we are water, we are all water
I meet you here...our drips will always find each other, waves outstretched to meet you, swelling around you like a morning tide, holding you up...
Created by Ray Young, BODIES is a sound and performance installation that will take place in swimming pools across the UK, inviting audiences into the pool for an active, sensory experience of water, discovery & rest. Commissioned by Unlimited, this immersive water, light and soundscape environment investigates the embodied experiences of our relationships with water.
A sister piece to their at-home performance experience THIRST TRAP, BODIES will continue Young’s investigation into water as a key character in our collective conversations on climate justice.
'They said with wonder and admiration, you are still alive, like hydrogen, like oxygen.' Dionne Brand, An Ars Poetica from The Blue Clerk.
BODIES has been created in collaboration with, Gail Babb, Nandi Bhebe, Season Butler, Naomi Kuyck-Cohen, Nao Nagai, Gillian Tan, and Alicia Jane Turner.
Commissioned by UNLIMITED & Supported by Leeds Inspired & Leeds City Council
Upon purchasing a ticket, you will be asked a question regarding your level of comfort in the water, and recieve an email containing all the information you need to participate in the show - please read this carefully.
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The runtime of all events at CLAY are an estimation.
We can't give an exact runtime for the majority if our events as often they are experimental in nature.
Work in our Programme can be anywhere from 40 - 90mins unless stated otherwise.
Additionally performances are relaxed, meaning you can leave the performance space at anytime if needed.
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This is event is held at Bramly Baths and will take place in a swimming pool information about the location can be found here.