A durational theatre show devised live.
The performance happens at the table with the narrative being conducted by the main performer & host Xavier de Sousa.
On Saturday 29th November in Home, a theatre in Manchester, the audience were handed a menu upon arrival. The menu laid out the running order of the show as well as the engagement rules. In a dinner party setting, lasting around 6 hours, participants were invited to contribute to conversation. Simultaneously, visual artist Emmy Lahouel, located in a studio in a different city, created a manuscript-style installation to capture the live narrative of the dinner party. You can watch Jade’s installation via the archived live stream below.
On Saturday 27th November at HOME, a theatre in Manchester, the audience were handed a menu upon arrival. The menu laid out the running order of the show as well as the engagement rules. Lasting around 6 hours, audiences were invited to contribute to conversation, by sitting at the table, eating food prepared by Bradford’s own Sonia Sandhu and writing on pieces of clay layed out to them by An* Neely, whilst being hosted by performance maker Xavier de Sousa. Simultaneously, Manchester based artist Emmy Lahouel created a manuscript-style digital installation to capture the live narrative of the piece. You can watch of Emmy’s installation via the archived live stream below. The voices you hear are from the participants in the room, and the sonic landscapes are by sound artist Yas Clarke.
The show will take place in Manchester, in form of a dinner party.
Simultaneously, a visual artist will create a manuscript-style installation.
You can follow how the conversation is taking shape by checking on the artwork’s progress throughout the 6-hour show, via the live stream below.
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To follow how Xavier’s three-part project progresses, follow him on Instagram @xavinisms