24 April 10
The disused fire station is a very intimate space, for SAROS the engine room was the primary location. What remains unsaid is where the performance boundaries begin and end.
Existential themes such as FEAR, LOVE and DEATH are explored and made visible through constant interplay. Swooning pulses of partially imagined states lead to a thrilling pinnacle, the effects of which are unsettled.
SAROS required closer examination, inevitably intertwining audience members and performers. A shifting of perspective will revealed the choreographers fascination with darkness, ritual and unveiled illusion.
Collaborating with SADT for the first time were Sheffield based band THE HUNTER GRACCHUS, fusing acoustic and electric sounds with little juxtaposition and much synergy, gliding with natural independence to movement.
The evening continued with a live performance from Demdike Stare and DJ set from Mike McHugh (Road to Rimini).
Creative Director: Nicole Vivien Watson
Live Musicians: Syed Kamran Ali, Charlie Collins, Andrew Staveley, Violaine Bergoine & Harry Wheeler
Dancers:
Molly Hodkinson
Joel Daniel
Nicole Vivien Watson
Wilkie Branson
Nicola McCarthy
Adam Murphy
Guest DJ: Mike McHugh (Road to Rimini)
Live set: Demdike Stare
Media Artists: Alex Lambert & Andrew Brewer
LightingDesign: Amy Schofield
Technical Manager: James Froment
Additional Technical Support: Andy Coates
Costume Design: Sally Jayne Smallwood
Marketing: Nadia Iftkhar
"Incredibly mesmerising, even though I wasn't part of these intimate relationships - more of an obstacle - I read a very personal story to myself and felt completely emotionally invested and anxious. Entirely at the performers mercy as to where I was led. You've created an experience and as always you develop a new world around the audience. Beautiful!"
With special thanks to project supporters GVA Grimley and Brookfield (NCC) S.a.r.l. Northern Rock Foundation, Dance City and project collaborators No-Fi.
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