“…tranquil, mesmerising, magical and engaging…”
SPLASH! is an immersive and interactive performance work for young audiences and their families. Performances create an installation-based environment to tell the story of a drop of water (SPLASH) traveling from being rain, to part of a river, to the ocean. The show creates an gentle performance setting for young people to experience live dance-theatre, often for the first time. The performance is suitable for schools, galleries, community centres, and theatres. SPLASH! toured the UK in 2024/25 with the support of Arts Council England funding and was installed in Texas, USA at the Denton Greater Arts Council for three months of community engagement through an National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.
R&D
Research and Development of the work took the form of community performances and workshops and collaborations with visual artists. These activities took place over three years of practice-based research and ecosomatic exploration on sea shores and river banks. Research and Development was supported Arts Council England
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- dancer with live digital partner river flowing to ocean part of choreography/installation
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- dancer in River story part of the choreography/installation
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- two dancers in ocean part of the choreography/installation
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- dancer in stream part of the choreography/installation
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- dancer in stream part of choreography/installation
Example of previous project using the same process of making with young people and community engagement to create a performance work for young audiences and their families.
DSML Dance for young audiences evaluation report
Link
This an evaluation report of previous work for young audiences including the tours of Light Steps, and Found.