Rosas double bill, 5&6 November & 8&9 November, Sadler’s Well s
 En Atendant: Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Cesena: Thursday 8 & Friday 9 November 2012 
Performances at 7.30pm World renowned choreogra pher Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and her company Rosas return to Sadler’s We lls with the UK premiere of two of their most recent works, En Atendant an d Cesena. The two works were conceived as a diptych, inspired by specifictimes of day, presented over two summers in Avignon. En Atendant capturesthe merging of twilight into night, while Cesena is a celebration of the coming of the dawn. The works also take inspiration from the Medieval herit age of the city in which they were created, loosely chronicling the histor y of the Avignon Papacy – a period in the 14th Century following a religiou s conflict between France and Rome, during which seven Popes resided in Av ignon, modern day France. En Atendant premiered in the beautiful, Medi eval surroundings of the Eglise des Célestins at the 2010 Avignon Festival and performed by eight dancers, three musicians and one singer. Set to theArs Subtilior, a complex form of 14th century medieval polyphony featurin g dissonance and contrast, which is unique to Avignon, the title of the w ork, En Atendant, is a reference to a ballad by the Medieval Occitan poetPhilippus of Caserta (1370-1420). . Cesena, conceived as a companion p iece to En Atendant and premiered in the monumental surroundings of the Cou r d'Honneur du palais des Papes at the 2011 Avignon Festival, is a brighte r and more optimistic piece than its sister work. This is reflected in the production’s lighting which mimics the rising of the sun at dawn. The titleof the piece again makes reference to the religious conflicts of Medieval Europe: Cesena is the name of the historic Northern Italian city where Bret on mercenaries fought in service of the Papal state in 1377. The company wo rked closely with Björn Schmelzer and his Graindelavoix Music Ensemble duri ng the creation of the piece. The stage, with set by Ann Veronica Janssen , is shared by 19 dancers and singers all of whom both sing and dance, exp loring the limits of their abilities. booking: http://www.saderswells.co m Booking: www.sadlerswells.com