Requiem

Requiem was commissioned by the National Gallery to mark the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning and was first performed on 28 February 2025.

The commission to create a dance piece for the National Gallery was a profound opportunity for Bawren Tavaziva as this was the first place he visited after arriving in London as a young dancer from Zimbabwe, and it holds significant meaning for him and the trajectory of his life and career in the UK.

Requiem was performed four times at the National Gallery, and in sequences of exceptional beauty and grace, the piece’s exploration of how identity may be influenced by place told a moving story of arrival – of different peoples coming together, learning through art, and communion.