Filmed in Lockdown: The Sofa Dance
Filmed in Lockdown is a series of new works of literary, musical, visual, and performance arts, commissioned for Culture in Quarantine by Arts Council England and BBC Arts. The Sofa Dance was made with support from The Space Arts and Sadler's Wells.
The Sofa Dance
When the world is no longer your stage... 30 acrobats physicalise the shared exhaustion, frustration and complications of living within drastically limited space, creating absurdity and beauty while stuck on their sofas. A short film that gives a snapshot of the extraordinary spring of 2020 and how differently we all dealt with it, finishing with an invite to the viewers to share their own experiences from the comfort of their sofas...
Mimbre would love to see your #MySofaDance! There are instructions on Mimbre's blog if you need some guidance on creating your own.
We also lead sofa dances workshops for families at The Spark Festival February 2021, organised by The Spark Arts for Children. Check out their Gallery of sofa dances for inspiration.
About Mimbre:
Mimbre is an acrobatic theatre company fusing acrobatics, dance and humour to create visual poetry in unconventional spaces.
A huge thank you to all our collaborators, without whom this would not have been possible:
CREDITS
Directed by Arthur Le Fol and Lina Johansson
Music
“Just a Place” by Underground System
Written by Peter Matson and Domenica Fossati
Cast
Alison Halstead
Anesta Mathurin
Arielle Lauzon
Charmaine Childs
Emily Nicholl
Farrell Cox
Fiona Thornhill
Freya Stokka
Jackie Le
Jessica Ladley
Joana Dias
Julia Cheng
Karin Melin
Lina Johansson
Lisa Whitmore
Lissy Lovett
Lucie Maisha N'Duhirahe
Lynn Scott
Maiya Leeke
Natasha Khamjani
Nikki Hill
Rachel Baird
Rebecca Solomon
Rebecca Rennison
Rebecka Nord
Reece Lyons
Rosy Roberts
Ruby Gaskell
Silvia Fratelli
Sophie Northmore
Edited by Arthur Le Fol
Choreographed by Lina Johansson and cast
Filmed by the cast at home locations
Featuring the young talent
Aélia Katsaiti Nord
Dylan Fratelli-Burch
Kalani Khamjani-Wilson
Lev Maggor
Eva Ruth Euba
Frida Fratelli-Burch
Marnie Power
Milian Nord Katsaitis
Raya Maggor
Ronja Talbot
Skyla Khamjani-Wilson
Suki Keighley
Tuva Talbot
Additional #MySofaDancers
Graciette Dias
Clement Stokes
Amani Talbot
Agneta Olsson
Cecilia Baird
Josie Saunders
John Ladley
Guest appearances, special thanks to
Our flatmates, families and partners
Project Manager
Zsofia Szendrei
Executive Producers
For Sadler’s Wells – Alistair Spalding and Bia Oliveira
For The Space – Fiona Morris
Project Tags
Companies
Arts Council England
- Arts and Culture
Mimbre Acrobats
- Performing Arts
Sadlers Wells Theatre
- Arts and Culture
