May (2009-2012)
May is a woman living on the edge. Douglas is a man living in his head. When their worlds collide, only the truth can save them.
A daring new piece of dance theatre directed by Pete Shenton (New Art Club) and written by Tim Crouch. Antonia is joined on stage by Lost Dog’s Ben Duke and performer/musician Scott Smith in this darkly humorous modern day romance told in dance, text and song.
“Recommended, especially for anyone interested in boundary-blurring dance-theatre pinned to new writing” The Times
“Taut, funny and acidly unsentimental, this is the kind of work that new British dance does best” The Observer
London Theatre Award nomination 2012
Trailer
Antonia:
The work, May, surfaced from my desire to create a story set in a fictional narrative context, with characters that had all the difficulties and complexities of real people. I also had a craving for a fantasy element, and was driven by the idea of a twisted, distorted reality that forced the story into the imaginary world of fairy-tales.
I wanted to combine my love of dance, word and music and to find ways that those elements can exist together effectively in harmony and discord. I wanted to allow Tim a freedom to write a story in the knowledge that dance and music would fill in the gaps, would complete the picture. I invited Pete to direct us; to make, mould and shape the evening, combining all the elements together, bringing the story to life.
We dance, we speak, we sing, we make music and we are all striving for the same thing; to find a truth and clarity within a tale about a complex human relationship.
Photos: Matthew Andrews
