At the Riley Theatre
An explosive dance ensemble of young international dancers showcasing an exciting and energetic mix of inventive choreography and exceptional new talent. The vibrant triple bill of new works by Jasmin Vardimon Company associates Hobie Schouppe and NSCD alum Chess Dillon-Reams culminates with choreography by multi-award-winning Jasmin Vardimon MBE.
The established JV2 Professional Development Diploma was developed by Jasmin Vardimon Company with the mission to encourage, cultivate and nurture young talent. The programme offers young dancers a unique opportunity to train as versatile and multi-disciplinary performers, under the guidance of one of the world’s leading female choreographers.
This brilliant dance ensemble, hand-picked by Jasmin Vardimon, showcases an exciting and energetic mix of inventive choreography and exceptional new talent.
Tickets:£15 (£12)
It Had a Different Ending by Chess Dillon-Reams
It Had a Different Ending explores storytelling, endings, and self-authorship. How do we feel when our stories are told inaccurately? Can we reclaim them? How do we process an ending we didn’t choose? Created with the group as they near a significant ending; the end of JV2 & their training, the piece invites audiences to reflect on how narratives are shaped and how we let go and grieve, so that we can begin again. Through movement and text, it examines what it means to honour and rewrite our stories, embracing change and the power of taking ownership of our own endings.
Strings Attached by Hobie Schouppe
This performance delves into the human need for attachment — the way we instinctively reach for connection, even when it’s not returned. Through movement, we explore how love, loneliness, and longing drives us to find comfort in the inanimate, projecting our emotions onto objects that cannot feel. It is a meditation on vulnerability and the quiet ache of seeking solace where there is none, inviting the audience to reflect on the spaces where affection and illusion meet.
Tomorrow by Jasmin Vardimon
Tomorrow, first created in 2013 as one of JV2’s signature works – choreographed by multi-award-winning, Jasmin Vardimon – celebrates favourite moments from Park, Justitia, 7734 and Yesterday, and has been transformed into a vibrant and powerful explosion of exceptional talent especially for JV2.
