Futuristic Folktales – Tramway
Futuristic Folktales is an experimental dance theatre production which tells the story of the first womb. Along with movement and music, spoken words are also used to tell the story.
The storytelling feels both abstract and visceral. At one point, a performer mentions “a colour that cannot even be described” and the other immediately demonstrates said colour through movement. However, for this article I must use words, and I am especially aware of the subjectivity with which I write. Other people may have experienced the show differently from me.
The concept originated from director Charlotte McLean’s personal contemplation of whether to reproduce. The scope is wide – birth and death, identity and injustice, the personal and the universe. The piece is highly ambitious. A cohort...