Thank you Thamesmead!

On 6 & 7 September we premiered A Ballad of Thamesmead:  a brand new commission for Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. We had set up shop (literally - we were based in a former bed shop) for a month leading up to the performances. Over 800 people joined us in the town centre over the two nights - it was truly magical.

A site-specific performance created around the Thamesmead Clocktower and the canal underneath it, the show is an intimate and epic look into Thamesmead's past and hopes for the future. A lush soundscape led by local peoples voices accompany a trio of dancers building a miniature Thamesmead that floas on the canal, exquisite lighting and new songs by contemporary folk musician Marie Bashiru.