Fields of Tinder
Fields of Tinder
October 2011 - Future Performance Dates TBA
First performed at 2011's Up The Wall festival held at Chester Castle, Fields of Tinder was a response to the atmospheric and ancient Agricola tower. Fields of Tinder is a promenade performance which asks whether there is more to identity than the place from which we come, or a land we become part of.
In dangerous territory, an invader and the invaded exist alone, together. We welcome you to their temporary home, thrumming with tension and the hush of secrets. Fields of Tinder is an exploration of invasion, never named and fictional, it scars those on both sides
A Soldier explores the difficult nature of stepping over the boundaries he faces, the dehumanisation of those he hopes to conquer and the cultural arrogance which drives his tasks, as he turns the spectators into a squad fit for purpose.
Close but distant is a woman preparing to flee; Welcoming the spectator into her home, and offering them her hospitality, she shares her past, objects, stories, beliefs, and her attitudes towards the coming invaders who will shortly create the deluge, which will change her country forever.
Fields of Tinder is an exploration of invasion, never named and fictional, it scars those on both sides. The piece is currently returning to R&D in order to increase its flexibility for new and existing spaces.
Directed by: Joseph Thorpe and Natalie Scott
Performed by: Antigoni Spanou and Robert Pollington
Pas de Deux
Pas de Deux
The Lab Collective invite you to have a waltz and be brave as you take a short journey through missed opportunies and chance encounters. This one on one experience holds the promise of new beginnings and a brief embrace.
Pas de Deux is a one on one experience which takes place in a lift, as part of this years Poolside Emergency, we will be participating in greenroom's must-see festival of new performance returns to the Bluecoat for a marathon of live art, performance, sound and intervention.
For sneak previews of the programme check
www.thebluecoat.org.uk
or
www.poolside.posterous.com
from Thursday 19th May
"The Bluecoat prides itself on the support that it gives to young and emerging artists. 'poolside Emergency is all about celebrating what's fresh and exciting and giving artists their first opportunity to show new work. Visitors to the building on 11 June can expect to see quirky and exciting interventions in our public spaces, as well as more intimate shows in our performance space." Vanessa Bartlett, Performance Programmer at the Bluecoat.
A co-production between the Bluecoat, greenroom and hÅb with LANWest (Live Art North West)
Tickets and Information 0151 702 5324
www.thebluecoat.org.uk
