Theatre / Alessandro Marzotto Levy
Preview: SOLO, Trinity
This fine-looking pair of evening showcases presents four premieres of new solo contemporary performance from Bristol-based artists.
Thursday evening features a performance of Rabbit, Alessandro Marzotto Levy’s piece about fear, the unknown – and the lies that we create in order to protect ourselves. Is it possible to take risks in life without becoming paralysed by the fear of being judged by others – and by ourselves?
A dance maker working both solo and with Impermanence Dance Theatre, Alessandro creates new ways of dancing by placing himself outside of his comfort zone to find new choreographies.
Next up, Hannah Sullivan’s With Force and Noise is an attempt at articulating anger. “It is an experiment in costume and words: autobiography and fiction, blurred bodies and unsung bells,” explains Hannah, a Bristol-based performance maker who works with autobiography, popular culture and contemporary choreography, creating a mix of text, song and movement with a powerful simplicity.
Hannah’s research process included meetings with researchers in International Politics at Bath University and at the splendidly-named Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London. A member of Interval, an artist-led support network and space in Bristol, Hannah’s previous solo Echo Beach was programmed at Mayfest, Battersea Arts Centre and The Place.
Jo Hellier completes Thursday’s (and Friday’s) bill with her flood-inspired sound installation Flood Plans. An artist working with performance, installation, film and sound, Jo’s current work looks at natural ecosystems and comparing them to human structures.
Friday night features Bubbletiquette, Bella Fortune’s autobiographically-driven show that examines acts of fidgeting and social etiquette. “Fidgeting as a form of communication can be tricky to translate,” explains Bella (pictured below), a writer, performer and performance maker whose work examines social conventions and the perceived line between adaptability and falsehood. “Are we enforcing focus or driving ourselves to distraction? What, if anything, are our bodies trying to say – and should we be paying more attention?”
Alongside another performance of Flood Plans, Friday’s lineup is completed by Alice Human’s Tea With Your Ancestors (pictured top), a poetic and surreal sonic performance dedicated to those who have come before us – and exploring the interaction between live and recorded, present and past, being born and dying.
SOLO showcase is supported by Arts Council England, The Trinity Centre, Bristol Ferment, Residence and Falmouth University.
SOLO Contemporary Performance Forum Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, Trinity, Bristol. For more info, visit www.soloperformanceforum.co.uk/showcase
To book tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1206045
Pics: Jack Offord
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