Marco da Silva Ferreira: F*cking Future review โ voice of the moment calls for protest through partying
Sadlerโs Wells East, London With a 3am aloofly sexy vibe, the Portuguese choreographerโs slow build is subtly intoxicating โ while its intensity will leave you craving more Last year, for danceโs answer to the Turner prize, the Rose international dance prize, four choreographers competed for ยฃ40,000. One of those finalists was the Portuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira. He didnโt win, but he definitely marked himself out as an of-the-moment voice. His work has echoes of Hofesh Shechter and Sharon Eyal, but with its own clear agenda: protest through partying; activism meets choreographic collectivism; aloofly sexy, beautiful people, clubby beats, a somewhat 3am vibe and a conviction that the world should be a better place. Da Silva Ferreiraโs dance is like minimalist music: small cells of movement, repeated, gradually shift and morph. A slinking step, a strut, the pop of a muscular torso, a slippery moonwalk, etc, etc. Eight dancers are in unison, but thereโs no sense of them being automatons โ theyโre real, sweaty humans in shiny trousers and chainmail vests with red makeup smeared under their eyes. This piece, F*cking Future, is all about the slow build. The kind that might seem boring till you tune in and live it with them, beat by beat. Continue reading...