Swing Sister Swing explores modern swing at Bath’s Ustinov Studio

Swing Sister Swing visits the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal Bath on Saturday 2^nd April bringing a joyous blend of music, laughter, storytelling and Lindy Hop dance. Featuring six powerful women and a six-piece band - the dancing and music may be vintage, but this is no nostalgic throwback.

Swing Sister Swing is a play that interrogates the politics of partner dance, the complexities of race and gender within the swing dance community, and the magic of what can be created through collaboration. Inviting audiences on a journey behind the glitz and glamour of the swing dance scene, the stories told are those of women navigating the challenges of modern life whilst finding escapism in the infectious rhythm, expression and improvisation of African American vernacular jazz dance and music.

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Written by celebrated theatre-maker Natasha Brown, Swing Sister Swing is directed by Olivier Award-winning Miranda Cromwell (National Theatre, Young Vic, Almeida Theatre, Bristol Old Vic) with choreography by authentic and vernacular jazz dance specialist Lana Williams and original music by Two Twenty Two. The show features costume design by Charlotte Henery, lighting design by Zak Macro and music directed by Annette Walker. The cast includes Nancy Hitzig as Charlie, Cat Foley as Deej, Manorma Joisi as Jaspreet, Antoinette Harrison as Violet, Colbert Newsome as Daphne and Rebecca Solomon as Jodie.

The company, Swing Sister Swing, was co-founded by Cat Foley and Nancy Hitzig in 2018. Swing Sister Swing is a female-led swing dance and theatre company that brings together dancers, musicians, storytellers and artists who champion the stories of jazz music and dance greats, alongside the modern feminist stories of women in swing dance today.

Swing Sister Swing appears at the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal Bath on Saturday 2^nd April. Tickets are on sale at the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 and online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ustinov