About
Sea Story is an exciting and immersive dance theatre performance for the whole family
Weaving together 100 stories written especially for us by young people from across the UK, Sea Story takes you on a magical journey over, across, and even under the sea.
Combining dance, storytelling, music, and puppetry; expect storms, shipwrecks, pirates, and a very curious sea creature...
Recommended for ages 5+.
Duration: 50 minutes
Sea Story is highly adaptable and transportable, with minimal technical requirements. Suitable for unconventional performance spaces.
"Too late I saw it, a giant wave with foamy white teeth rolling towards me..."
“Truly inspiring and engaging… a wonderful adventure. The audience was totally enrapt.”
- Karen Kidman, Creative Arts East
" A wonderful show, beautiful storytelling… great to see dance and storytelling working together so organically."
- Felicity Paterson, Omnibus Clapham
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Footage
"I feel like we've been taken into another world today. It's so important that children have magical experiences like this!"
Teacher, Holy Trinity Primary School, Margate
Performance requirements
Get in + Set up:
Warm up:
Performance length:
Target Audience:
Performance space:
Min height:
Space set up:
1.5 hours
1 hour
50 mins
Family friendly – ages 5+
6m x 8m - Plus space for audience onstage
3m
End on with curved front. Audience seated onstage, on the floor with chairs available as necessary – Chairs to be provided by venue
Flooring: Sprung wooden floor preferred without dance lino.
Smooth surface - NO Carpeted floors
Notes for venue - Wheels will be used in the performance space.
Company: 4 performers, plus technician.
Audience size: We recommend a maximum of 150 per show.
Technical: Black out required
2 plug sockets front and back of space.
Other than this we are technically self-sufficient.
Education + Workshops
Education, workshops + Artist development:
Supporting activities such as show specific workshops and post show discussions/Q+A are available upon request as part of the performance package.
We can also provide professional development and graduate artist development workshops.
Focuses could include:
Dancer specific strength and conditioning
Healthier dancer workshops
Choreography and creation
Performance enhancement
Please contact Rachel Birch-Lawson for costs and performance packages, including workshops.
Tel: 07906857049
Cost
Company + Collaborators
direction + choreography
Rachel Birch-Lawson
Khyle eccles
Dancers
Rachel Birch-Lawson
Khyle Eccles
Louis Parker-Evans / Daniel Phung
Storyteller
Margret Bateson-Hill / Kirsty Marie Ayers
Composers
Jack James
Bobby Eccles
Dramaturg
Phoebe Marsh
Design
Khyle Eccles
Giulia Scrimieri