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Oona Doherty's Dancers Sweat Through Leather Jackets
26 Jul
Summary
- Eight dancers perform in leather jackets, then underwear.
- The performance shifts from electronic music to Irish folk.
- It's a 45-minute exploration of pushing physical limits.
Choreographer Oona Doherty's latest piece, "Leather Jacket," premiered in the concrete space of Bold Tendencies, a theatre in Peckham's multi-storey car park. Eight dancers initially don leather jackets, their movements creating a heavy rhythm amplified by the space. This is juxtaposed with a shift in music from electronic to experimental Irish folk.
The performance evolves as the dancers discard their jackets, continuing in their underwear. The 45-minute duration focuses intensely on the physical effort, sweat, and shared exhaustion of the performers. Doherty uses dance as a means to explore human endurance and resilience, presenting a raw, unfiltered look at pushing personal limits.
