Inspired by The Herbert’s Silk ribbon collection, BeRibboned uses choreography and dance imagery to explore themes of adornment and parade. A modern look at historical past. The dance was created from the ribbons theme: ideas of fashion, adornment; and the effect dancing with a ribbon has on the shape of movement. The dancers move through the vertical fabric strips dancing into and out of focus as they cross the screens. These horizontal pathways and lines of ribbons are symbolic of a woven pattern through time: Coventry has been shaped by the ribbon industry.
In 1840’s Coventry Ribbon industry was famous throughout the world. 30,000 weavers in the city produced Ribbons for Society. Coventry’s Ribbons were the highest of Fashion, something you had to be seen wearing. The pursuit of ‘Cool’ in the 1840’s was linked to wearing brands as much as
it is today.
Alison Bennett, Amy Davies, Angharad Edge, Ashleigh Newman, Catherine Smith, Corrie Clarke, Georgia Carolan, Jessica Rous, Kayleigh Power, Kirsty Keenan, Kyomie Kelly, Lauren Lanigan, Layla Dalton, Natalie Hunt, Natalie Fullarton, Nicola Harrison, Roxanne O’Neill, Samantha Clark, Samantha Bridges, Sara Chowrimootoo, Sarah Lee, Shannon Curley, Stephanie Greatrex, Tayla O’Sullivan.
Sam Page, Andy Bevan, Chris Parker.
Ian Roberts.
Higher (breath)(dirty) by Move.meant La Face Cachee De La Moon by Greg Beaumont.
Bill Sankey.
Dom Breadmore.
Cressida Carthy.
Oliver Scott.
Predacom Productions.
Mercurial Dance Ltd.
Design and content by Mercurial Dance
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