Join us for the final UK screening of Penny Chivas's Burnt Out this year, followed by an opportunity to discuss the work with the artist.
Weaving spoken word and movement, we are taken through Australia's fiery history including Penny's own experiences. Embedded in sound is the Australian Black Summer; magpies that have learnt to mimic emergency sirens, shark sirens and helicopters circling overhead.
With original music by Paul Michael Henry, interwoven with the delicately detailed lighting design of David Bowes, this is an autobiographical dance-theatre work from the daughter of an environmental geochemist, bringing together fact and personal account. 'Burnt Out' is at once an intimate personal story and a universal meditation on our changing climate.
This digital filmed version was made by Alan Paterson, and recorded in Tramway's T4 theatre.
Penny wishes to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as the traditional custodians of the land involved in the work and to pay her respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders; past, present and future.
Free but ticketed. Book via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burnt-out-tickets-199105458787?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Audience notes: Deals with Bushfires and Climate Change. Contains siren-like sounds
Recommended for ages 14+
Access: This film is subtitled
Digital Filmed Version made in association with Dumfries & Galloway Dance and Scottish Dance Theatre. Development supported by: The Work Room, Dance City, Dance Base, Tramway, Lyra, and the CCA.
Photo by Brian Hartley, Still Motion Arts
Screening funded by Creative Scotland's Strategic Touring Fund.
***Please note that tickets are limited in order to comply with Covid Guidelines. Burnt Out will be available to watch online during the weekend for those who cannot attend. More details will follow shortly.
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This screening of Burnt Out will be preceded by a short outdoor intergenerational dance performance, initially created for STORM's visit to Dumfries in October. Performed by a cast aged 18 months to 50+, the piece is in inspired by Climate Change Activism worldwide. The development of this work was supported by Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival and Dumfries School of Dance. Funded by DG Unlimited and The Holywood Trust as part of DG Dance's Youth Dance Advocates Programme.