An Attempt To Talk With The Beginning Of The World

over a background of shimmering green, an adult hand reaches out and is grasped by the hand of a baby — photo by Neil Harrison, illustration by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara

Following a very initial development week in late 2022, Easter 2024 saw us back in the rehearsal room working towards the creation of this new immersive dance show for babies aged 3-12 months and their adults.

A new collaborative team of Anna, choreographer/performer Hayley Earlam (SHIMMER 2022), composer/sound designer Isaac Gibson, designer Sinead Lawlor and lighting designer Archer Bradshaw along with performer Anderson de Souza filled the room with new ideas, twinkling sound design and many many ping pong balls!

Hosted by one of our Network For Extraordinary Audiences venues, Draíocht, the week also crucially included 2 creative consultation sessions with our tiny audience members.

We’ll be touring this show up and down the country in early Autumn – watch this space!!

another magical and beautiful experience for myself and my baby! parent at R&D creative consultation session