30 Cecil Street at the Cube

Dan Canham's beautiful, haunting 30 Cecil Street wowed audiences at this year's Mayfest, and went on to be one of the hit shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. So, if you've yet to catch it, then here's some good news! It's coming back to the Cube this October.

Developed through Bristol Ferment, 30 Cecil Street is a heartbreaking elegy for a lost and ruined theatre in Limerick – a moving performance of fragments of memories, of wild nights and long-disappeared communities.

It will be shown in a double bill with a new dance film by Bristol Based choreographer and film-maker, Lisa May Thomas.

You can book tickets through Bristol Old Vic box office.

What is Left when a Theatre Closes its Doors?

In 2009 Dan Canham made a short dance film in the rotting, dilapidated premises of the old Theatre Royal in Limerick, Ireland, called 30 Cecil Street. Using that film as source material, this brand new piece of dance-theatre sees a lone figure stream through fragments of memories in a series of poignant and evocative dances. With an original soundtrack made up of interviews and found sounds, this poetic and moving piece looks at the life of a once-mighty building with a history that stretches back over 150 years. What is left when a theatre closes its doors to the public?

30 Cecil Street

Dan Canham
7pm, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th May 2011 @ The Cube Cinema

In 2009 Dan Canham (Kneehigh, DV8, Punchdrunk) made a film in a dilapidated theatre in Limerick. Using that film as source material, this brand new piece of dance theatre sees a lone figure stream through fragments of memories in a series of poignant and evocative dances.

With an original soundtrack made up of interviews and found sounds, this poetic and moving piece looks at the life of a once mighty building.

Dan first showed 30 Cecil Street in January’s Ferment festival at Bristol Old Vic where it was met with much acclaim. We are delighted to be presenting the show in the evocative Cube Cinema.