WEST AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL PERCUSSIONIST

"You’d be mad to miss." British Vogue
"Ingenious." ★★★★ The Guardian
"A triumph." ★★★★ The Stage

FOLLOWING A SELL-OUT WORLD PREMIERE IN 2021, ★★★★ SAMSKARA RETURNS.

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, WHEN OUR EYES CONNECT?
I HAVE TO PROTECT, TO HOLD ON TO SOMETHING, 
’CAUSE THERE’S TOO MUCH TO FEEL. 

Four generations of Black men are trying to understand themselves in a world that tells them that they have to be strong. They tell their stories, their bodies intertwine, they move for themselves and for one another.

Inspired by real-life testimonies, SAMSKARA is an explosive fusion of movement, hip-hop dance and text; an exploration of Black masculinity, vulnerability, and the cycles of fatherhood.

Moving through joy and suffering, laughter and longing, this soul-baring odyssey by award-winning artist Lanre Malaolu is an ode to what it means to be a Black man in Britain today.

 

Commissioned by The Yard Theatre. 

 

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