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HERMAN DIEPHUIS (FRANCE)
D’apres J C (UK Premiere)

The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre
Sat 22 & Mon 24 October

In D'après J C (According to J C), Herman Diephuis creates an icon-filled Renaissance art gallery in motion.

Shifting from tableau to tableau, tracing the life of Jesus Christ, the dancers portray the most famous mother-son double act in history, capturing the statuesque curves and subtle gestures found in the works of Bellini, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Durer, Da Vinci, Memling, Michelangelo and Raphael.

D'après J C questions the relationship between onlooker and image and challenges the audience to respond to the beauty, humour and historical significance of the sights set before them.

‘A real delight to watch.’ Libération

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