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Wall Of Babel

Thu 7 Nov 24
Date:
7 to 9 November - 7pm & 5pm

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Standard: £16.45 The Cockpit, Gateforth Street NW8 8EH Three bodies on stage, confronting each other’s tongue; mother tongue. They are in a state of constant translation; until words are not enough, until movement, music, memories are not enough. Wall of Babel is a multilingual piece interrogating concepts of identity, language, and translation. The fragmented narrative of the performance, taking the structure of the human cycle, revolves around the character's growth and their attempts at communication. The audience does not always understand what the three bodies say, but it is present throughout. From children playing hide and seek; to teenagers seeing their bodies change; to adults going to war – RATATATTATATATA – BOOOOOM; and then becoming elderly. The performance captures the challenges, humour and beauty of multilingual communication, venturing into non-verbal expression through movement and imagery. Writer & Director: Nefeli Kentoni Performers & Devisers: Santi Guillamon, Pablo Temboury, Fatima Rodriguez, Kenny Lai, Nefeli Kentoni & Ludovica Tagariello Music Composition: Manos Stratis Live Musicians: Manos Stratis, Elana Sasson Special thanks to Melina Koutsofta and Kenny Lai, part of the original devising cast. Language: English, Greek-Cypriot, Spanish, and Mandarin 'The piece is densely layered, so much so that as I write, I continue to find more tidbits and clever details buried within the performance. The childlike innocence and naivety of the personas onstage easily carried me through the emotional journey of this work.' - Liam Woodvine 'A rare – if not unique – credit in contemporary dance!' - Graham Watts 'There were moments in Nefeli Kentoni’s Wall of Babel where I laughed out loud. Combining set and lighting in that ubiquitous pre-PowerPoint artefact, the Overhead Projector, was an inventive stroke of genius that underpinned another thoughtful piece about language.' - Graham Watts... READ MORE>

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