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Stopgap Dance Company «Lived Fiction»

Eine Actionszene eines Tanzes. Ein männlicher Rollstuhltänzer mit brauner Haut liegt seitlich auf einem hellen Boden. Sein Rollstuhl ist noch an seiner Taille befestigt und liegt mit ihm auf dem Boden. Seine Arme sind vom Boden abgehoben, und er schaut intensiv auf seine linke Hand. Er hat die Kontrolle. Andere Tänzer sind im Hintergrund in verschwommenen Bewegungsaufnahmen zu sehen, alle auf dem Boden und machen Formen, die die Pose des Rollstuhltänzers widerspiegeln, aber alle auf ihre eigene Weise unterschiedlich sind. Eine weibliche Rollstuhltänzerin mit dunkler Haut und schwarzen Haaren ist verschwommen, aber rechts im Bild besser sichtbar. Sie ist vom Betrachter abgewandt, kippt nach hinten, ihr Kopf geht über die Rückenlehne ihres Stuhls. Das Bild hat eine goldene Farbe mit atmosphärischem Dunst und schwarzem Hintergrund. Die Tänzer tragen alle stilisierte, enge Kostüme in einer goldenen, gebrannten Farbe. Fotografie von Chris Parkes.

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.

https://www.stopgapdance.com/

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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