Turfed

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Performances

Hackney Downs Studios promenade performance – 9-21 June 2014

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Credits

Director: Renato Rocha

Co-Director: Keziah Serreau

Movement Director: Freddie Opoku-Addaie

Spoken Word Artist: Polarbear

SDNA Film/Projection Artists: Ben Foot & Valentina Floris

Set & Costume Designer: Georgia Lowe

Lighting Designer: Lee Curran

Assistant to Directors: Emer Dineen

Co-commissioned by LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre) and Momentum Arts in partnership with Street Child World Cup. Supported by the Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation and Arts Council England. Supported by Festivals in Transition — Global City Local City and the Culture Programme of the European Union.

 

In the summer of 2014, Freddie was invited to be the movement director for the cast of young people in LIFT’s major commission, Turfed.  This new performance used the philosophy of football to explore the global issue of youth homelessness. Freddie worked closely with the group over several months to create a movement language for the production. 

Reviews

‘Yearningly beautiful and moving’
★★★★

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Wonderful … beautiful … a dreamlike weave of athletic manoeuvres, expressionistic dance, folk song and popping beats…
★★★★

 The Times

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