‘FOLK LIKE US’ is an invocation of community and hope in the face of impending catastrophes, breaches of our collective humanity, and the fear that is driving communities apart and polarising societies.
Responding to this moment in history, ‘FOLK LIKE US’ asks what might happen when an inter-generational group of performers and musicians coalesce in a moment of shared rhythm.
Working with composer, Jasmin Kent Rodgman (Manchester Collective), this work is interdisciplinary, exploring the intersections that exist between contemporary classical music, dance, older folk forms, participation, and contemporary performance practice.
Inspired by the research of the academic, Dacher Keltner (Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder), and beginning the creative process with the collaboration between choreographer/director and composer; FOLK LIKE US seeks to conjure a moment of awe, connection and transformation, where image and music collide in a hybridity of form and joyful spectacle.
This work is in early development and is supported by a Britten Pears Residency 2025, and HOME Manchester.
