Summary: A large collaborative project organized by Bathesda-based folk/indie band 9Bach based on the quarrying industry in North Wales resulting in a multi-media performance in the main theatre of Pontio.
Detail: Creation of 7 short vertical dance episodes in response to the music of 9Bach and Lleuwen Steffan. Kate worked with various different systems of vertical dance, including suspending a small ‘slate’ in high in the middle of the proscenium arch which served as a tiny dance floor for three dancers, counterbalance and floor and wall choreography. The choreography was developed over 2 years of research into the quarry industry and practical research into ways of conveying the sense of community and physical labour through dance, including dancing on the walls of the quarries and other rock faces in North Wales. Audience of 400. Audience responses: ‘In Llechi tonight I witnessed one of the best shows I've ever seen’; ‘perhaps the best thing I have ever seen – all of it, the visuals, music, the choir, the performances of all the collaborators. I was just enthralled by it from beginning to end. It was humbling to watch and experience something so beautifully put together.’