Michael Clark, To A Simple, Rock ‘n’ Roll . . . Song, 2020

Friday flexing in honour of International Dance Day. This is a snapshot from renowned Scottish choreographer Michael Clark’s 2020 production To A Simple, Rock ‘n’ Roll . . . Song, featuring an emotive ode to David Bowie as its final act. Unveiled four years after the iconic artist’s passing, the tribute felt “intensely personal, finding light in the darkness of his absence,” wrote Louise Benson in a feature for Elephant. “This is a show that reflects life’s surprising contrasts, moving from sadness to joy in an instant … This ability to not just transform pain into joy, but to encompass the two in a single motion, is the magic of Michael Clark.” Read the full article here.