AUTUMN 2025 PROGRAMME
THE HARVEST
A CAPTIVATING PROGRAMME OF DANCE
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Aetherbound
Concept, choreography and performance by Lila Naruse & Rosie Macari
Lighting design by Simon Cole
Music: "New Endings" by Bon Vie, "Kintail" by Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach, "Melody From A Dream" by Flawed Mangoes and "Misty Corrie" by Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach
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A visually striking aerial dance work exploring themes of restriction, resilience, and reconnection. Using rope and harness, the performers trace a journey shaped by heritage, nature, and the evolving strength of womanhood. Aetherbound resonates with audiences across generations – from young women coming of age, to older women with lived experience, and men invited to witness a story of transformation and strength.
Duration: 15 minutes
Obscura
Film and choreography by Pelican Theatre
Live Performance by Pagan Hunt
Film performance by Ellie Bates, Malachi Briant, Pagan Hunt, Jack Richardson, Jemma Stein.
Music: "Milk & Honey #1" by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett, "Falaise" by Floating Points, "Morning Talk/Supersymmetry" by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett
Lighting Design by Simon Cole
Shadowy, and indistinct. Passing moments in our lives when people and places blur, seeping across boundaries, and transforming into something else entirely.
This interplay of film and live dance explores the joy and confusion of encounters as people drift in and out of our lives. Can you recall the first time you met someone? Do you even notice the last time?
Duration: 15 minutes
E - motion
Concept and choreography by Renaud Wiser
Choreography and performance by Maria Giacchetto, Esme Jobey, Hope Brown-King,
Berta Admetlla
Interactive app development: Jon Rowe
Lighting Design by Simon Cole
In this playful and participatory performance, audience members shape the show in real time using a mobile app. Choose who performs, how they move, what music guides them, and the number of dancers performing at any given time. Drawing on structured improvisation and pre-set material, the dancers respond live to audience input, breaking the traditional boundaries between performer and spectator
Duration: 40 minutes
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