Stopgap Dance Company «Lived Fiction»
«Lived Fiction» by the Stopgap Dance Company shows how dance can be made radically barrier-free. Poetry meets powerful choreography and creates a lived utopia of a community of differences. Accessibility as an artistic principle produces a beauty that has the potential to change our perception in the long term. A multi-layered audio description, constantly changing surtitles and other forms of communication stand side by side on an equal footing and determine the aesthetics of the piece. Solos, duets and group scenes alternate and allow dreamlike poetry to meet powerful choreography.
Access
- English
- English and German/Italian surtitles
- English open audio description
- German/Italian translation available via headphones
- Relaxed Performance
- Wheelchair accessible
- Duration: approx. 90 minutes
In «Lived Fiction» movement, language and invention merge into a lively whole. A multi-layered audio description, constantly changing surtitles and other forms of communication stand side by side on an equal footing and determine the aesthetics of the piece. Solos, duets and group scenes alternate and allow dreamlike poetry to meet powerful choreography.
Consistent accessibility on all levels as an artistic principle produces a beauty that has the potential to change perception in the long term. The show is as soft as candy floss and at the same time full of energy and empowerment: access as a creative expansion of possibilities for everyone. With a multi-layered aesthetic, «Lived Fiction» demonstrates how dance can be radically barrier-free - and invites the audience to be carried away by this vision of a shared future.
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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