Zas Dance Platform - Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine

You may remember the irrepressible dance film of Stromae’s “Mauvaise Journée” by Zas Dance Platform, featured on Kuriositas last August.  Well, they have delivered another blinder.  This time, it’s an interpretation of Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine.  Directed by Zaslavskyi Yevhenii and Bazela Oleksii (who also dances), the 2014 track, from Clementine’s debut album At Least for Now, is a great choice and complements the ZAS dancers’ elegant urgency perfectly.

Nemesis is one of Benjamin Clementine’s best-known tracks and is emotionally very intense and as such, the backdrop here is dark, the movements exploring the themes of consequence and karma.  The song tells the story of a relationship where the betrayers becomes the betrayed and the Zas trademark jerky movements and a hundred emotions expressed in a few seconds reflects the message of the song – that if we don’t treat people with fairness and integrity, there will always be consequences.  You know what karma is, after all…

A little about ZAS Dance Platform – it is a creative initiative showcasing innovative contemporary dance from emerging and established choreographers. The platform provides a space for artists to experiment, collaborate, and bring new perspectives to the stage, highlighting both technical skill and artistic expression. Through this performance, Bazela and his fellow dancers explore movement and storytelling in a dynamic and engaging way.  As ever, the dancers are also quite pleasing to the eye…

Watch Zas Dance Platform’s interpretation of Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine below.