Shoreditch Town Hall presents a series of works exploring women’s defiance, survival and climate change.
This Autumn, Shoreditch Town Hall presents a trio of new productions that encourage conversations around embodiment, mental health and intergenerational change. From a solo work examining the politics of visibility, to a response to everyday chaos and a family drama rooted in the realities of rural Britain, these shows offer unique perspectives on how we navigate the tensions of contemporary life through art and performance.
Anatomy of Survival (11th – 12th September)
An exploration of a seemingly ordinary encounter of a woman having a meltdown in a coffee shop that spirals it into a multi-sensory investigation of perception and panic. From award-winning playwright Vivienne Franzmann, choreographer Frauke Requardt, and co-produced by The Place, this darkly comic show fuses dance, music and science, to dissect the ancient workings of our nervous systems as they struggle to keep up with contemporary life.
LANDSCAPE (24th – 25th October)
A fiercely personal piece around vulnerability and desire, created and performed by Cypriot artist Elena Antoniou. In collaboration with Dance Umbrella who are returning to Shoreditch Town after last partnering in 2018, this one-woman show invites audiences to witness self-objectification as defiance, balancing trauma and eroticism in a performance that confronts the notion of looking and being looked at. Having worked with international institutions including the Marina Abramović Institute and Onassis Stegi, Antoniou brings her acclaimed choreographic skills to Shoreditch Town Hall with this intimate and bold work.
Black Sheep (24th October – 1st November)
Returning to Shoreditch Town Hall is a rich family drama that showcases the hidden pressures shaping rural Britain taking place in the Council Chamber. Following three generations of the Carter family, this poignant new play tackles succession, sustainability and the often-overlooked crisis of mental health in farming communities. Developed in collaboration with twelve Norfolk farmers and with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme, Black Sheep offers a rare, female-led portrait of a sector at breaking point. As farmers navigate food insecurity, climate change and political uncertainty, this deeply moving six-hander gives voice to the people behind farming land and what they stand to lose.
More to come from Shoreditch Town Hall will be announced soon.