The rain was pouring, the wind was bone-chilling and the leaves on the trees had just begun to turn yellow; but the atmosphere inside NYU Skirball was anything but miserable as French dance collective (La)Horde rehearsed Room with a View, scheduled to be performed later that night as part of the inaugural Dance Reflections programme in New York.
The piece, created in partnership with French electronic musician Rone in 2020, had already earned its reputation for experimentation since its premiere. Featuring 25 dancers of 16 nationalities, melds elements of violence, struggle and rebellion into a techno-party-like scene. “We often forget that growing up is a violent process,” explains Marine Brutti, one of the three founders of the (La)Horde dance collective and
