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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.

«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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