The week of theatre ended with an improvised site-specific piece performed by a group of stormers. The performance invaded the intersticial spaces of the Lyric Hammersmith, in a work that was devised throughout the week (in the scarse spare time between workshops) drawing inspiration form the thoughts and practices that Josette-Bushell Mingo shared in her own workshop, in the beginning of the week, entitled What do we want to say and how do we want to say it?.
Drawing on inspirations from Pina Bausch to Blade Runner, Josette looked at space and stories, exploring the unusual spaces of the Lyric that are often forgotten (stairs, windows, tables, alcoves, passageways) from where we can still draw inspiration from.
Drawing on inspirations from Pina Bausch to Blade Runner, Josette looked at space and stories, exploring the unusual spaces of the Lyric that are often forgotten (stairs, windows, tables, alcoves, passageways) from where we can still draw inspiration from.
The performance involved moving through these spaces, with short spoken word interventions that punctuated the physical interaction between bodies, objects and space. The banal architecture of these forgotten spaces exponentiated the ensemble performance, igniting the stories between them and the audience. Whatever they wanted to say, they said it and the audience experienced it completely, often expressing it with sighs and wows!
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