This dance isn’t taught, it’s felt.
“I will create a troupe of Swing dancers. Dancing side by side in a safer place than here tonight. A space that honours history. There will be joy. There will be respect. There will be freedom.”
Swing Sister Swing takes the audience on a journey behind the glitz and glamour of the modern swing dance scene.
Featuring six powerful women and a five-piece band - the dancing and music may be vintage, but this is no nostalgic throwback.
This show interrogates the politics of partner dance, the complexities of race and gender within the swing community, and the magic of what we make together.
Written by celebrated theatre-maker Natasha Brown, Swing Sister Swing is directed by Olivier award-winning Director Miranda Cromwell with choreography by Lana Williams and original music by Two Twenty Two.
SUPPORTED BY: Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants, Canada Council for the Arts, Co-Commissioning Partner: Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres and Rich Mix
Company
Writer Natasha Brown
Director Miranda Cromwell
Movement Director Lana Williams
Costume Design Charlotte Henery
Lighting Designer Zak Macro
Music Direction Annette Walker
Composers Two Twenty Two
Assistant Musical Director Ashley Blasse
Associate Director Joseph Hardy
BSL Consultant Daryl Jackson
Cast Nancy Hitzig, Cat Foley, Manorma Joisi, Colbert Newsome, Rebecca Solomon, Juliana Lisk
Musicians Aleksandra Topczewska (Alex), Joseph Oti-Akenteng (Joti), Maria Grapsa, Amy Baldwin, Valerie Mensah
Company Co-Artistic Directors Cat Foley and Nancy Hitzig
Producers Nancy Hitzig, Cat Foley
Initial Dramaturgy Emily Aboud
Stage Manager Cam Mitchell
Technical / Tour Manager Lars Davidson
Production Assistant Emily Hamilton-Matthews
Supported by Arts Council England, RichMix, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres, Canada Council for the Arts
