Milagros takes its name from the Spanish word used to
describe both miracles and votive offerings left at churches or
shrines. The sacrificial sense of milagros is the focus of Javier
De Frutos' work. The work is full of unsettling imagery - of
limping cripples on pilgrimage, and of struggle and violence.
Twelve dancers, evenly partnered, weave simple circular patterns
that lurch into pliant, throbbing masses. 2004 Laurence Olivier
Award nominee - Best New Dance Production "Milagros ranks
as one of the great Rites - combining the collective potency of a
ritual with the realisation of each dancer as a hauntingly
believable individual" - The Guardian (UK)
Credits
Seasons: 2003, 2005, 2011
Choreography: Javier De Frutos
Costume Design: Javier De Frutos
Lighting Design: John Rayment
Music: The Rite of Spring (for piano roll) by Igor
Stravinsky