Article 795SQ Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs

Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs

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Chris Wiegand Stage editor
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Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician practised a form of artistic reincarnation', says choreographer Marcos Morau

Let's dance," sang David Bowie in 1983, commanding: Put on your red shoes and dance the blues." That call is to be answered - with footwear TBC - by an international dance production featuring new choral arrangements of songs from throughout his career.

Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will be staged at Sadler's Wells in London in autumn 2028 after a world premiere in Luxembourg. It will visit Tokyo in 2029. The show will explore how Bowie practised a form of artistic reincarnation" according to Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau who is taking inspiration from the superstar's transformations into personas such as Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.

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