Resolution: Nick Hodos, Nritya-Alaap, and Jess Yeo

Resolution 2027

1: A man in black and white against a bright white backdrop. We can only see the back of his head. Two hands smoothly placed around his head with fingers touching his face. The same silhouette figure is mirrored on the left and right, flipped upside down. 2: A dancer performing part of the “abhinaya” (enactment) as part of the Odissi repertoire on a stage with a red light backdrop and red curtains. 3: A collage-style poster for FEAST, featuring three female dancers seated around and on top of a dining table layered against a deep red background. Cut-out imagery of food, flowers, shoes, patterned textures and fragments of text surround the dancers, creating a surreal visual world centred on eating, femininity and social rituals.

About Resolution: Nick Hodos, Nritya-Alaap, and Jess Yeo

Funeral Show by Nick Hodos

Funeral Showis a contemporary ballet exploring grief, bodily memory and the rituals of farewell, drawing on the artistic aesthetic of Vladimir Nabokov.

Set during a funeral service, the work follows a young man lost among mourners as his body becomes a response to grief, memory and loss. Through movement, physical theatre, live interactive video and an original score, the performance moves between collective ritual and intimate solitude, dream and waking reality. The body becomes a place where denial, confusion, vulnerability and acceptance collide.

Funeral Show invites audiences into a visceral, mesmerising journey through the anatomy of parting, and asks who the ritual is truly for.

About Nick Hodos

Nick Hodos is a UK-based dance artist, movement director and choreographer working at the intersection of contemporary dance, Tanztheater and theatre. A graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, he previously trained at the Saratov State Conservatoire, Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and Vaganova Ballet Academy. His practice focuses on presence, physical dramaturgy and the body as a carrier of inner states, memory and transformation. His movement language emerges from actor training, Rudolf Laban’s movement analysis and contemporary European dance practices. Nick has trained internationally with leading artists and participated in Biennale Danza 2024 and 2026.

Cast and Creatives

Choreographer, Director and Voice: Nick Hodos

Video: Arseniy Cassidy

Concept support: Araceli Ramos

Original music: Simona Markevich

Lighting Design: TheGeorgeNet

Costume Design: Sofia Shchukina

Make-up Artist: Rita Simone

Graphic Design: Alexandra Osh

Photography: Anastasia Sultanova

Production Manager: Anastasia Kulaeva

Artist Management: Kompass Projects

Moksha (Liberation) by Nritya-Alaap

Be transported into the timeless grace of Odissi, as embodied in the ancient temple architecture, and embark on a journey through colourful emotions and self-discovery. “Rasa theory” as depicted in the time-honoured scriptures of Natya Shastra from 200BC, asserts entertainment is a desired effect of performance art but not the primary goal. The primary goal was to use performance art as vehicle of liberation (moksha).

Come and explore your realm of consciousness and reflect on spiritual and moral entities through Odissi, the oldest form of Indian classical dance, originating in the coastal temples of Odisha.

About Nritya-Alaap

Nritya-Alaap was founded in London, in 2018 by Gairika Mathur when she moved from Bangalore, India to the UK. A disciple of Guru Smt. Madhulita Mohapatra, Gairika’s vision had been to raise awareness of Odissi, the oldest form of Indian Classical Dance, on a global platform. Nritya-Alaap’s mission aligns with the ancient scriptures of Natya Shastra, where dance transcends beyond entertainment and serves as a therapeutic conduit that rejuvenates the spirit and provides a profound means of expressing emotions. Gairika has actively engaged in projects where dance is utilized as a therapeutic medium, with the power to heal and uplift individuals.

Cast and Creatives

Choreography: Gairika Mathur

Performed by: Deepali Semwal, Gairika Mathur, Mahima Munjal, Padmalaya Mallick, Remya Ramesh, Dr. Sutapa Biswas & Sasmita Swain

Produced by: Nritya-Alaap Centre for Odissi

Technical support: Rajat Mathur, Madhu Puvula, Suha Chakravorty

FEAST by Jess Yeo

FEAST is an exploration of rituals around eating, food rules and table manners, informed by feminist frameworks and queer phenomenology. Centering the table itself as a catalyst for quiet rebellion, the piece unfolds as a round-table discussion where women question, challenge and negotiate autonomy. In doing so, the work asks what it means to show up to the table each day with the resilience to move from scarcity to abundance.

FEAST stands as an offering and an ode to the women who set the table, sustain others and are now bold enough to ask for seconds.

About Jess Yeo

Jess Yeo is an artist working across performance, choreography and facilitation. She has toured with Phoenix Dance Theatre and performed at La Villette (Paris), ArtsCross (Taipei) and with Avant-Garde 2. With roots in Contemporary, Ballet and Street-Related Practices, Jess uses versatility as a tool for communication. At London Contemporary Dance School, she received the Cohan Scholarship before her MA at Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Her choreography has featured at Sadler’s Wells, Leeds Playhouse and with National Youth Ballet. In 2019, Jess co-founded MK Dance Theatre, creating full-length works in her hometown. Above all, Jess centres psychological safety, rigour and care.

Cast and Creatives

Choreographer and performer: Jess Yeo

Performers: Yasmina Patel, Brooke Sorensen

Lighting Designer: Owen Lane