Sing Child Sing is a courageous act of transformation, an invitation to feel, confront and stand up.

In 2024, we experienced the world premiere of Until we sleep by Botis Seva/Far from the Norm at Theater Kerkrade . The Olivier Award-winning dance artist, choreographer and director returns with his solo Sing Child Sing; a probing and autobiographical portrait of a man, who faces the past and claims back his strength with fiery, embodied intent.

A visual work of art

Botis Seva works at the intersection of hip-hop, theatre, contemporary dance and film. His performances are visual artworks, tapping into profound feelings. In Sing Child Sing, he uses a unique mix of dance styles, from popping to breaking, krump to house, to unravel how emotions like abandonment, frustration and belief nestle in the body and can be passed from generation to generation as invisible legacies. And how to break with that past. Sing Child Sing is a courageous act of transformation. An invitation to feel, confront and stand up.

This performance is a co-production with schrit_tmacher NL.

out of 5 stars New York Times, US

"A major new talent."
out of 5 stars A Youngish Perspective, UK

"Seva has cemented himself as a heavyweight in the UK's dance theatre world."
out of 5 stars National Herald, Greece

"Botis Seva, the most influential artist in contemporary dance today...."
out of 5 stars The Guardian on Until We Sleep

"This feels like a deep dive into the mind of an artist coming into his own."

Sing Child Sing_Leading Image 1 © Camilla Greenwell

Sing Child Sing_Leading Image 2 © Camilla Greenwell GEBRUIKEN BROCHURE

Sing Child Sing_Supporting Image 3 © Camilla Greenwell

Credits

Director & Choreographer: Botis Seva
Composer: Torben Sylvest
Lighting Designer: Tom Visser & Chris Burr
Costume Designer: Ryan Dawson-Laight
Executive Producer: Lee Griffiths
Producer: Gabija Cepelyte
Senior Production Manager: Andy Downie (Velocet)
Rehearsal Director: Victoria Shulungu
Creative Associate: Jordan Douglas
Far From The Norm Dance Artist: Joshua Shanny Wynter
Sing Child Sing is a co-production with Dance East, Kurtheater Baden, The Lowry, Sadler's Wells,
schrit_tmacher Festival (NL), Tanz Köln, Theater Rotterdam, Rum för Dans and Les Théâtres de la
Ville de Luxembourg. Sing Child Sing is commissioned by the Carmen Mateu Award.
Sing Child Sing production residency supported by Rum för Dans, and final creative residency Les
Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.

Botis Seva (UK) Sing Child Sing