Rosie kay 5 soldiers the body

          Rosie Kay Dance Company — 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline 7 - 9 September Read more: In!

          Set in a real drill hall, 5 SOLDIERS is an honest and moving choreographic exploration of the military world, brilliantly executed by the internationally renowned Rosie Kay Dance Company.

          This show is an intense research on the consequences of war on soldiers’ body.

          A thrilling and humane portrait of army life telling the stories of five men and women serving on the front line.

        1. The work was choreographed by Rosie Kay, who after experiencing a career-threatening injury undertook an intense period of field research with the 4th Battalion.
        2. Rosie Kay Dance Company — 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline 7 - 9 September Read more: In
        3. Rosie Kay trained at London Contemporary Dance School, creating solo work while performing in Poland, France, the US and Germany.
        4. 5 Soldiers - The Body is the Frontline: Directed by Rosie Kay. With Chris Linda, Tomasz Moskal, Michael Spenceley, Chris Vann.

          5. It portrays effectively the physical and mental struggle soldiers have to face in their job, during their training and in the battlefield. Given that the body is the essential medium for a soldier, with this work Kay aims to understand the training and the process required to prepare a body for a conflict, and the consequent risks involved.

          Rosie Kay conceived the idea for 5 SOLDIERS in 2007, after suffering from a serious knee injury followed by a visionary dream about her leg being blown off, and after seeing images on TV of young soldiers killed in Iraq.

          These events led her to start investigating the way soldiers use their body, how they train to put their body at risk and what brings them to do that.

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