Assembly Hall

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

The boundaries between reality and myth crumble in Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s imaginative new dance work.

Combining Arthurian cosplay and contemporary dance, Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young present their ‘beguiling and completely bonkers’ (The Times) new dance work, following their Olivier Award-winning piece Revisor.

Set in a crumbling community hall, a group of medieval re-enactors gather for their Annual General Meeting. However, things are not looking good. Membership has taken a nosedive, debts are creeping up and the group has become divided into opposing factions. Unless something drastic happens, the re-enactment society will be shut down forever. But as the meeting progresses, the lines blur between past and present, reality and myth. Ancient forces have woken and it becomes increasingly clear that the quest to save their society from dissolution is a matter of life and death.

Kidd Pivot’s award-winning productions seamlessly blend dance and theatre. Jonathon Young’s recorded text is married with Crystal Pite’s razor-sharp, witty choreography to create a genre-defying piece woven together by two masterful storytellers.

The Warm Up: Assembly Hall

Nicola Benedetti and Festival programmer, Emma Hay delve into dance company Kidd Pivot's brand new work, Assembly Hall. Emma highlights Crystal Pite's tight, intricate choreography and why this is the perfect blend of dance and theatre.

The Warm Up: Assembly Hall

5 Stars

a beautiful, mind-boggling triumph... the absolute cutting-edge of dance theatre… beg, borrow and steal to get a ticket

Telegraph

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    Programme

    A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.

    Crystal Pite Choreographer & Director
    Jonathon Young Writer & Director
    Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Composers & Sound Designers
    Jay Gower Taylor Set Designer
    Nancy Bryant Costume Designer
    Tom Visser Lighting Designer
    Cybèle Young Video Designer
    Eric Chad Show Control and Sound Programmer
    Eric Beauchesne Assistant to the Creators

    Cast: Brandon Alley, Livona Ellis, Rakeem Hardy, Gregory Lau, Doug Letheren, Rena Narumi, Ella Rothschild, Renée Sigouin

    Meg Roe Voice Director

    Voices

    Ryan Beil Dave
    Marci T. House
    Gail
    Alessandro Juliani
    Boyd
    Meg Roe Bonnie
    Gabrielle Rose Glenda
    Amanda Sum Mae
    Vincent Tong Woody
    Jonathon Young Shaun

    Co-produced by Edinburgh International Festival, Sadler’s Wells, Théâtre de la Ville, Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara, National Arts Centre, Seattle Theatre Group, Canadian Stage, DanceHouse, Danse Danse, Le Diamant & Electric Company Theatre.