Then the morning comes, the day starts again and the light changes.
Never Get to Heaven tracks twenty four hours in the life of ten people. Taking place in the gap between two sunsets, it uses light and intricate movement to look at how hope works, and how it changes hour to hour.
Barnaby Booth is an award winning choreographer and lighting designer based in the UK. In his work, he is inspired by spirituality and the supernatural – themes he intersperses with explorations of mental health and social interaction.
Created and Lit by Barnaby Booth
Choreographic assistance by Theo Arran
Original Music composed by Joel Harries
Other music used: Never Get to Heaven, written/performed by Flyte
Tough Love, written/performed by Flyte
Tykus Tykus, written by Vaclovas Augustinas, performed by University of Pretoria Camerata.
Performers/Collaborators:
Axelle Sechao, Ása Sigrúnardóttír, Boris Charrion, Elisa Picq, Emma Delvac, Inés Grima, Mar Serra Martí, Melén Constant, Michela Centon, Nerya Zahavi
Many thanks go to Dorna Ashory, Bea Bidault, Naomi Chockler and Louis Partridge for their roles in the early development of movement material for this work.
Producer: SUB.LAB Event Productions