Lightwork
London/My Lover

Director: Andy Lavender

London/My Lover follows two people through the course of a day in the city - the day on which they meet and become lovers.

Mixing video and physical performance, Andy Lavender's new show for Lightwork takes a close look at the ordinary detail of a life-changing day. Screened images show the texture of London as we never normally see it. The movement score of the two performers throws everyday activity into sharp relief. And in a series of flashforwards, the lovers' intimate observation of each other is presented by way of live camerawork.

London/My Lover is about the city made flesh and the body as a place of discovery. Made in London, it is a homage to the beauty, the dirt - the sheer presence of a modern metropolis. And it savours the erotics of desire, in a visual realm where every detail counts.

The performers are David Annen (work with Katie Mitchell, Mike Alfreds and Polish ensemble, Gardzienice) and ex-Snarling Beastie, Lucy Richardson.

On Lightwork's last production, Blavatsky:
'the new face of British drama'.
The Observer

'A really intelligent piece of theatre that wholeheartedly embraces multi-media, but which is always characterised by its complete theatricality'.
The Guardian

ICA: Mon 21-Wed 23 Jan 8pm
£11.00 (£8 concs) inc day membership
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