dance for me/with me
'dance for me/with me' is a solo contemporary theatre performance written, created and performed by Hope Kennedy. This piece was performed as part of the Into The New festival at the CCA Glasgow in February 2024.
Photos by Jassy Earl
dance for me/with me explores the themes of longing/belonging, loneliness, desire and friendship. Using puppetry and text based stortelling, injected with sections of wild dancing, hummed lullabies, frantic bailing out of the boat and finally a waltz, this piece tells the story of loving something very much, and letting it go anyway.
'The girl has been here for a very long time, floating on a tiny boat in the middle of the sea. And now, the boat is sinking. When a new friend appears from nowhere, the girl begins to wonder if she was ever truly alone. As they care for and comfort each other in what may be their final hours, the new-found friends do the only thing you can do when you are running out of time: dance.
All told from the confines of a sinking cardboard boat, dance for me/with me is a somehow familiar dreamscape that will float and bob you along in your seat. A melancholic tale of two friends trying to understand their place in the midst of a wide wide sea. A journey of touch, longing, loneliness and the desire to live fully and wholly: this contemporary theatre piece will leave you with a slow sinking feeling in your belly, but not without hope.'
CREATIVE TEAM:
Writer/creator/performer - Hope Kennedy
Stage manager - Tamsin Harper-Jenkins
Lighting designer - Benny Goodman
Sound designer - Kevin Murray
Prop Master - Eva Barrett-Mansfield
Set design - Neil and Hope Kennedy