The Dash
Theatre Performance
Stage One, Stage@Leeds
29th-31st March 2023
Set design/ Marketing/ Dramaturgy/ Perform
Life, death and everything in between…
Set in Britain we follow, Edith, an obituarist who receives a mysterious, unsigned and unpublished painting that holds a remarkable resemblance to her younger self. Immerse yourself within an exhibition of life lived against the status quo, exploring the journey of a life lived well versus a life well lived. ‘The Dash’ tackles the controversies surrounding social marginalisation and romantic relationships spanning from the 1940’s to the 1970’s. Ultimately, how do you choose to define ‘The Dash’ that separates the year you’re born from the year you die? Would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?
As a part of a degree project in the University of Leeds PECI3703 performance project, this show is based on 'The Dash' by Linda Ellis; a poem that encapsulates the time which separates the year you are born from the year you die and how we use this 'dash' to make a difference. The team created a about pathways of life, regrets, fulfillment, and memory, and strongly aspired to accomplish delivering the message of the entirety of a life well lived versus a life lived well; how the choices we make affect our dash.
