Assembly Hall

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

The boundaries between reality and myth crumble in Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s major new dance work.

Combining Arthurian cosplay and emotive contemporary dance, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young present their major new dance work, following their Olivier Award-winning piece Revisor.

Set in a crumbling community hall, a group of medieval re-enactors gather for their Annual General Meeting. However, things are not looking good. Membership has taken a nosedive, debts are creeping up and the group has become divided into opposing factions. Unless something drastic happens, the re-enactment society will be shut down forever. But as the meeting progresses, the lines blur between past and present, reality and myth. Ancient forces have woken and it becomes increasingly clear that the quest to save their society from dissolution is a matter of life and death.

Kidd Pivot’s award-winning productions seamlessly blend dance and theatre. Jonathon Young’s recorded text is married with Crystal Pite’s razor-sharp, witty choreography to create a genre-defying piece woven together by two masterful storytellers.

CRYSTAL PITE Choreographer & Director

JONATHON YOUNG Writer & Director

OWEN BELTON, ALESSANDRO JULIANI & MEG ROE Composers & Sound Designers

JAY GOWER TAYLOR Set Designer

NANCY BRYANT Costume Designer

TOM VISSER Lighting Designer

CYBÈLE YOUNG Video Designer

Cast: CAST BRANDON ALLEY, LIVONA ELLIS, RAKEEM HARDY, GREGORY LAU, DOUG LETHEREN, RENA NARUMI, ELLA ROTHSCHILD, RENÉE SIGOUIN

Co-produced by EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, SADLER’S WELLS, THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE, CENTRO SERVIZI CULTURALI SANTA CHIARA, NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE, SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP, CANADIAN STAGE, DANCEHOUSE, DANSE DANSE, LE DIAMANT & ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE.