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The Ephemeral life of an octopus- 2019
"There is the ancient, religious idea that man is the unhappy combination of beast and god: if only we were divine, we would be liberated, immortal spirit; if only we were beast, we could be content in our instinctive ignorance." The Human and the octopus by Thomas Stern. Link to essay > here <
The Ephemeral life of an octopus explores the emotional and physical collision of life and death within our reproductive organs, and is inspired by scientific (the development of cancer cells) and philosophical (the dislocation between body and mind) studies.
More broadly, the piece will explore the weirdness of having a body and the curse it might be to have a consciousness. It is an attempt to look at instinctive and primal states, dysfunctional behaviors and chaotic outcomes.
Collaborators include Thomas Stern (Philosophy Lecturer, UCL), Adeola Olaitan (Gynaecological Oncologist, UCLH) and François Eisinger (Onco-Genetician, Institut Paoli-Calmettes Marseille).
Choreographer / Director: Léa Tirabasso
Project Manager: Mathis Junet
Associate Producer: Hattie Gregory
Dancers: Rosie Terry Toogood, Catarina Barbosa, Joachim Maudet, Alistair Goldsmith
Composer: Martin Durov
External eye / Dramaturge: Guillaume Pigé
Scientific Advisor: Adeola Olaitan
Scientific Advisor: François Eisinger
Philosophy Advisor: Thomas Stern
Co-produced by
Kinneskbond, Mamer (LU)
KLAP, Maison pour la danse, Marseille (FR)
Commissioned by
The Place London (UK)
DanceXchange Birmingham (UK)
NSCD Leeds (UK)
Supported by
GFTA, Arts Council England (UK)
Choreodrome, Touch Wood via The Place London (UK)
TROIS C-L, Centre de Création Luxembourgeois (LU)
Dance-City, Newcastle (UK)
Wellcome Collection (UK)
South East Dance (UK)
Special thanks to Charity Eve Appeal (UK)
Fondation Indépendance (LU)
Special thanks to Cancer Research UK and Eve Appeal.
Future work-in-progress showcases
August 2018, 17th, Dance City, Newcastle (UK) - 1pm FREE * drop by!
August 2018, 22nd, The Place, London (UK) - 3pm FREE * drop by!
October 2018, 1st, KLAP, Maison pour la danse, Marseille (FR) - 7pm FREE * more info > here <
Past showcases
March 2018, 3rd, Banannefabrik Luxembourg (LU)
September 2017, Touch Wood, The Place, London (UK)
ACTIVITIES 2018:
°°Free Workshop:
Dance-City Newcastle
WED 15/08/18 9:30 - 11:30 *
The Place London
THURS 23/08/18 10:30 - 12:30 *
* limited space - register by send us an email
°°Open discussions
The Wellcome Collection, Reading Room
The 5 Types of Gyaecologocial Cancers
Discussion led by Adeola Olaitan
THURS 27/09/18 7pm
FREE
The Wellcome Collection, Reading Room
The Human and the Octopus
Discussion led by Thomas Stern (based on his essay)
THURS 06/12/18 TIME TBC
FREE
The Wellcome Collection, Reading Room
The representation of Cancer in the Arts
Discussion led by Brian Lobel
Feb/March 2019 DATE & TIME TBC
FREE
°° Creation of a mini Octopus with The Royal Trinity Hospice, Clapham.
In Collaboration with Killian Strong
More to follow
Past ACTIVITIES around the Research and Development - SEPTEMBER 2017
Thursday 21st September 2017, 7pm - The Wellcome Collection, London
Conversation: Gynaeco-oncology, Philosophy and Dance. Can Science and Philosophy inform the making of a dance piece?
With Adeola Olaitan (Consultant Gynaeco-Oncologist, clinical lead of the Gynaecological Cancer Centre at UCLC), Thomas Stern (Senior Lecturer at UCL) and Léa Tirabasso (Choreographer).
Where? The Reading Room - Wellcome Collection
Thursday 28th September 2017, 7pm - The Wellcome Collection, London
Lecture: Disgust, Disease, Body - Illness
Led by Thomas Stern (Senior Lecturer UCL) followed by a facilitated discussion.
Where? The Reading Room - Wellcome Collection
PERFORMANCE DATES 2019
February 2019, 8th, Kinneksbond, Mamer (LU)
March 2019, 2nd, The Place, London (UK)
March 2019, 9th, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds (UK)
March 2019, 16th, KLAP, Maison pour la danse, Marseille (FR)
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R&D VIDEOS (Sep 2017) >> THE RESEARCH AROUND The Ephemeral life of an octopus
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R&D Pictures: Danilo Moroni (Sept 2017)
