Sepia; a small festival of dance: April - July 09
As part of the celebrations of the bi-centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin in Shrewsbury, the town of his birth, Blue Eyed Soul delivered a small festival of dance.
“Total integration of the difference between the performers, so it was like an orchestra, each person adding their own, but being part of a whole”
- Be-Longing Audience Feedback
Three dancers disabled and non-disabled tug, twist and turn through the fact and fiction of the past, in an aerial dance performance of daring delight.
TAKE; a dance in the park celebrates a rich and colourful history of live outdoor performance from 1809 to 2009, trapeze artists to street performers, woollen tweed to lycra. Bringing it into the 21st century and onto a spectacular aluminium dome rig where dancers magically glide, float and spin, narrowly missing each other in a playful journey through the archives.
“What a beautiful experience. Such lyrical, joyful contemplation”
- TAKE Audience Feedback
We worked closely with Shropshire Archives to research the history of people and places, and ran workshops, an exhibtion of images and words mapping the project at Theatre Severn, performed an aerial trio TAKE; a dance in the park in the Quarry Park, and inclusive community performance Be-Longing at Theatre Severn.
Take a look at the clips below from Be-Longing, including footage from Shropshire Archives that was projected in the performance, and Take; a dance in the park at the Shift Time festival.
