Lola Beckers: Building a World Through Movement

CHOREOGRAPHY BY LOLA BECKERS

ARTIST: CHARLIE XCX - BLAME IT ON YOUR LOVE

LOCATION: THE MANOR LDN DANCE STUDIO, FINSBURY PARK, NORTH LONDON

For Lola Beckers, movement has always been a way of translating music. The Dutch dancer, choreographer and movement director trained in Contemporary and Urban Dance at the Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts before stepping into a professional career that took her onto stages and screens alongside artists including M.I.A., Kylie Minogue and Ed Sheeran. Alongside performance, she worked across fashion and commercial projects for brands including Nike, Adidas, SKIMS and Stella McCartney.

But performing eventually became only part of Lola’s creative world. She found an equally strong pull towards creating and storytelling through movement, leading her further into choreography and direction. That transition has seen her create work for artists including LE SSERAFIM, Bad Gyal, Tate McRae and Zara Larsson, with her choreography for Zara’s “Lush Life” becoming one of her recognised viral dance moments.

What makes Lola’s work distinctive is that ability to move between worlds. Her background as a performer gives her an understanding of what movement needs to feel like in the body, while her work as a choreographer and director allows her to think about the wider visual story surrounding it. She describes her approach as being about translating music through movement and film, tailoring each creation to the artist or brand she is working with.

At The Manor LDN, Lola brings that perspective to Charli XCX’s “Blame It On Your Love”. The choreography gives dancers space to work with the track’s energy and attitude while experiencing Lola’s instinct for musicality, performance and storytelling.

Watch Lola Beckers’ “Blame It On Your Love” choreography below and experience her movement language at The Manor LDN.