BIRD

The Lustrum Award Winner (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023) and critically acclaimed – 'Powerful & Captivating ' ★★★★★ The Scotsman, - BIRD is the stage sequel to our critically acclaimed dance film Catch The Bird Who Won’t Fly, choreographed by Amina Khayyam.

BIRD opens with a striking silent scream – connected to the experiences of domestic violence survivors. The desire to break free is accompanied by uncertainty about the future.

BIRD started in a workshop with a women’s community group where a participant asked – 'What happens to a woman when she runs away from domestic abuse?' a question often targeted at the stigma and cultural pressure in communities of those who escape it or try to.

The tone, the expression, the nervousness in her voice, the looking away after she asked the question, prompted this scalding emphatic kathak influenced piece exploring the social stigma for women in such a situation.

Amina Khayyam said 'In our digital work Catch The Bird Who Won’t Fly we explored experiences of the perception felt by women that they have no option available to them, so they stay with their abusers… and the difficult decision they made and the dynamic relationship with external agencies and other DV leavers when they find themselves being hurled together in a refuge home or sheltered place'

High energy Kathak weaves the story to a specially commissioned live music score.

‘Fear punctuates the fluid dancing in this tale of domestic violence.’ The Guardian

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Featuring - Amina Khayyam