A giant floating staircase on water. Six fearless performers. One very real risk of falling in.
WHAT is it?
A giant white staircase floats on the water at Gloucester Docks. Six performers climb on. Every move makes it tilt. If one performer moves to one side, the entire stairway shifts and the rest must react to avoid slipping and falling into the water.
This gripping show mixes dance, circus and live music. Two musicians play from a nearby floating stage, using voice, trumpet, guitar, synth, and samples of politicians’ empty promises about the climate crises.
The Weight of Water is an exciting and relevant performance. It explores the struggle for power, while showing our dependence – both on each other, and on much larger elements outside of our control.
The world is shaking. We are tumbling from one crisis to the next, and the environment is increasingly under threat. While politicians argue endlessly, indulging in a power game that mainly produces losers, we are left balancing on the threshold of our future – vulnerable, and desperate for a grip.
WHere
- Gloucester Docks, Outside North Warehouse, overlooking North Quay
- What 3 words: ///soon.mini.flips
WHEN
- Saturday 30 August & Sunday 31 August
- 1pm & 3:30pm (extra show added at 11am on 31 August)
- Duration: 45 minutes
money
- This event is Free – just show up. Anyone is welcome!
access
- There will be an accessible viewing area
- Captioning will be available using the difference engine
- Audio Description* will be available
- There are accessible toilets at Gloucester Quays
- Assistance dogs are welcome
- If you have any questions please get in touch, info@strikealight.org.uk
*If you’d like to use the audio description service, please arrive an hour before the show and meet at North Quay (outside North Warehouse). You’ll be met by our audio describer, Caroline Burn, who will give you a headset. You’re also welcome to bring your own headphones, as long as they have a standard 3.5mm jack.
MORE INFO
- Promotional photography will take place at this event. If you do not wish to be featured in our content, please let one of the Strike A Light staff members know.
- This event is weather dependent and cannot go ahead in wet conditions. If we need to cancel, we’ll post updates on our social media and at the top of this page.
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THANKS AND CREDITS
The Weight of Water created and performed by Panama Pictures. Presented by Strike A Light in partnership with Global Streets, Gloucester City Council and Canal & River Trust with funding from Arts Council England and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK.
Choreography Pia Meuthen
Acrobatics/dance Tarek Rammo / Petra Steindl, Francesco Barba, Fynn Neb / Toon Theunissen, Yaniv Dagan, Lucy Steinfeld / Róisín Harten
Live music Davide Bellotta, iET
Composition Davide Bellotta, iET
Costumes Sanne Reichert
Repetitor/training Miquel de Jong
Stairs Rob van Dam
Panama Pictures is house company of the Verkadefabriek in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and is structurally supported by Performing Arts Fund, province of North Brabant and municipality of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
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