Abundance is an intergenerational dance performance that invites audiences to slow down, rest and reconnect. Six dancers – three professional dancers and three volunteer dancers – move through moments of pleasure, weight and release, accompanied by live music from Me Lost Me.

The work begins with a pause - a spacious moment of stillness. People move, howl, rest, leap, reverberate, and hold one another.

Colourful duvets fill the space – folded, flung and gathered – worn, sculpted, hidden beneath and danced within, shaping shifting landscapes that emerge and dissolve with a sense of play and imagination.

For members of the audience using captions (who may be D/deaf or hard of hearing), we recommend booking a seat on the right-hand side of the auditorium.

Creative Team

Choreographer: Lizzie Klotz
Collaborators & Performers: Alys North, Eve Walker, Jia-Yu Corti
Volunteer Performers: Anne Hemy, Carolyn George, Liz Highmore
Sound Designer & Performer: Jayne Dent (Me Lost Me)
Designer: Bethany Wells
Lighting Designer: Barnaby Booth
Dramaturg: Rosa Postlethwaite
Stage Manager: Andrea Scrimshaw
Volunteer Performer Support: Amy Becke
Creative Collaborator: Luca Rutherford
Mentors: J Neve Harrington, Rosemary Lee
Captioning Consultant: Chris Fonseca
Anti Racism Consultant: ID.Y
PR: Joy Parkinson
Photographer: Amelia Read
Videographer: Alex Ayre
Graphic Designer: Brainbox Studios

Abundance is commissioned by Dance City and Northumberland Dance Development, with R&D support from Moving Art Management through their Seed to Stage Micro-Commissions, and is supported using public funding by Arts Council England

About Lizzie

Lizzie Klotz is a dance artist, choreographer and facilitator based in Gateshead. Her work centres care, play and embodied connection, created in collaboration with artists and communities across theatre, outdoor and gallery contexts. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, commissioned by organisations including Dance City, The NewBridge Project, SIRF, TeesDance, The Place, Yorkshire Dance, Cambridge Junction, Tyneside Cinema and Northumberland Dance Development.


The performance of Abundance will be followed by a post show discussion