DEFIANT

DEFIANT is: brutal, visceral, sensual and provocative. Combined with an original score by Edgardo Moreno, it harnesses the intense physicality of seven Kaeja dancers—featuring Karen Kaeja. This new work delves into light within darkness, the resonance of rebellion, and the beauty of failure.

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“Allen’s work is sharp-edged, densely packed and redolent with disturbing beauty.”

Time Out, UK

One dancer in a karate gi leans away from another.

Two shirtless dancers embrace.

One dancer lifts another above their head.

One dancer lifts another, two others move towards each other.

One dancer tosses another in an aerial.

One dancer supports another as they come to their knees.

Several dancers lie on the floor in a row with their eyes closed.

A shirtless dancer leans to one side and raises their arms while another dancer watches on their knees.

One dancer in a karate gi carries another by the belt of their gi.

A dancer in a sports jacket lifts a dancer in a karate gi slightly off the ground.

Three dancers in karate gis; two of them grip the third by the front of their gi and their arms.

A dancer in a sports jacket and a dancer in a karate gi grip each others shoulders.

Three naked dancers; one carries another who is curled up into a ball, the third reaches to the one being carried with one hand.

One dancer lifts another while two others move towards each other in the background.

One dancer reaches an arm over another dancer's head, the second dancer is in a deep lunge.

A dancer in a karate gi holds one leg over their head; three other dancers stand in the background.

A group of dancers stand in a circle facing inwards.

One dancer in a karate gi leans away from another.

Two shirtless dancers embrace.

One dancer lifts another, two others move towards each other.

One dancer tosses another in an aerial.

One dancer supports another as they come to their knees.

Several dancers lie on the floor in a row with their eyes closed.

A shirtless dancer leans to one side and raises their arms while another dancer watches on their knees.

A dancer in a sports jacket lifts a dancer in a karate gi slightly off the ground.

Three dancers in karate gis; two of them grip the third by the front of their gi and their arms.

A dancer in a sports jacket and a dancer in a karate gi grip each others shoulders.

Three naked dancers; one carries another who is curled up into a ball, the third reaches to the one being carried with one hand.

One dancer lifts another while two others move towards each other in the background.

One dancer reaches an arm over another dancer's head, the second dancer is in a deep lunge.

A dancer in a karate gi holds one leg over their head; three other dancers stand in the background.

A group of dancers stand in a circle facing inwards.

Photos by Irina Popova

Choreography by Allen Kaeja

Costumes by Robyn Macdonald

Lighting by Simon Rossiter

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