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BODIES IN URBAN SPACES
Thursday 13 & Friday 14 June
Performances: 8.30am, 12.30pm and 5.30pm
Sites from London Wall Place, along Postern and over Gilbert Bridge to Barbican Centre
Bodies in Urban Spaces is a choreographed trail by a group of dancers which will take place throughout the streets of Culture Mile. The performers lead the audience through public and hidden spaces, squeezing themselves in to small spaces and imitating everyday objects such as stairs and bollards. They are set up quickly and only existing temporarily, allowing the viewer to perceive the same space or place in a new and different way.
Impact on Estate:
Dancers holding positions on Moor Lane (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. Dancers will slot their bodies in between the lamppost and the wall. Audience walk down Moor Lane past dancers. Highways Department notified and informed. Taking place at around 9am, 1pm and 6pm.
Dancers stand between concrete wall and car park wall on Moor Lane (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. Audience walk down Moor Lane past dancers. Stewards are accredited traffic marshals and will steward car park appropriately for dancers and audience.
Dancers insert bodies into the rails by entrance to St Andrews House on Moor Lane. (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. Audience walk down Moor Lane past dancers.
Dancers holding position in location on highwalks along Wood St (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. The dancers would like to sit in the archways along Postern as the audience walk either down Wood St looking up at them or along the highwalk past the dancers. This section of the show would be the second to last position held in the performance and the dancers would reach the site at around 9.10am, 1.10pm and 6.10pm.
Audience groups moving from London Wall Place to Barbican Centre on Highwalks to see dancers in position, 3 times a day. This will be at a similar time at around 9.15am, 1.15pm and 6.15pm.
Dancers move over Gilbert Bridge to final site in front of the GSMD on the Lakeside at around 9.20am, 1.20pm and 6.20pm. The GSMD have already given permission for the dancers to use their building for the final scene in the performance.
Audience moves along Postern to final position along the Highway overlooking the lake opposite GSMD to look at final position across the lake at around 9.25am, 1.25pm and 6.25pm.
Dancers stand between concrete wall and car park wall on Moor Lane (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. Audience walk down Moor Lane past dancers. Stewards are accredited traffic marshals and will steward car park appropriately for dancers and audience.
Dancers insert bodies into the rails by entrance to St Andrews House on Moor Lane. (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. Audience walk down Moor Lane past dancers.
Dancers holding position in location on highwalks along Wood St (1 x position, agreed in advance. See photo below) for 5 to 10 mins, three times a day. The dancers would like to sit in the archways along Postern as the audience walk either down Wood St looking up at them or along the highwalk past the dancers. This section of the show would be the second to last position held in the performance and the dancers would reach the site at around 9.10am, 1.10pm and 6.10pm.
Audience groups moving from London Wall Place to Barbican Centre on Highwalks to see dancers in position, 3 times a day. This will be at a similar time at around 9.15am, 1.15pm and 6.15pm.
Dancers move over Gilbert Bridge to final site in front of the GSMD on the Lakeside at around 9.20am, 1.20pm and 6.20pm. The GSMD have already given permission for the dancers to use their building for the final scene in the performance.
Audience moves along Postern to final position along the Highway overlooking the lake opposite GSMD to look at final position across the lake at around 9.25am, 1.25pm and 6.25pm.
Other key information:
Rehearsals for the show will take place from 7 – 12 June (with a day off on 11th) between 10 -6pm. A detailed rehearsal schedule for this will be provided nearer the time.
The show has no sound and music with it, meaning noise will be minimum. It is simply the dancers (who are silent throughout) and the audience walking along the route. At the start of the performance the audience will be briefed at they will be walking through a residential area on the route and that noise levels are kept to a minimum.
Daytime performances so no lighting required. There are also no props or set involved in the performance.
No food or drink is involved as part of the performance.
The audience will be stewarded by a professional security and stewarding company to ensure they are moving appropriately and safely. Security will be accredited traffic marshals. First aid cover will also be provided.
The performances will have hosts present from the City of London Corporation Culture team who can inform the general public about the performance on route and field any enquires on the day.
There will be a dedicated event manager for the rehearsal period and performers who can be the main point of contact for any resident enquiries if needed.
Communication to residents can be created specifically for the event if required including a residents letter drop and attending residents meetings where appropriate
The performance is fully insured and risk assessed.
Performance has been approved through the City's Significant External Events Group
There will be a dedicated event manager for the rehearsal period and performers who can be the main point of contact for any resident enquiries if needed.
Communication to residents can be created specifically for the event if required including a residents letter drop and attending residents meetings where appropriate
The performance is fully insured and risk assessed.
Performance has been approved through the City's Significant External Events Group
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