A collaboration between
Peggy Shaw and Clod Ensemble
Peggy Shaw and Clod Ensemble
By
Peggy Shaw and Suzy Willson
Peggy Shaw and Suzy Willson
Original Music by
Paul Clark
Paul Clark
Produced in association with
Fuel
Fuel
Dates
5 May - 16 Feb 2012
5 May - 16 Feb 2012
05/05/2007
Battersea Arts Centre
London
15/11/2007 - 22/11/2007
Wellcome Collection
London
06/03/2008
John Ellis Lecture Theatre, Royal London Hospital
London
08/03/2008
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
London
11/04/2008
Sadlers Wells
London
27/11/2008 - 30/11/2008
Wellcome Collection
London
25/02/2009
The ShowRoom
Chichester
12/03/2009
Leeds Met Studio
Leeds
15/03/2009
The Junction
Cambridge
21/08/2009 - 31/08/2009
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh
07/01/2010 - 17/01/2010
Under the Radar Festival
New York
15/03/2010
Oxfordshire Science Festival
Oxford
20/03/2010
Newcastle Science Festival
Newcastle
23/03/2010
Arts & Health Symposium
Glasgow
17/05/2010 - 18/05/2010
Mayfest
Bristol
21/05/2010
The Arches
Glasgow
25/05/2010 - 26/05/2010
Queer Up North
Manchester
28/05/2010 - 05/06/2010
Soho Theatre
London
08/03/2011
Nuffield Theatre
Lancaster
11/03/2011 - 12/03/2011
The Basement
Brighton
15/11/2011
Anatomy Theatre, King's College London
London
13/02/2012
Anglia Ruskin Drama Studio
Cambridge
16/02/2012
Creative Space
Glasgow
MUST the inside story, produced in association with Fuel.
A collaboration between Peggy Shaw and Clod Ensemble.
Accompanied by a live band, legendary New York performer Peggy Shaw excavated the memories and images that sheltered in her joints and unearthed ancient stories embedded in layers of bone. Followed by a post-show discussion.
Journey through the hills and valleys of one woman’s body. Adventure across the melting ice caps and the thirsty deserts.
Medicine and theatre collided as legendary New York performance artist Peggy Shaw took us on a journey across the extraordinary landscape of her own body, accompanied by a live band.
Must was a poetic look at what it feels like to have a body. It excavated the memories and images contained in the joints and layers of bone.
Inspired by images from Gulliver’s Travels, Hildegarde von Bingen, The Elephant Man and everyday experiences of the medical profession, Must took a hard stare at the medical gaze and the assumptions people make about each other’s bodies.
Supported by a Wellcome Trust People Award and Arts Council England (as part of the Performing Medicine Project)
Creative Team
By Peggy Shaw and Suzy Willson
Original Music by Paul Clark
Critical Acclaim for MUST
2009 Total Theatre Awards Special Commendation