24 -28 November
(and also 2-6 February, 9-13 February, 2-16 March, 9-13 March)
In this residency, All or Nothing will work with newly formed aerial performance company, The Ensemble, to devise two new pieces of work.
Influenced by Avril Paton’s painting of a tenement block, ‘Windows in the West’, and stories such as Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Nan Goldin’s photography, Windows is an exploration into glimpses of other people’s lives — a new mid-scale piece for theatre settings.
The Flying Ceilidh is a new outdoor work in collaboration with Marie Williamson, bringing the joy, celebration and community of a ceilidh into the air!
Sharing
Friday 13 February | 15:00 – 16:00 | Book Now
About the artists
Chrissie Ardill
An Irish-born and Glasgow-based professional dancer and aerialist, Chrissie is addicted to exploring movement in the air, on the floor and on any structure around, creating dynamic and original performances as well as teaching people of all backgrounds and abilities. With a degree in dance and over a decade of professional performance experience, she has worked extensively with performance companies, from Glasgow to Ireland and Skegness to Puerto Rico. Chrissie also works as a choreographer and does movement direction and aerial consultation for theatre.
Links
@chrissie.ardill
Tessa Stockwell
Tessa is a professional aerialist and acrobat from Newcastle upon Tyne. She has performed predominantly in the North East, and completed a BTEC with Circus Central. She expanded her repertoire at the National Centre for Circus Arts where she earned her BA in 2023 having specialised in Corde Lisse. Using her experience in gymnastics and contemporary dance; Tessa loves creating dynamic work on her rope as well as finding pathways that exist between the air and ground. In addition to rope, she has performed acrobatics, hand to hand, hand balance, doubles trapeze and silks.
Tilly Lee-Kronick
Tilly is an interdisciplinary artist and circus creator. She spent her childhood singing, dancing and performing, but her love for circus began at an international aerial dance festival, where she first discovered she could dance in the air. She then completed her degree at Circomedia, specialising in static trapeze and physical theatre. Tilly strives to create work in a multi-disciplinary way, challenging traditional perceptions of circus and theatre, to create unique and exciting aerial work. Her two solo shows- Ripe and Handful of Nothing- directed by Mish Weaver, have toured extensively around the UK. She also co-founded and is co-artistic director of award-winning inclusive circus company Head Over Wheels, creating aerial theatre shows with creative access at the core. Their outdoor show Anchored in Air has toured internationally and nationally to renowned outdoor arts festivals for the last two years. Other highlights include performing at the opening ceremony for Glastonbury Festival and working with renowned companies such as Extraordinary Bodies, Stumble Dance Circus, Cirque Bijou and playing principle roles in Metta Theatre’s “Little Mermaid”.
Links
@tillylk
Zinnia Oberski
Performer and maker Zinnia Oberski has an extensive movement background, predominantly in circus. She graduated in 2011 with a BTEC from Circomedia and in 2016 with a bachelor degree in circus from Fontys (Netherlands). Zinnia is specialized in static trapeze and also performs and/or teaches handstand, partner acrobatics, dance and physical theatre.
Zinnia’s creative work is multi-artform and makes use of many different styles and techniques. She takes influence from circus, physical theatre, contemporary dance, ritual, performance art, butoh and satire to make authentic work that travels beyond the purely visual. She recently created a new clown/bouffon show (FRUITOPIA) and toured her solo aerial show Dreams of the Small Gods internationally.
Links
https://www.zinniao.com/
@zinniao.circusart
About All or Nothing
All or Nothing are Scotland’s leading aerial dance company creating, performing, teaching and pioneering aerial arts in Scotland. Led by Artistic Director Jen Paterson, our work ranges from small-scale theatre to large-scale outdoor spectacle – hanging from boats, buildings and cranes, flying through forests, across lochs or dancing on iconic landmarks. All or Nothing combine aerial arts with dance theatre and contemporary circus, creating our own theatrical works for touring as well as developing aerial elements for events.
Participation is vital to the company’s work. We believe that aerial is for everyone and we develop all kinds of opportunities for this to happen, challenging assumptions of who aerial is for.
About All or Nothing
Led by All or Nothing’s Artistic Director Jen Paterson, The Ensemble is as an aerial performance company, the first of its kind in Scotland.
Links
www.aerialdance.co.uk
Instagram: @AllorNothingADT
Facebook: @AllorNothingADT