Shimmer

a baby sits on a silver cushion staring at silver foil dancing in front of it. everything is saturated in blue — photo by Neil Harrison

Full of silver, light and wonder, Shimmer is a unique, dream-like dance theatre show for audiences of babies and their adults.

Shimmer invites its audiences into an immersive reflective space created by Katie Davenport animated by a twinkling original score by David Goodall, stunning wraparound video art by Conan McIvor, and gorgeous gentle choreography by Hayley Earlam that responds to its individual tiny audience members .

Shimmer tours to the Network For Extraordinary Audiences venues in Autumn 2021 and again in Autumn 2025.

Shimmer is sensational! An absolute feast for the senses. My baby was engaged and enthralled throughout, as was I. Shimmer brings together dance, music, light and space in a way which sparks the imagination and evokes wonder from both the young and old. parent

...wonderfully designed and so engaging for both myself and baby . My daughter took in every movement and sound around her and was smiling from start to finish! parent

a stage bathed in blue light with projected images of bubbles filling the background. dancers in white throw silver foil in the air
photo by Neil Harrison

two dancers in white in a stage bathed in blue light. one has our back to us and a baby in the background watches her intently. a dancer in the foreground uses a torch to light the hand of a baby who reaches for the light
photo by Neil Harrison

a stage bathed in blue light. a dancer in white swirls with silver foil held above her head
photo by Neil Harrison

a dancer with his hands stretched out and long white fringes hanging from his white jacket
photo by Neil Harrison

a stage bathed in blue light. a dancer in white moves watched by babies on silver cushions. vapour trails fill the back drop
photo by Neil Harrison

a dancer in white crouches with a baby opposite her. the dancer plays the light from a torch on the black floor
photo by Neil Harrison