A stunning visual treat for everyone aged 7+
4:30pm on Wednesday 13 November - Gladstone Primary Academy, Peterborough
Presented by Aakash Odedra Company, Lewis Major Projects and The Spark Arts for Children
Little Murmur Video Trailer - With Captions
THE SHOW
Little Murmur Cover
Little Murmur is a new dance theatre show for everyone age 7+, families and schools, that features groundbreaking projection, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti.
Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Aakash Odedra found school very challenging: he spelt his name wrongly until he was 21 and it wasn’t until he “found the missing ‘A’” that he felt he belonged. Defined by his learning difficulties, not his abilities, dance became his mode of expression.
Combining visual design and technology with dance and humour, Little Murmur explores the warped and exaggerated realities of living in a world you struggle to process. Based on Aakash’s hugely moving show Murmur 2.0, this stunning visual treat is an honest and heart felt conversation about the trials and tribulations of living with dyslexia, facing challenges and overcoming the odds.
Watch bodies and words fly like flocks of birds, a murmuration, a little murmur.
More Details:
Age Suitability: Everyone aged 7+
Running Time: 40 minutes
Content Warnings: The performance contains loud music and strong visual stimuli
School Performances:
12 Nov at Queen Katharine Academy
13 November at Gladstone Primary
14 November at Thomas Deacon Academy
Public Performance:
4:30pm on Wednesday 13 November at Gladstone Primary Academy, Peterborough
Tickets for Public Performance: Pay-What-You-Can from £3+ per person (see below)
BOOK YOUR TICKETS
Use the link to book your tickets, or keep reading for more information on our Pay-What-You-Can pricing scheme.
We are running a Pay-What-You-Can model for our tickets.
We think everyone should be able to afford to access our live events. No one should have to choose between putting the heating on and coming to a great evening of music and theatre. This is why we have set a minimum price for this event that contributes towards production costs. If you have been struggling to pay the bills, we encourage you to pay this price - and appreciate your support.
If you are in a position to, we hope you will pay more - with multiple options available - reflecting your income and the quality of this event. The more we make from such payments, the more events we can create for Peterborough's young people and communities in the future.
WHERE TO GO
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Find us at:
Gladstone Primary Academy
Gladstone Street
PE1 2BZ
Location and Parking:
There are two Gladstone Primary Academy buildings in the area, please use the address above to find the venue. There is no parking on Gladstone Street. We recommend parking at the Bourges Boulevard site and walking to Gladstone Primary Academy on Gladstone Street.
Credit: Angela Grabowska
Credit: Angela Grabowska
ABOUT AAKASH ODEDRA COMPANY:
Aakash Odedra Company was founded in Leicester in 2011 and named after Artistic Director Aakash Odedra. Aakash was born in Birmingham, UK and lives in Leicester. He is a globally recognised and award winning dancer and choreographer. His choreography pushes boundaries, responding to and drawing inspiration from contemporary issues. As a British Asian, Aakash Odedra uses his voice to translate ancient and contemporary movement languages to tell new stories.
ABOUT THE SPARK ARTS FOR CHILDREN:
The Spark gives children opportunities to immerse themselves in the arts. We offer children spaces to discover their own skills, passions and potential, as audience, participants and creators of their own work. We do this through commissioning and producing high quality, diverse and innovative programmes; organising a bold and imaginative children’s arts festival and by championing cultural education activity.