Viv cuts out chains of paper dolls.
Look, they are children holding hands.
When she is finished there will be 11 million of them.
She wants you to see them.
To see how delicate they are.
Each doll personifies a hidden story of survival.
Each cut of the scissors, a decisive expression of defiance.
Part performance, part installation, part collective act of resistance - Cutting Out tells Viv’s 1 in 11 million story of survival with tenderness, loud silliness and quiet rage.
Written and performed by: Viv Gordon
Directed by: Tom Roden
Design by: Imogen Harvey-Lewis
Music composed, performed and produced by: Thomas Johnson
Produced by: Molly Scarborough
Cutting Out is previewing in Spring 2021
Made with funding and support from Arts Council England South West
and Mean Feet Dance, Strike a Light, Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema Arts Centre and Pound Arts
Look, they are children holding hands.
When she is finished there will be 11 million of them.
She wants you to see them.
To see how delicate they are.
Each doll personifies a hidden story of survival.
Each cut of the scissors, a decisive expression of defiance.
Part performance, part installation, part collective act of resistance - Cutting Out tells Viv’s 1 in 11 million story of survival with tenderness, loud silliness and quiet rage.
Written and performed by: Viv Gordon
Directed by: Tom Roden
Design by: Imogen Harvey-Lewis
Music composed, performed and produced by: Thomas Johnson
Produced by: Molly Scarborough
Cutting Out is previewing in Spring 2021
Made with funding and support from Arts Council England South West
and Mean Feet Dance, Strike a Light, Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema Arts Centre and Pound Arts