An interactive performance installation: an investigation into the intimate world of contracts, verbal and binding.
“I wanted to call this work ‘For fuck sake, man, I mean Jesus, can’t we just connect for twenty minutes?’ But my Mum’s Catholic and it just didn’t work for her. She likes Spark and Dissolve.”
Something’s happened.
I want to tell you more.
It’s nothing for you to worry about.
It’s over now and I’m ok.
I’m going to let you into a little secret but in order for this to continue I need you to sign a contract.
Sarah-Jane Grimshaw graduated in Contemporary Theatre Practice from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. She is a member of the Spitting Women Collective which started with a belief that an artist should not just create but participate.
In 2007 Sarah-Jane was an Elevator Artist at the National Review of Live Art, Glasgow (NRLA), a Platform Artist at Queen Mary’s East End Collaborations and was invited to performed her solo work ‘Abject Body/Constant Motion’ as part of Ensemble of Women: a festival of female performance in Santiago, Chile.
Spark and Dissolve at NRLA 2008 was part of the One-Year-On programme and with assistance from greenroom she is developing the 8 hour installation into a 30 minute interactive theatre performance.
Concept and Design: Sarah-Jane Grimshaw
Production Manager: Martin Langthorne
Master Carpenter: Kevin Pollock
Marketing and Contracts: James Tilston
Furniture and Objects: Drew Taylor
Performers:
Time Keeper: Sarah-Jane Grimshaw
Musician: Dale Robertson
Room of Inquiry Monitor: Gary McNair
Room of Diplomacy Monitor: Helen Batcholar
The Be-Brief Room Monitor: Drew Taylor
Each performance has a capacity of 12 - tickets are not available to book online, please contact the Box Office on 0161 615 0500 to book a place.
