Dancing Henry Five

Dancing Henry Five is a reduction of Shakespeare’s Henry V incorporating theatre, narration, scenery and prop manipulation and dance to convey the story of Henry’s ascension to the throne of Britain and his defeat of the French at the Battle of Agincourt. Directed, choreographed and designed by postmodern icon David Gordon, the hour-long work provokes an ironic reflection on the (im)morality of war. The piece for seven dancers and a narrator (Satterfield) includes a score with excerpts of music by William Walton from the 1945 film version of Henry V, plus recordings of performances of the play by Laurence Olivier and Christopher Plummer.