Very Modern
“Very Modern explores a modernist age and a vision for a better, brighter future.”
In the 1930s Britain had hundreds of open air pools. The culture was forward thinking, promoting rejuvenating water, sun and air. Our heroine emerges at a poolside of optimism. She’s an athlete of the imagination, navigating the bold architectural aspirations of modernist world as the tide turns on fortune. With foolhardy resilience, she presents a brave testimony to a future lost and finds hope in her local lido.
In the 1930s Britain had hundreds of open air pools. The culture was forward thinking, promoting rejuvenating water, sun and air. Our heroine emerges at a poolside of optimism. She’s an athlete of the imagination, navigating the bold architectural aspirations of modernist world as the tide turns on fortune. With foolhardy resilience, she presents a brave testimony to a future lost and finds hope in her local lido.
Created by
Devised and Performed by Sarah Corbett, Direction by Angus Barr, Facilitator/Direction by Paschale Straiton, Music and Sound Design Matt Huxley, Projection support Limbic Cinema, Animations and Set Design by Sarah Corbett.
R&D phase at Omnibus Clapham
Co-devisor Ailie Cohen, Dramaturge Paul Dodgson, Music Elizabeth Purnell, Lighting Jason King, Movement direction Igne Barkauskaite, Co-producer Liz Hart.
Devised and Performed by Sarah Corbett, Direction by Angus Barr, Facilitator/Direction by Paschale Straiton, Music and Sound Design Matt Huxley, Projection support Limbic Cinema, Animations and Set Design by Sarah Corbett.
R&D phase at Omnibus Clapham
Co-devisor Ailie Cohen, Dramaturge Paul Dodgson, Music Elizabeth Purnell, Lighting Jason King, Movement direction Igne Barkauskaite, Co-producer Liz Hart.
Very Modern has been developed with support from
Arts Council England, Fest West, The Pound Arts Centre, Theatre Shop, Ferment at Bristol Old Vic, Exeter Phoenix, Pacts and Limbic Cinema
Arts Council England, Fest West, The Pound Arts Centre, Theatre Shop, Ferment at Bristol Old Vic, Exeter Phoenix, Pacts and Limbic Cinema
