SPLICE
Direction and Choreography: Faye Stoeser & Hannah Ekholm (Ekleido)
Performed by: Faye Stoeser & Hannah Ekholm
Original Score composed by: Floating Points
Costume Design: George H Wale
Costumes made by: George H Wale & Octavia Austin
Lighting Design: Joshie Harriette
Rehearsal Director: Oliver Chapman
Run Time: 15 mins
Splice is an exploration of connection and architecture between two bodies as they configure themselves between restriction and possibility, solving a physical puzzle.
Splice premiered at Stanley Arts as part of COMMONS Festival, May 2023.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Additional Support by:
Lab13, DanceEast, The Place, Stanley Arts, Richard Chappell Dance CIC, Create Destroy Studios.
If you are interested in programming Splice contact Faye Stoeser:
ekleido@gmail.com
Reviews
“a fascinating piece” Teresa Guerreiro - Culture Whisper
“mesmerising to watch” Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub
“strange, contortionist twists of the symbiotic relationship” - Donald Hutera - The Times
“interlocking bodies demonstrated their incredible dexterity” Apex Zero - I Am Hip Hop Magazine
“this magic show. I want to see how it was done. Do it again!” - Sean Moss
“Moving like synchronised swimmer one moment and like contortionists the next, slickly intertwining with one another” Rosalyn Springer - Afridiziak Theatre News
“Splice has a commercially cool vibe; a complex puzzle of choreography executed with seamless fluidity” - Rachel Elderkin
Image Credits:
Poster shots: Jack Thompson; Studio shots: Sophie Giddens; Production shots: Paul Hampartsoumian, Stephanie McMahon