Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s immersive dance production Our Mighty Groove became the inaugural production to run at Sadler’s Wells East.
The Sadler’s Wells production with Uchenna Dance features a cast of young dancers from east London join Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s Uchenna in a celebration of community and the power of the dance floor.
Set in Club Groove where the audience is both spectator and participant, Our Mighty Groove incorporates Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s signature blend of club styles – house, waacking and vogue – fused with African and contemporary dance. Following the show, which debuted on February 6 and closes on February 9, the Club Groove after party takes over the dancefloor at Sadler’s Wells East where the audience is invited to continue the celebration.
Professional dancers Iona Brie, Angelika Napierała, Shanelle Clemenson, Cache Thake, Dani Harris-Walters, Kabuki Johnson, Jackie Kibuka, Malachi Welch and recent graduate Shula Carter join young east London dancers Bertie Jeffery, Holly Clayton, Kezia Adewale, Lilia Rowe, Thea Petrie, Victoria Morini, Sofia Whiteoak, Reo Greenidge, Riley-Ann Nicholls Murphy, Eli Follant, Shaniya Mohammed and Jandice Stewart.
The young cast were invited to join the production following an open call out to dancers under the age of 21 who live or study in east London and Our Mighty Groove will be the first professional performance many take part in.
Igbokwe-Ozoagu is a choreographer, self-first instigator, movement director, and the founder and joint CEO of Uchenna. Igbokwe-Ozoagu worked as a mass movement choreographer at the London 2012 Olympics and has more than a decade long relationship with Sadler’s Wells.
Kloé Dean is associate choreographer, Joanne Bernard is rehearsal director, and the show features costume design by Jodie-Simone Howe, music by Kweku Aacht and Warren ‘Flamin Beatz’ Morgan-Humphreys, set design by Simon Kenny, sound design by Mark Webber and lighting design by Matt Daw.
Sadler’s Wells East is situated in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
More information about the venue here.