On The Corner is a new choreography for six dancers, by Seke Chimutengwende, set to Miles Davis’ 1972 album On The Corner. It will premiere in autumn 2027. 

 

At the height of his “electric period”, jazz musician Miles Davis created his most controversial album to date: a riotous, uncategorisable, collage of sound which outraged critics at the time. Today, On The Corner is recognised as a major influence on funk, post-punk, electronica, and hip-hop, as well as a monument to the counter-cultural movements which raged outside Davis’ studio in 1972. In this choreographic homage to Davis’ landmark work, Seke will transpose Davis’ musical methods into dance: recording, cutting up, splicing and layering movement to create an “album” of choreography. The final, evening-length work will have two halves, with an interval in the middle: the first half will be “side A” and the second half “side B” of the album. The work will be an environment for absorbing and reflecting on the enduring sound and significance of On The Corner, as well as the historical backdrop of the anti-racist, feminist and anti-war movements which persist today as explosively as they did half a century ago. Through collective listening and embodied musicality, On The Corner will channel Miles Davis’s revolutionary sound to create a work that morphs between riotous intensities and hypnotic dreamscapes, at once a protest, a party, a riot and a ritual.

 

An initial residency took place at BAC as part of their Making Waves programme in March 2025. Upcoming residencies will take place at SPILL Festival (June 2026), Lancaster Arts (November 2026).

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On The Corner: Open Rehearsal, at SPILL Festival, 2nd July 2026

 

Performers: Adrienne Ming, Ben Ash, Mayowa Ogunnaike, Martha Passakopoulou, Lorea Burge, Rose Sall Sao 

Dramaturg: Charlie Ashwell

Videographer: Eleanor Sikorski

Research Consultant: Jeremy Gilbert

 

A Making Waves R&D Commission by Battersea Arts Centre. Made possible with funding by Arts Council England and Cockayne Grants for the Arts.

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This work will premiere in 2027. If you are interested in programming or supporting this work, please contact Lucia Fortune-Ely: lucia@metalwater.co

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