SEEDS, DREAMS & CONSTELLATIONS
Dates: Thursday 25th May 2023 - Saturday 27th May 2023, Riley Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
FROM EARTH, TO SKY AND BACK AGAIN.
Inspired by journeys of migration and tales of new beginnings, two women with creative roots in Leeds - musician Corinne Bailey Rae and choreographer Sharon Watson - join forces to craft a brand-new work about the infinite potential of the human spirit and our place in the cosmos.
Blending evocative music with powerful dance and stunning visuals, SEEDS, DREAMS & CONSTELLATIONS asks - to what extent can we influence the future or reimagine the past? Do we always reap what we sow? Performed by a cast of over 35 dancers drawn from Leeds-based dance companies award-winning Mobius Dance, Watson Dance Project and VERVE, the piece meditates on the potential we all have for growth and total transformation.
Made possible with the generous support of Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Mobius Dance. With seed commission funding from Leeds 2023 and supported by Arts Council England.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Choreographer: Sharon Watson MBE
Music: Corinne Bailey Rae
Mobius Dance Performers: Carlos J. Martinez, Mayowa Ogunnaike, Yuma Sylla
Watson Dance Project Performers: Nicolas Belopoposky, Lucas Chery, Hannah Durkan, Piera Gentile, Ben Yorke-Griffiths, Syvie Holder, Kate Howden, Alexia Forshaw-Kalogiannidis, Emilia Rose, Chasmine Fay Roma Tangen, Da Yueqi, Angela Zenare
Verve Performers: Kachal Blumer, Maria Vittoria Bortolotti, Jorden Brooks, George Burton, Daisy Dancer, Alice Heimstaedt, Pietro Carlo Mazzotta , Sari Mizoe, Zara Phillips, Fabio Pronesti, Ella Roberts, Lucy Rutter, Andrew Scott, Jack Trotter , Allegra Vistalli , Molly Williams, Jason Yip , Jules Young
Set Design: Aimee Grundell
Costume Design: Andi Walker
Light Design: Mark Baker
Curious Playground
Imagined with a group of diverse artists across a range of disciplines, Curious Playground is a technological interactive performance taking you, the audience, on an immersive, playful adventure.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Choreographers: Jamaal Burkmar (Duet), Annie Hanauer (Trio) and Amy Voris (Solo)
Performed by: Charlie Hogan, Maya Carroll, Mayowa Ogunnaike, Iolanda Portogallo
Visual artist: Jake Dubber
Set designer: Aimee Grundell
Artist & designer: Oli Bentley
Costumes: Melissa Parry
Music: Otis Jones
Lights: Joe Moorhead
Created with: Alex Gosmore, Charlie Hogan, Imogen Wright, Iolanda Portogallo, Maya Carroll and Naomi Chockler
Curation: Gianluca Vincentini
About the set
The set works as an interactive installation which you, the audience, can access after performance. The set uses lighting and sensors to react to its surroundings, lighting up when it detects noise, vibration or touch.
The two screens display live generative animation which can be interacted with by the dancers and audience. The bodies of people in front of the screens are tracked and drive movement on the screens, which in turn inform the users' movements.
Funded by Arts Council England, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Kala Sangam. Supported by: Leeds City College, Leeds Dance Partnership, Yorkshire Dance, Split Design, AG Studios and Figueres Es Mou.
