Description
“Cane Warriors focuses on a part of world history that has been ignored and understated. It’s time that Tacky and his fellow Cane Warriors are remembered…” – Alex Wheatle
Cane Warriors tells the true story of Tacky’s Rebellion, an uprising of Akan slaves which took place in Jamaica in 1760. It was the most significant slave rebellion in the Caribbean after the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John and before the 1791 Haitian Revolution.
Guardian Prize winning author, Alex Wheatle, a.k.a. the ‘Brixton Bard’, is a well-known Brixton figurehead, and is the subject of Steve McQueen’s short film, Alex Wheatle (BBC Small Axe series).
“Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion with the full understanding that change can only happen through words and actions.” – Steve McQueen, Director (Twelve Years A Slave)
For further information about the company and the project, please visit our website here.
Directed by Steve Marshall with choreography by Deborah Baddoo, Michael Joseph, Nosiphiwo Samente and Bawren Tavaziva. Original soundtrack by Steve Marshall, Kenrick Rowe and Alan Weekes. String arrangements by Mikele Montolli.
Content Warning
This show contains themes of horror and colonial violence, a bass-heavy soundtrack, loud battle sounds, shouting and screaming.
Production Photos
Photography (c) 2023 Richard Budd.
Dancers
For this thrilling and emotional journey, a tale of defiance and courage against all odds, the performers are:
Theophilous Alade
Deborah Baddoo
Michael Joseph
Bafana Solomon Matea
Nosiphiwo Samente
Bawren Tavaziva
Camron Youngsam
With thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund via Bath Preservation Trust, Beckford Tower Trust, and State of Trust.