Production
Saturn Returns explores the psychospiritual clashes produced in Black people by the weight of history. It explores two notions of circularity: the (modern) psychological understanding of being trapped repeating self-destructive patterns, and, on a spiritual level, the affirming circularity of rebirth along family lineage that is a feature of Igbo mythology, contrasting both with (often corrupted) Christian notions of redemption through suffering, and mystical notions of escaping the constraining mortal (physical) realm through astral projection.
Production
In ‘Eve and Cain’ we follow the journey of a mother and son as they journey through understanding the intersectionalities of being black, gay and disabled today, and explore the complexities of trying to understand these aspects of identity. ‘Eve and Cain’ is an honest dialogue about stammering and offers a rare exploration of communication disabilities.
Production
The Nursery is a dance -theatre work that explores the psychological aspects of parental neglect and its effects. The Nursery draws its characters into a showdown where they wrestle with their mindsets to either let go or continue their family cycle.
Project
As part of our producing support, we worked with writer Luke Elliott to help him deliver his two-week research and development process for the creation of his new play, The Hivvy. The R&D was held at Hackney Showroom and collaborated with a team of artists. Gateway Arts supported administration, marketing, and access support for this project. Watch this space for more!
Project
Multidisciplinary artist, Natalie Cooper collaborated with Gateway Arts to design original illustrations which formed part of the set designs for Circles (now Saturn Returns). Natalie's artwork was then commissioned in the publication of our paperback Saturn Returns. You can order a copy of Saturn Returns here.
Their dance is organic, the poetry intrinsic, and their connection pure, and it is this that holds them – and those witnessing – together in the space"
The upcoming
“I haven’t watched a choreopoem in a long time with so much movement and connection. It was absolutely beautiful to watch and I look forward to reading the text and seeing the poetry. Absolutely lyrical and fantastically performed. One I’ll be thinking over for a while.”
Audience member
“Thank you so much for this production! Powerful and emotive and reliable. You have captured the quintessential elements of being human within the multi -medium performance. Thoroughly enjoyed it”.
Audience member
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