Stopgap Dance Company «Lived Fiction»
What it's about:
The piece Lived Fiction shows that
dance can be radically accessible.
It can be powerful.
And it can help us to find new ideas for a good future for everyone.
Everyone can experience this dance piece.
Because accessibility is part of the piece.
It is part of the artwork.
And that changes the way we look at art.
The play is coming to Switzerland for the first time.
The group “Stopgap Dance Company” created the piece.
They have been making art together for 20 years.
Very different people are part of the group.
They are a community of differences.
And they also show this on stage.
In the piece Lived Fiction, movement, language and thoughts come together.
A story emerges from this.
The story is told in different ways:
- with words
- with movements
- with text
- with audio description
All these forms happen simultaneously on stage.
They are equal and tell the same story.
Sometimes, one person is alone on stage.
Sometimes, two people dance together.
Or a group.
The piece is as soft as candy floss.
And at the same time, it is full of power and energy.
It shows the audience:
This is what a shared future can look like.
And it is an invitation to help making it.
Access
Duration: approx. 90 minutes with a break
Language: the language used on stage is English;
however, there are German/Italian surtitles.
This means that
you can follow by reading the text in German/Italian.
There are also English surtitles.
This means that
you can also follow by reading the text in English.
An audio description is also available. This means that someone will describe what is happening on stage for blind people. You can listen to this through headphones.
Credits
With Christian Brinklow, Monique Dior Jarrett, Emily Lue-Fong, Jannick Moth, Lily Norton (Audio Description), Nadenh Poan, Hannah Sampson, and Dan Watson (Voice of DAN)
Director, Co-Author: Lucy Bennett
Access Artist, Co-Author: Lily Norton
Rehearsal Director: Amy Butler
Composition, Sound Design: Dougie Evans
Digital Art, Subtitle Design: Ben Glover
German Subtitles: Maria Wünsche, Panthea Berlin
Italian Subtitles: Maria Wünsche, Panthea Berlin
Voice of German Audio Description: Isabelle Freymond and Fabian Netos
Voice of Italian Audio Description: Camilla … & Giuseppe Comuniello
Lighting Design: Jackie Shemesh
Costume Design: Ryan Dawson Laight
Props: Colin Holden
Access Guide: Lauren Trim
Production and Stage Management: Ethan Duffy
Production Management: Emma Henderson
Technical Management: Francois Langton
Lighting Assistance: Joe Hornsby
Costume Assistance: Rosie Whiting
Project Management: James Greenhalgh
Access Workers: Abbie Thompson, Laurel Flatley
Production: Sho Shibata, Lucy Glover
Supported by Arts Council England, DanceEast, Dance Ireland, Leche Trust, The Point – Eastleigh, University of Surrey
Special thanks to Theater Winterthur for their support.
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