Weathering

‘Weathering’ is a dance installation exploring grief, intimacy, memory, remembrance and renewal. A minimal rhythmic soundscape and a set of natural sculptures frame a ritual where the dancers move through cycles of connection and separation.

 

As if caught beneath emotional waves, the two dancers drift, collide, carry and resurface. Weight is shared and trust is continuously negotiated as bodies push, battle, support and remember one another through soft yet heavy and visceral physicality. Through effortful support and quiet endurance, the dancers navigate the fragile space between holding on and letting go.

 

Audiences are invited to move amongst the performers and set ; to participate in a shared ritual where the line between performer and audience is blurred. The work reflects on grief not as a solitary experience but as a weight carried together, asking us to return, reconnect and begin again - an ode to the power of collective ritual, the ever-shifting landscapes we create

together and the quiet courage of being witnessed through change.

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Concept and Choreography

Sarah Poekert in collaboration with the performers

 

Performers

Grace Malone & Lucy Rutter ​

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Original Score 

Sebastian Lobbers

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Costumes

Harriet Webster

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Set Design 

Mathilde Le Coutour

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With support from Arts Council England and  Space Clarence Mews with mentoring from Caroline Salem

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