OCEAN
an immersive performance event for Victoria Baths, Manchester
in collaboration with the Vonnegut Collective
about the project:
OCEAN is our performance event designed specifically for Manchester's extraordinary Victoria Baths in collaboration with our performers, the wonderful Vonnegut Collective.
Each performance led a small audience through the various spaces of the Baths, on a journey through different perspectives & times, exploring the human relationship with water - our histories as bathers, swimmers; our water dreams, our watery bodies...
The history & building of the Victoria Baths (Manchester's 'Water Palace') & the voices of those who used & use it played an intimate role in this adventure: spaces that have seen competitive swimming, leisure bathing, dancing, that have changed from gender-segregated to mixed, that have provided community spaces for washing and socialising, all inform and transform the work to explore a myriad of oceans, both within & without.
Explore the OCEAN drop-down menu above or follow these text links for more information, pictures, video, audio, blogging by the creators & collaborators, & more.
This work was performed on Tuesday 25th April 2017
and featured in ~exchange music forum on Sunday May 7th 2017
Grateful thanks to the staff of Victoria Baths, in particular Chris Hardman & archivist Barry, for all their help.
OCEAN is our performance event designed specifically for Manchester's extraordinary Victoria Baths in collaboration with our performers, the wonderful Vonnegut Collective.
Each performance led a small audience through the various spaces of the Baths, on a journey through different perspectives & times, exploring the human relationship with water - our histories as bathers, swimmers; our water dreams, our watery bodies...
The history & building of the Victoria Baths (Manchester's 'Water Palace') & the voices of those who used & use it played an intimate role in this adventure: spaces that have seen competitive swimming, leisure bathing, dancing, that have changed from gender-segregated to mixed, that have provided community spaces for washing and socialising, all inform and transform the work to explore a myriad of oceans, both within & without.
Explore the OCEAN drop-down menu above or follow these text links for more information, pictures, video, audio, blogging by the creators & collaborators, & more.
This work was performed on Tuesday 25th April 2017
and featured in ~exchange music forum on Sunday May 7th 2017
Grateful thanks to the staff of Victoria Baths, in particular Chris Hardman & archivist Barry, for all their help.
geode gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Council England |