Sea Change

The world is melting. After 800,000 years the Arctic ice is vanishing, collapsing into the sea in chunks the size of Manhattan. It could disappear completely within four years.

Sea Change is a work inspired by the water, ice and vapour of our melting world. Imagine the consequences for the humans that inhabit it.

Concept & Direction: Richard Osborne

Performers: Jordan Ajadi, Adrian del Arroyo, Marine Besnard, Serena Cifuni, Connor Williams.

Lighting Design: Sarah Crocker

Costumes: Rosie Gibson

Set Design: Tanja Beer

Music: Martin Saint

Photographer: Tracey Fahy

Ecodramaturg: Lisa Woynarski

Thanks to: Anna Sbokou, Maria Koripas, Simonetta Alessandri, Hamish MacPherson, Chloe Aliyanni.

Quotes:

‘a beautiful piece of choreography first and foremost, not too showy, tender and expressive, each moment expressing something about climate change that is hard to put into words’

ALISON TICKELL, Director, Julie’s Bicycle

'The art of climate change has been quite widely encountered and portrayed in different forms in the last few years, particularly in literature and theatre. What there hasn’t been much of though is evocative and skilled dance, and Richard Osborne’s Sea Change certainly fills that gap. The performers move fluidly together throughout and there are some particularly nice sequences of repetition that not only look wonderful, but definitely serve to hammer their point home. '

HANNAH TOOKEY

‘loved it! A beautiful piece of art that succinctly conveyed a powerful message.’

AUDIENCE MEMBER

‘Loved the ‘solid liquid gas’ great way to approach a huge and complex subject. Really nice to see dance that actually means something to us all Thank you.’

AUDIENCE MEMBER

Videos:

Sea Change Trailer