Why? is both a tender and exhilarating aerial duet exploring themes of life, loss, surrender and acceptance in a soft and moving way.
The piece offers a visceral experience for its audiences that not only legitimises the emotional one but creates space for the viewer to bring their own understanding to it, triggering a resonance, not dictating their experience.
Performed in two parts, Why? uses climbing harnesses and abseil lines to dance on a bespoke free-standing wall – ‘vertical dance’.
Originally created in 2004, it formed the keystone for Gravity & Levity’s first full-length production which toured nationally in 2005.
In 2019 the piece was re-imagined with the same creative team and cast 15 years on is and is performed to a powerfully haunting commissioned sound score, with spoken word interspersed throughout the piece.
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Date: Sat 17th Jun
Time: 16:00 & 18:00
Location: Pavilion Promenade
Tickets: FREE
Age Guidance: All
Duration: 22 minutes
