boulder, belly, radar, song is a performance to be premiered in 2027.

Developed over residencies in the US, Brazil and UK, the work’s starting point was the question ‘what does it mean when fat people are in physical contact with one another?’. What we've been making casts fat people as forever-beings, countering the ways in which fat people are figured as a temporary aberration with shortened cultural and biological lives. It conjures textures of solidarity and support through being together and being apart, being malleable and being solid.

Performed by artists who all experience fatphobia - whether only in dance or in all of their lives - the performance is not ‘about’ fatness, but makes an illuminating offering into the dangerous and tender place where fatness and dance meet.

The danced and spoken material will be supported by songs and singing scores created with and by Verity Standen, design by Tim Spooner, and lighting by Marty Langthorne, and has the backdrop of a set of beautiful large gongs, which are also played during the performance. 

We are seeking partners to collaborate on production and touring of boulder, belly, radar, song from autumn 2026. We also invite dialogue with sector colleagues who are interested in the themes and forms who may be interested in the work in other ways. There is in-progress documentation of the work which can be supplied on request.