Trapped
Exploring Emotional Literacy
TRAPPED tells the story of a young girl and her mother caught in a life ruled by routine. One day, the mother fails to return home. The daughter sets off on a journey filled with extreme emotions where if she is to succeed in finding her mother, she must learn to negotiate this disturbing and at times seductive terrain.
A story about emotions and relationships.
Why has Ludus Dance chosen to make a performance like this?
TRAPPED will be performed in a range of venues including theatres and schools, so we wanted to make a piece of theatre that is moving and that everyone can relate to, and that has educational value. ‘Emotional intelligence’ or ‘EQ’ is the ability to be aware of our own and others emotions and promote good relationships. Psychologists and educational researchers have found that EQ is as important (if not more important) than IQ in determining whether a person will be healthy, wealthy and/or happy in life and, moreover, EQ can be learnt. TRAPPED offers school pupils and their teachers a stimulus for emotional learning.
The show raises questions such as “What happened to the mother?” “Who or what are ‘the twins’?” These questions are not answered; instead the audience can make up their own explanations, drawing on their own experiences. ‘The mother’ is played by a man, in this way we hope to encourage the audience to see this character in any number of ways. In other words, if it means more to you to think of them as a ‘father’ or ‘yourself’, if it’s too painful for you to think of them as a mother and/or if you keep changing your mind about who they remind you of, we hope to encourage your sense of freedom to do this character in any number of ways.
Research and Development
TRAPPED is commissioned by Hampshire Dance with the support of Creative Partnerships - Southampton and Isle of Wight
Ludus Dance, Touring Company creates work collaboratively where all the artists involved, work together as a group to research content, and to agree aims, themes, style and storyline. As with previous Ludus Dance shows, the creative team works closely with young people, to check that ideas are ‘on track’ for the target audience. Particularly important to the process is the Steering Group which, this time round, was made up of 14, Year 8 students from Redbridge Community School in Southampton. They had all been involved with the initial research process, then later came to Lancaster to watch rehearsals and a draft version of the performance, which we then changed in response to their vital feedback.
The Dance Theatre production
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1: The Daughter encounters the Receptionists.
2. The Daughter encounters the emotion of anger.
Cast and Crew List
The Dancers and Co-devisors
James Dunbar, Jonny Hate, Anna Kenrick and Debbie Milner
Choreographer and Director
Rosie Kay
Producer
Jane Scott-Barrett
Designer
Louis Price
Film
Mark Parry
Dramaturge
Mark Whitelaw
Original music & sound engineers
Mark Burford and Adrian Hughes, from Continuum
Lighting Designer
James Wooldridge
Technical Stage Manager
Dave Forrest
Technical Assistant
Jason Lamb
Costumes made by
Jenny Atkinson
Set Constructed by
Simon Attwood
Emotional Literacy Consultant
Chris Culshaw
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