5 SOLDIERS- The Body is the Frontline 2023
5 Soldiers
5 SOLDIERS received praise from soldiers, veterans, peace activists, critics and civilians for highlighting preparations for war, soldiers’ personalities, off-duty camaraderie, boredom, high-jinx and the role of women in the Armed Forces.
A thrilling and humane portrait of army life telling the stories of five men and women serving on the front line. In 2008, choreographer Rosie Kay joined the 4th Battalion The Rifles, to watch and participate in full battle exercises, and visited the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre for our Armed Forces. What came of these observations is this award-winning, five-star work with Kay’s trademark intense physical and athletic dance theatre.
“Lust, shock and awe.. .5 SOLDIERS is a disturbing, illuminating and necessary glimpse into a world we mostly prefer to ignore” The Guardian, Top 10 Dance of 2015
“War from a female perspective packs a punch.. .taut, visceral, compassionate” The Observer
5 SOLDIERS has toured the world, to Germany, Spain, Denmark and the USA. The work was nominated for a National Dance Award (Best Choreography), had a sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival and was highly commended by the Royal Society for Public Health (UK) for its work and impact on military communities.