03 Aug

Neon Productions invites you to a fundraising dance performance at
Swindon Dance, Town Hall Studios, SN1 1QF

Tuesday 3rd August, 7.30pm

Ticket: £10 / £5 (Cons)

Help Adrienne Hart and her company of talented dancers take the mixed media dance production Falling From Trees to Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Watch the work then enjoy drinks in the foyer to a DJ set by London’s Rival Consoles.

Falling From Trees, choreographed by Adrienne Hart is set in a psychiatric hospital and delves into the mind of a resident patient.
The piece explores how a neurological disease can alter your sense of self and relationship to the world and people around you. Inspired by the work of neurologist Oliver Sacks, Adrienne has created her own dance narrative based on her research of several neurological disorders. Sacks’ popular book titled ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat’, and one particular short story of a man with visual agnosia
served as a catalyst for the development of Adrienne’s Falling From Trees.

‘Highly articulate… an ambitious piece and powerful in its content’ –
Josephine Leask (Guardian)

Falling From Trees features video projection by filmmaker Alice Powell (National Film and Television School)
and original music composed by the critically acclaimed composer Peter Broderick.

‘A songwriter of beguiling depth’ – The Sunday Times
‘Adrienne told me from the beginning she was looking for a score of piano and strings. So I decided to take this literally and make a rule not to use any other instruments. In the script it called for a ticking clock. I made this sound by tapping on the body of the violin with my fingernails. The sound of an electric shock given to the patient is depicted by a quick, distorted piano chord.’

Falling From Trees is performed by Jennifer Essex, Adrienne Hart, David Lloyd and Fabíola Santana.

‘Concise and eerie, this is a poignant work’ – Lauren Strain (Muso Magazine)

‘Music for Falling From Trees’ out now on Erased Tapes Records

Neon Productions is a cross media based dance company that creates work for the stage and screen.

Please contact pr@neonproductions.org for all press inquiries.
For all ticket bookings please contact Swindon Dance:
T: 01793 601700 | W: http://swindondance.org.uk

http://neonproductions.org

07.30PM - 09:30PM | £10.00