Shown and Told
by Meg Stuart and Tim Etchells
About Shown and Told
A cleverly quirky, thought-provoking duet.
The Herald
Understatement and mastery combine in the performance.
Der Standard
Meg Stuart, one of the world’s most influential and acclaimed contemporary choreographers—and recipient of the 2018 Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Dance Lifetime Achievement— makes a rare London appearance this Autumn not to be missed.
With her company Damaged Goods, the cult American choreographer Meg Stuart has been at the forefront of creating work situated on the border between dance and theatre, visual arts and music for 30 years.
As Artistic Director of the world-renowned performance group Forced Entertainment, writer and performance maker Tim Etchells has been tearing up the rulebook of contemporary performance on the international stage for 40 years.
Now, having collaborated on texts for Meg’s pieces for many years, the trailblazing duo share their first joint creation.
Shown and Told, a dynamic but fragile performance collage, exposes the very different practices and sensibilities of two artists from different fields. Exploring the relationship between movement, image and performing bodies, the two performers develop a conversation that is tough, touching and comical by turns.
Part of the Forced Entertainment's 40th anniversary season.
ABOUT MEG STUART AND TIM ETCHELLS
Meg Stuart is a choreographer and dancer who lives and works in Berlin and Brussels. In collaboration with her company Damaged Goods she has realised over 30 productions, moving freely between the genres of dance, theater and visual art. Tim Etchells is an artist and a writer based in the UK whose work shifts between visual art, performance and fiction. He is the leader of the world-renowned Sheffield-based performance group Forced Entertainment. After having collaborated on texts for her pieces for many years, Shown and Told is Tim’s first joint creation with Meg Stuart.
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CAST & CREATIVES
Created and Performed by Tim Etchells and Meg Stuart
Light Design: Gilles Roosen
Costumes: Annabel Heyse
Technical Coordinator: Tom De Langhe
Light: Tom Bruwier
Production: Damaged Goods (Brussels)
Meg Stuart and Damaged Goods are supported by the Government of Flanders and the Flemish Community Commission.
