Resolution: Peter Butler, Soo Hahn & Hannah Mason, and Amari Webb-Martin

Resolution 2027

1: 3 Hunched figures dressed a deep grey with splayed hands on the back of the neck, the palms of their hands facing out. A slight echo surrounds the figures giving them a obscure appearance. The 4th dancer is dressed in a cold light grey, low to the flow leaning backwards her face is in shadow, the hunched figures surround her lying in wait. The image has a dark and shadowy atmosphere with the light focusing on the central dance 2: A person with a hoodie and sweatpants is charging towards a person wearing jeans, a white shirt, wearing a camera body rig and flashing a light towards the person. They are on stage, with a dark background. 3: A dark skinned black woman stands outdoors at dusk wearing a richly patterned purple garment and a large purple and white head covering, decorated with hanging cowrie shells. Her arms are extended to either side, with both hands raised slightly, and she wears layered shell jewelry, bracelets, and golden rings. Dense foliage surrounds them in the dark background.

About Resolution: Peter Butler, Soo Hahn & Hannah Mason, and Amari Webb-Martin

Shadows of Influence by Peter Butler

Shadows of Influence is a narrative, highly physical, contemporary dance piece exploring modern tools of manipulation – algorithms, influencers, industry – and their relationship to consumption.

Featuring an original score by Berwyn Cooper, an unnerving atmosphere unfolds as a morphing, formless ensemble takes shape around our protagonist, whose autonomy is tested by the persistent pull of these shadows.

Contemporary techniques and Eastern movement philosophies combine to provide a visually rich display, embodying different movement qualities and textures.

About Peter Butler

Peter Butler is a freelance contemporary dance artist and choreographer. Graduating from Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Peter has gone on to work with companies and under the direction of Humanhood Dance Company, Dagada Dance, Orla Hardie, James Cousins Dance Company, Juice Shuting and Bodies In Action Dance. His choreographic practice is inspired by ongoing research into holistic approaches to the body, human behaviour and emotion, looking at how they can influence qualities within movement.

Cast and Creatives

Rosie Margree, Berwyn Cooper, Ozzy Berzin-Cohen, Nell Weatherby, Caitlin Macleod and Hannah Davidson.

Umbilicus by Soo Hahn & Hannah Mason

Two performers. One camera – tethered together by an umbilical cord.

Directed by Soo Hahn and choreographed by Hannah Mason, this pulsating yet fragile duet blends movement and cine-theatre to explore the symbiosis between a performer, media, and spectatorship.

Whoever controls the camera feed controls the narrative. As a dancer and a videographer on stage grapple for control of the camera – and ultimately of one another – they ask, who holds the power between a performer and the audience? Are they capable of existing without one another?

About Soo Hahn and Hannah Mason

Soo Hahn is a director of film and performance. Their work thematically focuses on conflicts between attention and validation, exploring the relationship between these struggles and human connection.

Hannah Mason is a performer and choreographer. Her practice investigates post-structural states of presence and persona, thematically exploring frames of the spectre and the dynamics of spectatorship in social domains.

Within their collaboration, they have developed various live performances blending technology and movement. Their individual and collaborative work across performance and film have been platformed by the likes of ICA, Saatchi Gallery Learning, Horse Hospital, Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis Theatre, and more.

Cast and Creatives

Director / Videographer: Soo Hahn

Choreographer / Dancer: Hannah Mason

Lighting Designer: Zheng Duan

First Rain by Amari Webb-Martin

Inspired by the Orisha, powerful deities rooted in Yoruba tradition whose legacies endure across the African Diaspora, First Rain is a contemporary dance piece paying homage to Western and African dance practices.

Inspired by the Rain Festival of Santa Cruz, Trinidad, the piece follows Shango, Orisha of thunder, drumming and masculine energy, and Oshun, Orisha of sweet rivers, love and femininity. Guided by Nana Buruku, the grandmother Orisha, their story explores the relationship between divine feminine and masculine energies, questioning how they coexist within us all.

With an original score by Amari Webb-Martin and an ensemble of nine versatile dancers, witness relentless rhythms, irresistible grooves and a celebration of diasporic movement traditions.

About Amari Webb-Martin

Amari Webb-Martin is a dance artist and choreographer based in East London. With a foundation in musical theatre and a degree in Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Amari’s practice is driven by a passion for the intricate cultures of the African Diaspora. Curious about the intersections of artistic mediums, Amari creates work with collaboration at its forefront, seeking to spark conversations, nurture community and illuminate the complexities of personal truths. Beyond movement, Amari’s interests span music production, film and project management, informing a multidisciplinary approach to artistic creation and a commitment to developing meaningful, thought-provoking work that connects people through shared experiences.

Cast and Creatives

Producing by Perspectives Media Collective

Original Score by Amari Webb-Martin

Featuring Spoken word written by Skiye Nataliah and performed by Kelley Webb-Martin

Additional Voices by First Rain Dancers

Costume by Jacqueline Noel Francis

Original Headpiece by Mia Mesembe

Decorations and painting by Elvi Rose Christiansen Head and Amari Webb-Martin

Rehearsal Directors: Roshaan Asare, Phoebe Dowglass

Dance Cast: Debi Asidi, Ella Atkinson, Sunny Coco Marko Bennet, Jayda Dawkins, TJ Gibson, Immy Jallow, Elliot Nkrumah, James Reid, Elvi Rose Christiansen Head