A profound journey from injustice to hope.
Uproar is an interdisciplinary performance exploring the right to protest and the power of collective action. A journey from injustice to hope, powered by unity. Blending rebellious dance, unique sonorous costumes, and archival audiovisuals, it honours the Latin American tradition of using music and dance as political expression.
Created in response to the deaths of 50 civilians in Peru (2022-2023), Uproar sheds light on Peru’s ongoing crisis—rooted in unresolved colonial issues like discrimination, racism, and classism. It raises awareness of peaceful protests and invites audiences to sound together in a collective call for social justice, fostering empathy and solidarity in facing these global challenges. This original project by Latin American immigrant artist women in the UK aims to inspire social justice, and present new strategies for cohesion and resilience through art.
Following the sharing there will be a conversation with the artists about the work.
Join Rieckhof / Silva for a workshop on Friday 22 November. Find out more here.
In the Research Studio
Tickets
Pay what you choose
£5 / £8 / £12
Free tickets for Support Workers, Carers and PAs
You can book in advance, or come on the day. Tickets will be available on the door.
Film material in this performance will be captioned in Spanish and English.
This performance includes references to violence and death during protest.
Credits
Uproar debuted as a work-in-progress during the SHIFT+SPACE residency at Theatre Deli in 2023, and will be featured at the multicultural Voila Festival in November 2024, supported by Arts Council England.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Rieckhof / Silva
A collaboration between two Peruvian immigrant artists in the UK. Carolina Rieckhof (costume and prop designer) and Moyra Silva ( director and movement thinker), met in 2023 in London, and came together in their pain and frustration over the injustice of civilians’ deaths under a dictatorial government in Peru. The collaboration started with SHIFT+SPACE, a performing arts residency, at Theatre Deli in November 2023 – sharing the work in progress of “Uproar”. Their collaborative art practices keep expanding in 2024, taking part of Migration Festival, with community workshop “Pollera, my story”, and sharing a movement session for “The Playground’ at Rambert Dance studios.
ACCESS AND AMENITIES AT SDS
Siobhan Davies Studios is mostly accessible, with lifts to all floors. There are two accessible parking spaces available on site which can be booked in advance. Blue Badge parking is also available nearby on West Square and Garden Row (for a full map visit the Southwark Council website). Our main door is power assisted.
Amenities include:
- Changing facilities*
- Communal showers*
- Toilets / wheelchair accessible toilets
- Kitchen: tea and coffee making, fridge, and microwave
- Snack Bar: We have a small selection of bars, drinks and food available to buy from the front desk.
- Shops: The closest shop is Superway Supermarket on Garden Row (4 min walk), the closest supermarket is Sainsbury’s on New Kent Road (7 min walk). We also recommend the Art Cafe which serves sandwiches, jacket potatoes and meals (3 min walk).
* Our changing facilities and showers are not fully accessible. Our closest publicly available and fully accessible changing facility is at The Castle Centre, a leisure centre 0.3 miles away from the studios. You can find full details of their features here.