Join creative duo Ekleido for a mesmerising dance experience featuring original music by world-renowned electronic musician Floating Points.
Opening the programme is Ekleido’s critically acclaimed Splice in which two dancers find the balance between limitation and possibility to solve a physical puzzle.
The second performance is Rorschach that reimagines the iconic Rorschach inkblot test. In this work, Ekleido encounter a future society where individuals are subjected to a mandatory Rorschach trial—a journey of self-revelation and survival where participants confront psychological endurance, moral compass, and physical limitations.
The movement language blends vocabularies combining contemporary dance and street dance including New Way Voguing, Threading and Bonebreaking
Joining the mix are Weston College Perfoming Arts students, who will perform a work inspired by Splice | Rorschach, featuring music by Floating Points. The students worked with Ekleido’s artistic directors Hannah Ekholm and Faye Stoeser in a 2 day intensive to create the work and features Ekleido’s signature movement style of contemporary dance combined with club dance influences.
Inspired by Rorschach, we invite audiences to participate in an arts and crafts activity before the show, where artists from Weston College will guide participants through creating symmetrical ‘Rorschach Inkblot’ inspired painting.
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Given Ekleido’s artistic director’s (Faye and Hannah) experience of hosting and promoting nightlife events and Vogue Balls – they know how to facilitate a good post-show party. Featuring a DJ set from DJ / production manager Charlie Knight, party lighting, and dance-floor facilitating from Faye and Hannah. This activity will be family friendly and the DJ will play music that doesn’t include explicit language.
Timings:
Doors: 6:45pm
Rorschach Arts & Crafts activity – pre show: 7pm-7:45pm
Performance of Splice: 8pm
Weston College Performing Arts students: 8:20pm
Interval : 8:30pm
Performance of Rorschach: 8:50pm
Post show party: 9:30pm
Curfew: 11pm
“Exquisite delight of symmetry, surprise and masterful choreographic craft. A healing visual experience. One of the best things I’ve seen this year” – Audience Member, 2024
Audio-Description:
Pre-recorded Audio Description is available for this performance. If you would like to enjoy the show using Audio Description, please bring your favourite pair of headphones and a personal device that is able to connect to the internet (and to your headphones). We will show you how to use everything and let you know when to begin listening.
If you can, please arrive 15 minutes before the show start time of 8pm so we can ensure you’re all set up and ready to go.
If you don’t have your own device or headphones, please contact us in advance of the show so we can make sure we have some for you to borrow.
For this or any other access needs, do please let us know what we can do to make sure you’re able to enjoy the show.
Lead image credit Paul Hampartsoumian
Presented in partnership with Rural Touring Dance Initiative
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