salt.
Selina Thompson (UK)
UPDATE JAN 27, 10AM:
The Transatlantic Slave Triangle connected Africa with Europe and the Americas; it was the transport route for innocent masses stolen in the name of racism and greed. Some of us look away from this tragic history, while others have the courage to face it head-on. Among the brave is Selina Thompson, and in this gripping performance she recounts her journey along one stretch of the route by cargo ship. Speaking directly to the audience, she holds forth on the past, both recent and distant; on confinement, both physical and mental; on the ways in which people forget and the choice they can make to remember…
Combining ritual, ceremony and oratory to powerful effect, Thompson’s work is as social as it is theatrical: she works to generate discussion about the ways we might heal and change. For all its communal power, though, salt. is an intensely personal work. It offers us large-scale history through the prism of one disquieted soul.
Some shows feel as if they need to be made: that they serve a deeper purpose for the maker. [This is] one such show. —The Stage
Note: This performance features the use of incense.
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Artist Bio
Selina Thompson (UK)
A powerful new presence in British culture, artist, writer and performer Selina Thompson has roused audiences around the world with her creations. Intimate, political and often participatory, her works seek to generate emotion, contemplation and conversation in equal measure.
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Venue
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
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Accessibility
INTRODUCTION AVAILABLE
CAPTIONS ON JAN 26
Captions on Saturday, January 26th at 8pm.
Credits
WRITER, PERFORMER Selina Thompson DIRECTOR Dawn Walton DESIGNER Katherina Radeva LIGHTING DESIGNER Cassie Mitchell RELIGHTS Louise Gregory SOUND DESIGNER Sleepdogs Collective DRAMATURGICAL SUPPORT Maddy Costa, Season Butler & Bryony Kimmings PRODUCER Emma Beverley PRODUCTION MANAGER Louise Gregory PHOTOGRAPHER, DOCUMENTER Richard Davenport COMMISSIONED BY Yorkshire Festival, Theatre Bristol and MAYK SUPPORTED BY Arts Council England and 200 kind and generous supporters who donated towards the voyage across the Atlantic.