Matthew Brookes: Expression of Freedom

'this is a follow-up to Les Danseurs, published in 2015 – and in Expression of Freedom he once again gets under the skin of the medium, celebrating its togetherness and inclusivity and showcasing the elegance, style and physicality of its practitioners... The coffee-table format and large-scale images highlight the quality of the photography, and the detailed and wonderfully observed images do not shy away from the energy, sensuality and eroticism at play.' - B&W Photography

An homage to melliferous, unifying art of dance, as captured over the course of 10 years and across four continents.

A follow-up to the photographer Matthew Brookes’s Les Danseurs, published in 2015, Expression of Freedom once again deep-dives into the melliferous world of dance, celebrating the togetherness and inclusivity found through the art form. In the last ten years, Brookes traveled across four continents for this grand photographic project, capturing dancers in motion within their geographic contexts—Paris, Milan, London, South Africa, New York, Brazil and Los Angeles.

The dancers showcased are representative of a diverse array of backgrounds and ages; acclaimed professionals share space with street performers. Dancers include: Marie-Agnes Gillot, Aurelie Dupont, Carolyn Carlson, Roberto Bolle, Friedemann Vogel, Hugo Marchand, Germain Louvet, Guillaume Diop, Leroy Mokgatle, Matthew Ball, Megan Lecrone. They are representatives of the most prestigious dance companies in the world, such as the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Ballet in London, La Scala Ballet in Milan, Stuttgart Ballet and the NYC Ballet Company.