In its US premiere, Hatched Ensemble is an autobiographical work reflecting on South African choreographer Mamela Nyamza’s life as a mother, lesbian and artist. Nyamza’s earlier work, Hatched (2008) launched her artistic signature of unapologetically demystifying, deconstructing, and trampling on the norms and standards of the classics.
In Hatched Ensemble, the work is extended to include nine classically-trained ballet dancers from different ethnic backgrounds. The dancers confront the deeply personal and challenging issues of tradition, sexual evolution, and racial and gender norms within the dance classics.
