Cube of Curiosity
Commissioned by Liberty Festival & the London Legacy Development Corporationwith support from Arts Council England for Liberty Festival and National Paralympic Day 2013.
Cube of Curiosity is a multi-disciplinary performance of music, dance and visual art, which sets out to explore the physical and emotional dynamics of the human through the senses and perceptions of three characters: a percussionist/boy, a dancer/seated man and an artist/girl.
The performance takes place in and around a cubic metal structure, referencing the rigid composition of the fictional world which they inhabit; and emphasising in particular two spaces or environments: the inner and the outer. Likewise three distinct art-forms, or beings, interact during the performance: complementing and colliding.
The notion is expressionistic, each performer has his own journey, which is undertaken, sometimes in the company of the others and sometimes alone, exploring their strengths and weaknesses, the beauty and the horror of both their environment and their own condition; and examining the influences that they are able to exert upon their fellow travellers and the space that they inhabit; and ultimately the marks that they can leave behind – by virtue of their presence the difference that they can make.
Created by Marc Brew (Choreographer/performer) and Rachel Gadsden (Visual Artist/performer) in collaboration with:
Composer: Clare McCue
Designer: Ryan Laight
Percussionist: Calum Huggan
Production Manager: Ian Moore
