This season, Jasmin Vardimon premieres her brand new work Medusa, as the climax of the twentieth anniversary year of her award-winning and critically acclaimed company and, for one night only, the production will appear at Worthing’s Connaught Theatre on Thursday 7th February 2019.
Jasmin Vardimon’s new work is a reflection on the powerful feminine symbol of Medusa, the myth and its various connotations in our contemporary life.
One of the world’s leading female choreographers, Vardimon examines the gendered historical significance of Medusa; the myth, the symbolism and the philosophical idea of ‘reflection’. The new full-length production not only looks back to deconstruct the myth but will also look forward and explore her aquatic symbolism in the environmental future of our seas.
Medusa brings together the artistic team behind Vardimon’s previous creations with a remarkable multi-talented international cast of performers.
Jasmin Vardimon says, “Whilst eschewing a retelling of the story itself, I’m interested in the Greek myth of Medusa as an inspiration and as a metaphor to reflect on this powerful symbol of womanhood and examine its contemporary resonances and significance to the world around us.”
A leading force in British dance theatre for twenty years, Jasmin Vardimon has built a reputation for challenging, exciting and visually stunning dance and continues to add to the body of critically acclaimed, artistically respected yet accessible work both for the company she formed in 1998 and for some of the leading dance companies across the world.
Born and raised in Israel, she has been an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells since 2006, Jasmin has also been recognised with the positions of Associate Artist at The Place in 1998 and at Yorkshire Dance as a Partner from 1999 – 2005. In 2014 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from University of London.
Enjoying sell-out performances across the UK and internationally, Jasmin Vardimon Company’s works include: Freedom, 7734, Yesterday, Justitia, Park, and Lullaby. In 2015 Jasmin Vardimon Company collaborated with The Turner Contemporary in Margate and the architect Ron Arad and artist Guy Bar-Amotz on the critically acclaimed immersive performance Maze.
The company’s most recent work, an adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic fairy tale Pinocchio toured to Worthing’s Pavilion Theatre in 2016 to great acclaim and was a landmark in the town’s dance entertainment history.
Tickets for Medusa at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing are priced at £10 – £25.50 and are on sale now via www.worthingtheatres.co.uk or at the Box Office on 01903 206 206.