Luca Silvestrini creates a new dance work with 44 older dancers at DanceEast

Protein Dance’s Luca Silvestrini has achieved a world first by creating an hour-long dance work featuring 44 older dancers from four different companies. By the end of just six days, four individual companies had become one company and created a single, coherent piece. It is probably the largest cast of older dancers to perform anywhere in England.

Home From Home will premiere at DanceEast in Ipswich and then tour to Norwich Playhouse and The Place in London in October.

DanceEast, Ipswich. 14th October: https://www.danceeast.co.uk/performances/home-from-home-encoreeast-and-friends/

Norwich Playhouse.19th October:
https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/home-from-home/

The Place, London. 21st October: https://theplace.org.uk/events/autumn-23-home-from-home

In addition to the performance, there will be participation days in each of the venues. Whether re-connecting or unlocking it for the first time, find your inner dancer in these accessible participation days. There will be the chance to ask questions, connect with local dancers and practitioners, as well as sign-up for future opportunities.

Norwich Theatre’s Stage 2, Saturday 2nd September - Let's Move! A community dance day for over 50's.
Let’s move! is a celebration of movement for everyone, blending discussion, Q&A’s and practical workshops. Attend company class with Cadenza Dance, co-creators of Home from Home. You’ll experience their empowering approach to creating movement, led by renowned choreographer Laura Anderson.
https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/lets-move-a-community-dance-day-for-over-50s/

DanceEast, Thursday 28 September - Experience a day in the life of EncoreEast.
Work with amazing dancer and choreographer Alethia Antonia, who made EncoreEast’s contribution to Home from Home, mingle with friends and join the conversation about whether the world is ready for older people dancing.
https://www.danceeast.co.uk/workshops/home-from-home-experience-day/

Home from Home is a creative collaboration of 50 dancers over 50, devised and produced by EncoreEast and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and co-commissioned by EncoreEast, DanceEast, The Place and Norwich Theatre.