A bold, cinematic, acrobatic odyssey through the frontiers of mental health, queerness, rage and the 21st Century space race.
Following on and zooming out from the occupation and commodification of the body explored in their debut show Contra, Laura Murphy presents A Spectacle of Herself - a vulnerable and deeply personal intervention into what it means to take up space, to spill out and be seen...
Exploring mental health, queerness and rage alongside self driving cars and the 21st Century Space Race, A Spectacle of Herself will adventure through shape shifting identities and landscapes as we join Laura on a mission to serve herself up [in]appropriately - for your consumption. With layers of autobiography, lip sync, creative captioning, video and aerial performance in Laura’s critical and cheeky signature style, A Spectacle of Herself navigates between the personal and the political to create a moving, entertaining and politically committed ride.
A Spectacle of Herself is a 60 minute show for end on configurations and will include integrated creative captioning, in French, German or English.
Exploring mental health, queerness and rage alongside self driving cars and the 21st Century Space Race, A Spectacle of Herself will adventure through shape shifting identities and landscapes as we join Laura on a mission to serve herself up [in]appropriately - for your consumption. With layers of autobiography, lip sync, creative captioning, video and aerial performance in Laura’s critical and cheeky signature style, A Spectacle of Herself navigates between the personal and the political to create a moving, entertaining and politically committed ride.
A Spectacle of Herself is a 60 minute show for end on configurations and will include integrated creative captioning, in French, German or English.
upcoming Performances
past performances
2024
19th & 20th November - No Limits, Berlin
5th - 8th September - At Tension Festival, DE
25th - 28th July - Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
23rd –27th April - Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK
13th May - Brighton Festival, Brighton, UK
19th & 20th May - Circus Dance Festival, Cologne, DE
30th May - Genderhouse Festival, DE
5th - 8th September - At Tension Festival, DE
25th - 28th July - Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
23rd –27th April - Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK
13th May - Brighton Festival, Brighton, UK
19th & 20th May - Circus Dance Festival, Cologne, DE
30th May - Genderhouse Festival, DE
2023
2nd-13th August - Summerhall Main Hall, Edinburgh, UK
21st September - Derby Festé, Déda, Derby, UK
6th & 7th October - Circus City, Bristol, UK
1st November - Jacksons Lane, London, UK
9th November - Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK
28th November - The Lowry, Salford, UK
21st September - Derby Festé, Déda, Derby, UK
6th & 7th October - Circus City, Bristol, UK
1st November - Jacksons Lane, London, UK
9th November - Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK
28th November - The Lowry, Salford, UK
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Credits
Performer & Writer: Laura Murphy
Director: Ursula Martinez
Producer: Nicole A’Court-Stuart
Lighting Designer: Jen Roxburgh
Video Designer: Ben Glover
Film Maker: Holly Black
Production Manager: Dean Sudron
Devising Projection Designer: Mark Morreau
Access Consultant: Max Sutherland
Lip Sync Supervisor: Dickie Beau
Image credits: Holly Revell
Director: Ursula Martinez
Producer: Nicole A’Court-Stuart
Lighting Designer: Jen Roxburgh
Video Designer: Ben Glover
Film Maker: Holly Black
Production Manager: Dean Sudron
Devising Projection Designer: Mark Morreau
Access Consultant: Max Sutherland
Lip Sync Supervisor: Dickie Beau
Image credits: Holly Revell
Co-produced by Contra Productions, Carré Magique Pôle national cirque en Bretagne & Cambridge Junction
Supported by Jacksons Lane Theatre, La Verrerie d’ales, La Grainerie Pôle Européen de production, Cologne Circus Dance Festival & The Invisible
Circus Launchpad Scheme
Funded by Arts Council England, Jerwood Arts & The National Centre for Circus Arts
Supported by Jacksons Lane Theatre, La Verrerie d’ales, La Grainerie Pôle Européen de production, Cologne Circus Dance Festival & The Invisible
Circus Launchpad Scheme
Funded by Arts Council England, Jerwood Arts & The National Centre for Circus Arts
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