Women lead way at Leeds's own Phoenix Dance Theatre

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Sep 2017, 11:14 BST
Updated 22nd Sep 2017, 11:20 BST
EXTRACT: A scene from Calyx.EXTRACT: A scene from Calyx.
EXTRACT: A scene from Calyx.
Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to its home stage next week with a production celebrating female talent within the company.

Led by its Artistic Director and Yorkshire Woman of the Year, Sharon Watson, it is a showcase of dance including a never-before-seen piece that is set to have its world premiere in Leeds in February.

Windrush: Movement of the People will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the ship SS Empire Windrush which brought the first generation of Caribbean immigrants to England in large numbers. It was 1948 and the start of the post-war immigration boom. Windrush, is the first ever piece of contemporary dance to mark this historical event.

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