DARKMATTER
CHERISH MENZO (Netherlands)
When?
Sat 14 Oct 20237.30pm
Where?
Main Theatre, Leeds School of ArtsLeeds Beckett University,
City Campus, Portland Way, Leeds, LS1 3PB
What?
Dance, PerformanceTickets
Pay What You Can £2–£25Recommended price £15
Plus booking fees
They look up to the sky, at dark matter and at black holes that meet and collide to give birth to a new, (afro)futuristic and enigmatic body.
This dance performance incorporates the Chopped and Screwed method – a remix technique from hip hop music in which the tempo is sharply reduced. By stretching the notions of time, the register changes and the performing body transcends into a different state.
The performance is soundtracked by the Distorted Rap Choir – the voices of local Global Majority people whose voices are altered and warped to bring new meanings to this other-worldly and futuristic experience.
Your Experience
This is a seated dance performance within a theatre venue. The performance contains movement, sound and visuals.
85 mins
16+
English
The performance contains strobe light and an extended black out. The performance also includes partial nudity. There are high sound levels (ear plugs will be available).
Leeds School of Arts is located off Portland Way in central Leeds (the building is adjacent to the Leeds Civic Hall/Leeds General Infirmary). There will be signage displayed outside the building directing you to the theatre.
Access information
There is step free access to the event and there are accessible toilets at the venue.
A rest area is available.
The tiered seating is high-backed.
We have an open door policy across all shows at Transform, meaning ticket holders are welcome to come and go as they need.
Head to Transform’s Access page for more information.
“Dystopian poetry coming from other-worldly dark matter ”Springback Magazine
Credits
Produced by GRIP, Frascati Producties
Co-produced by Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels, BE), CCN-Ballet national de Marseille dans le cadre de l’accueil studio / Ministère de la Culture (France), actoral festival (Marseille), STUK (Leuven), La Villette (Paris), Festival d’Automne à Paris, Beursschouwburg (Brussels), De Coproducers (Netherlands), Perpodium (Belgium).
With the financial support of the Flemish Government, The Performing Arts Fund NL, Ammodo, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Cronos Invest.
Creative credits can be found on the Transform 23 programme sheet here
Performances at Transform 23 supported by the The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the UK and Ireland and LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture
