Dates:
Sun 07 Sep 2025 6:30pm
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Age: 8+
About
Performance by Fertile Ground and Guests.
Aetherbound -
Concept, choreography and performance: Lila Naruse and Rosie Macari
Running time: 15 minutes
Aetherbound is a visually striking aerial dance piece exploring themes of restriction, resilience, and reconnection. Using harness and rope, the performers navigate a journey shaped by heritage, nature, and the evolving strength of womanhood. This work resonates with audiences across generations - young women coming of age, older women with lived experience, and men invited to witness a story of transformation and strength.
Obscura -
Concept and choreography: Pagan Hunt and Ellie Trow
Performance: Pagan Hunt
Running time: 15 minutes
Shadowy and indistinct—passing moments in our lives when people and places blur, crossing boundaries and transforming into something entirely new.
This interplay of film and live dance explores the joy and confusion of encounters as people drift in and out of our lives. Can you recall the first time you met someone? Or even notice the last time you saw them?
To end the evening, we invite the audience to take part in an interactive creation by Fertile Ground Director Renaud Wiser
E-motion (world premiere) -
Concept and choreography: Renaud Wiser
Choreography and performance: Maria Giacchetto, Esme Jobey, Hope Brown-King, Berta Admetlla
Interactive application development: Jon Rowe
Running time: 30 minutes
E-motion invites the audience to actively shape a live dance performance by voting through a mobile app available on Android and iOS. As a participant, you will decide which dancer performs in each section, the spatial arrangement, musical atmosphere, and movement intentions, collaboratively crafting unique stories. Drawing from pre-arranged movement sequences and improvisation, the dancers will respond in real time to your choices. This engaging and playful work aims to redefine the role of spectators by giving them creative agency and breaking the traditional barrier between performers and audience.
About us:
A resident company at Dance City, Fertile Ground is a contemporary dance company dedicated to the professional development of emerging dance artists in the North-East of England. We nurture, challenge and inspire new generations of dance artists, developing and presenting inspirational and accessible dance for the people of the North East and beyond.
Aetherbound -
Concept, choreography and performance: Lila Naruse and Rosie Macari
Running time: 15 minutes
Aetherbound is a visually striking aerial dance piece exploring themes of restriction, resilience, and reconnection. Using harness and rope, the performers navigate a journey shaped by heritage, nature, and the evolving strength of womanhood. This work resonates with audiences across generations - young women coming of age, older women with lived experience, and men invited to witness a story of transformation and strength.
Obscura -
Concept and choreography: Pagan Hunt and Ellie Trow
Performance: Pagan Hunt
Running time: 15 minutes
Shadowy and indistinct—passing moments in our lives when people and places blur, crossing boundaries and transforming into something entirely new.
This interplay of film and live dance explores the joy and confusion of encounters as people drift in and out of our lives. Can you recall the first time you met someone? Or even notice the last time you saw them?
To end the evening, we invite the audience to take part in an interactive creation by Fertile Ground Director Renaud Wiser
E-motion (world premiere) -
Concept and choreography: Renaud Wiser
Choreography and performance: Maria Giacchetto, Esme Jobey, Hope Brown-King, Berta Admetlla
Interactive application development: Jon Rowe
Running time: 30 minutes
E-motion invites the audience to actively shape a live dance performance by voting through a mobile app available on Android and iOS. As a participant, you will decide which dancer performs in each section, the spatial arrangement, musical atmosphere, and movement intentions, collaboratively crafting unique stories. Drawing from pre-arranged movement sequences and improvisation, the dancers will respond in real time to your choices. This engaging and playful work aims to redefine the role of spectators by giving them creative agency and breaking the traditional barrier between performers and audience.
About us:
A resident company at Dance City, Fertile Ground is a contemporary dance company dedicated to the professional development of emerging dance artists in the North-East of England. We nurture, challenge and inspire new generations of dance artists, developing and presenting inspirational and accessible dance for the people of the North East and beyond.
