Lîla Dance (UK)
Fault Lines
A thought-provoking dance performance about a group of survivors trying to rewild and regenerate our beautiful planet.
Presented in collaboration with Aarhus Festuge.
Please note: Artist talk after the performance on September 3rd.
‘Fault Lines’ is a thought-provoking dance performance by the dance company Lîla Dance, choreographed by Abi Mortimer and Carrie Whitaker.
In our relentless pursuit of progress, we have outpaced all natural rhythms on Earth. ‘Fault Lines’ revolves around a group of survivors trying to rewild and regenerate our beautiful planet.
The performance offers a hopeful glimpse into what humans can achieve when they team up and listen to the Earth. This theme is portrayed as the dancers move through various landscapes, dealing with problems that appear when living on a warmer planet.
The British dance company Lîla Dance are conscious and innovative trying to minimize their ecological footprint. Instead of single-use sets in the performance, the changing settings are created through artistic sound and lighting effects. The atmospheric soundscore is written by Nick Walker with sound design by Dougie Evans, digital light projections by Zach Walker, and moving illustrations by Courtney McCarthy.
However, it’s not just the sets that Lîla Dance has creatively considered in terms of sustainability. This also applies to the dancers on stage. When Lîla Dance visits Aarhus Festuge, they have reduced air travel by sourcing half of the dancers in Denmark through an open call.
“Fault Lines” is part of an international collaboration between Aarhus Festuge and Bora Bora from Denmark and the British Pavilion Dance South West and Askonas Holt. The collaboration aims to explore a deep touring model with a focus on environmental responsibility.
And seen through the eyes of the performance, collaboration is the keyword to a sustainable life on the planet.
Please note:
The age guidance for ‘Fault Lines’ is 12+ years.
The language of the performance is English.
Morning classes with Lîla Dance (free of charge)
Lîla Dance will lead a creative and challenging open class. Starting from an ease of connection between the centre and the periphery, the class builds towards articulating the whole self through complex and athletic phrases that sends energy into the edges of the body whilst maintaining an ease and economy in effort. Through the process of this class you will find yourself exploring a range of physical sensations, caught up in Lîla’s complex and creative language.
Open to training dancers, professionals and those with a good level of dance experience 16+ years. Free of charge, but requires sign-up.
Location: Stub 4, Brobjergskolen, Valdemarsgade 1G (the old schoolyard next to Bora Bora).
Sign up here:
Open class 1
August 29th, 9.00-10.15
https://forms.gle/1r1amszkUaXzQGkBA
Open class 2
August 30th, 9.00-10.15
https://forms.gle/aTtDYnJ79ayLMrCf9
Open class 3
August 31st, 9.00-10.15
https://forms.gle/UXxREnwcSLmkQZZf8
Open class 4
September 1st, 9.00-10.15
https://forms.gle/5rD9LQYhjyRmuZkN7
Green(er) Touring – An industry talk
In relation to the sustainable production of the performance, in collaboration with Aarhus Festuge and Pavillion Dance South West, we are organizing an industry talk for the theater industry about sustainability in arts production.
Time and place:
Saturday august 31st
14.00-15.00
Bora Bora – Valdemarsgade 1, Aarhus C
If you are interested you can sign-up here:
https://forms.gle/mz3WyAvPHCu3RMt96
Choreographers:
Abi Mortimer
Carrie Whitaker
Produced by:
Lou Rogers
Written by:
Nick Walker
Rob Daniels
Sound Design by:
Dougie Evans
Digital Illustrator:
Courtney McCarthy
Digital Design by:
Zach Walker
Lighting Design by:
Natalie Rowland