IV (2023) is part of a modular series of performances – II (2023), XII (2022), I I I (2021) set within the world of SERAFINE1369’s current body of work that considers cycles, time, divination and decomposition.

The works emerge through a desire to create shows that are not perpetuating cycles of stress and burn out, instead centring what is t/here now.

A series of tableaux, a speaking clock that announces each passing minute and the sounds of a breaking storm create the scene for the work to fracture and unfold from stillness into moments of blissed out dancing and the fleeting meaning that emerges through proximity and relational landscapes.

The performers connect with the sensual and energetic capacities of bodies to receive data through a detailed, meditative and expansive practice ofconstant movement, energetic awareness and impossible stillness.

A post-show talk will follow this performance.

Credits – Cast and Creative:

• Concept, choreography, direction – SERAFINE1369
• Performance – Steph McMann, Darcy Wallace, Natifah White, SERAFINE1369
• Sound Design – Josh Anio GriggLight Design – Josh Anio Grigg & SERAFINE1369
• Production – Nancy May Roberts (Metal & Water)

Special thanks to Rachel Baker, Alexandrina Hemsley, Jane Frances Dunlop, Rosalie Doubal

Commissioned by The Yard Theatre and supported by Arts Council England

This performance is part of THIS IS DANCE an international season of dance in Birmingham presented in partnership with FABRIC, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham Rep, Fierce Festival, Midlands Arts Centre and Sampad Arts, bringing exceptional dance from both across the globe and the local community.