‘Rewilding’ is a natural theme for Pluto Return, troupe of adults whose nature is to dance again

Dancers start young – sometimes between 2 and 5 years old – and are expected to be ready for a career in their teens. “All of the dancers in Pluto Return are in or entering our 40s,” co-founder Emily Vincent said, “and coming back to dance is a way to return to our bodies.” It’s the theme of the troupe’s first evening-length show, “Rewilding,” which Vincent said takes inspiration from the ecological concept of “returning nature to how it was before humans interfered.” The show asks how people can return wildness to their bodies and what it even means to return to yourself, with each segment and choreographer having different stories to tell. “One of the pieces explores gender expectations and pushing back against gender norms. Society often tries to put people into boxes, and we wanted to use movement to convey what it feels like to break out,” Vincent said.

This piece originally ran in Cambridge Day