Some fun questions pre-show…
Did you know that Jellyfish existed even before the dinosaurs?
Do you know what Dinoflagellates are?
Do you know about mutualistic relationships in the ocean?
That there are more than 200 types of jellyfish in our oceans?
Or that some types of jellyfish bring little bits of nutrients: food from the depths of the ocean floor all the way up to the surface of the water, feeding all sorts of creatures in the ecosystem on their way up?
Age range: 4+
Production:
Choreography: Ella Mesma and Dancers
Costume: Sabrina Henry
Set Design & Costume Upcycling: Holly Miller
Performers: Amari Webb-Martin, David Evans, Ofelia Balogun, Jummy Faruq
Lighting: Alan Dawson
Music: Written by Sabio Janiak. Piano, vocal, didgeridoo, ocarina, drums, programming, percussion, clarinet, electronica by Sabio Janiak. Duele vocal by Ella Mesma. Povo vocal by Nuno Silva
Dramaturgy: Eva Martinez
The choreographers & dancers acknowledge with gratitude that this dance piece is informed by Afro Cuban, Kuduru, House, Kizomba, Capoeira, breaking (breakdance) and Bachata. We acknowledge the painful history of colonialism and enslaved people that has led to the creation of these diasporic dances and commit to honouring and respecting them and their history, also acknowledging all the unrecognised cultural lineages and stories that are untold.
And we honour and love Isaac Ouro Gnao, Isaac Ouro Gnao, Benedicta Valentina, Patrick Ziza, Milton Lopez, Elsabet Yonas, Franck Arnaud Lusbec and Lucia Afonso who were invoilved in an R&D of the work (before it became a Children’s show).
Dramaturgical Support (before it became a childrne’s show): Luke Pell (through South East Dance Collaborate: Dramaturg in Residence 2018) and Dr Edson Burton
Photography and Videography: Jessica Mitchell (Earth Motion Photography), Ashley Karrell (Panoptical) and Ersen Ermis
Funding: Arts Council of England, Metal Liverpool (Change Maker artist in residency 2018), South East Dance (Collaborate: Dramaturg in Residence 2018), Eclipse Theatre (Playpot), Audience members via Crowd Funding.
Support: Trinity Centre, Bristol. Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol. Serendipity, Leicester. Dance City, Newcastle. Dance Umbrella, London. Sadler’s Wells, London. Northern Stage, Newcastle. Kala Sangam, Bradford. Yorkshire Dance, Leeds.
Mentoring: Fergus Evans (Big Feast), Degna Stone (Slate Enabler), Theatre Bristol, Rachel Bradbear, Annie Rigby (Unfolding Theatre via Slate)
Participation: Contemporary Dance Workshop, Kuduru Dance, Sessions, Folkloric Dance (Orishas) Lessons, Musical instrument making recycling plastic.
We create magic experiences using a diverse range of folkloric styles & aerial silks to bring the stories that we would love to have seen growing up to life
