Current
Production

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.

With sequences of exceptional beauty and clarity, Requiem’s exploration of how identity can be influenced by place tells a moving story of arrival – of different peoples coming together, learning through art, and communion.

The piece’s meaning transcends any one setting, making it relevant and suitable for galleries, museums, and all manner of ‘conventional’ and ‘found’ spaces. It is accessible, graceful, and involving, and performances everywhere are being warmly received.

 

Performance Dates
07 March
In2It International Dance Festival
Normoria
Kristiansund
Norway
7.00 pm
21 March
The Beat Goes On
Battersea Power Station
Wandsworth
London
12.50 pm

Cast

Jessica Chambers

BOY'S KHAYA 2023 & GREED 2025 DANCER

Born and raised in Hull, Jessica’s contemporary dance training started at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance CAT scheme, and then she went on to attend Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, gaining a first class BA (Hons). During her time at Trinity Laban she had the opportunity to perform a restaged work by Daniel Squire of Merce Cunningham’s Mini Events. Since graduating, she has been working professionally with Alexander Whitley Dance Company, and Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre (KMDT) as a company dancer/ co-choreographer. Jessica joined Tavaziva Dance company for the national tour of BOY’s KHAYA in 2023.

Nana-Yaa Appiah

GREED 2025 DANCER

Based in London, Nana-Yaa was born in Ghana. A graduate of Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary, she started her training in the African dance style of Adowa. Following on to join National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) and Motionhouse Company. She has worked with Damien Jalet, Jamaal Burkmar, Holly Blakey, Justine Doswell and Catherine Young.