The silhouette of two female performers in long black dresses, walking slowly between two layers of huge plastic sheets, hanging from the ceiling. The stage is bathed in a dim, purple and orange light.

A performer, Anne, in a long black dress. Her arms are raised over her head and her face is covered in a cold, blue light.

A performer, Kloee, in a floor-length, black, sleeveless dress and her dark hair tied up. She’s standing front stage, speaking into a mic on a stand that has a long white rope bundled up around it. Gracie and Gaia are in the background, behind a long plastic sheet, hanging from the ceiling, throwing their arms forward in a synchronised movement. Anne is sitting on a chair stage-left, resting her head on her hand.

Gracie in front, wearing a black dress, looking solemnly ahead. In the background, Anne and Gaia are walking behind massive black sheets hanging from the ceiling.

Photography: Julia Bauer

JANE (2022)

But love is just a fleeting moment, it’s a flea

leaping from heart to heart, savagely, murderously

no, my love, this is not for me

JANE was a movement-based live performance that utilized choreography, spoken word, and physical barriers to explore intimacy, proximity, and the struggle to connect. It's about the desires we want to voice but ultimately don't; the lusty obsessions; the lonely desperation.

JANE was performed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in March 2022.

Credits:

Gracie Richmond: concept and performer

Gaia Silvan: concept and performer

Kloee Huberdeau: concept and performer

Anne Kjær: concept and performer

Mele Broomes: mentor

Mhairhi Burton Coyle: lighting design

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