ACCA Dance Theatre are recruiting a Female Focus Group
ACCA are Leeds based dance theatre duo Anna Cabré-Verdiell Bosch and Charlotte Arnold. Led by two female-identifying creative leaders, ACCA makes work that reflects and comments on the contemporary society via funny, thought-provoking dance theatre performances and participation activities. Their style has a physical backbone, drawing on character and conceptuality to investigate the topics which inspire each project.
As a trilingual company, ACCA weaves both Spanish and English culture and narratives into the work, as well as championing and celebrating femininity. In addition, the collective has an existing practice working with different community groups that will ensure the facilitation of a safer, intentional space for co-creation, both Anna and Charlotte delivering across Leeds to a variety of ages and abilities.
Occupational Hazard follows the day of two air hostesses Becky and Linda, ACCAirways’ creme de la creme on a low budget airline where casual sexism and oppressive codes of conduct are normalised. Fusing choreography, comedy and clowning, Occupational Hazard, though at times tongue in cheek to entertain a plane full of passengers, is inspired by the #metoo effervescence of recent years.
The show delves deeper than the interplay between Becky and Linda, as they navigate consent and unsolicited touch as a female in the service industry, asking audience members to ride the waves of their individual emotional journeys. The underlying message of the show - female allyship, having a voice and using it is essential to calling out the systemic.
To ensure that we're making a relevant and socially considered show, safeguarding audiences and creating space that encourages people to reflect, comment and advocate for change we want to involve female identifying people in the rehearsal and creative process.
What does this mean?
- we'd like to have discussions with you about sexual harassment, share lived experiences and understand your perspectives.
- tell you about the show, explain the story and the characters, and listen to your feedback
- invite you into the studio to see live rehearsals, seeing first hand how we work and what we can do to make the show better.
- invite you to watch the premiere of the tour at Seven Arts Leeds.
- brainstorm how we can create a safe space for audiences, before, during and after the show
Commitment:
In person chat at Left Bank Leeds: Sunday 3rd March 2024, 11am - 12pm
Online chat (on zoom): Sunday 3rd March 2024, 12pm - 1pm
Open Rehearsal (in person or online) at Dance Studio Leeds, Thursday 21st March 10:30am - 1:30pm
Limited spaces available.
Cost: FREE!
For more information and to Sign up here.
If you have any questions or access requirements please contact sayhelloacca@gmail.com