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One performer is standing in front of another performer. The one in front is wearing a black dress and a necklace. The one in the back is wearing a yellow long jacket with their arms spread out. They are holding a bundle of feather in the left hand and something round on the right.

12th June 2014

Red Forest is a modern epic that explores the impact of war and environmental crisis on some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

In 1986, radiation from the nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl spread across Belarus, Ukraine, Scandinavia and Western Europe, and the forests downwind turned a brilliant red. Thirty years later it was still one of the most contaminated areas on the planet.

Interweaving live music and choreography with true stories and native folklore from Belarus, Brazil, Nigeria and India, Red Forest is a contemporary folk tale for our globalised world.

“This is what gives Red Forest a particular poignancy – it’s not just that it has the ability to look at other governments and suffering brought about by those regimes – but the fact that by doing so, they are able to undermine their own dictatorship even more through a global lens”

Theatre Bubble, June 2014

Gallery

Two performers are on sand. One with a black dress is knelt down holding something in their arms like a baby. Another performer is standing behind with their arms spread out, wearing a dress with pink, red and black fringe. They are holding a bundle of feathers in the left hand.
One performer is standing in front of another performer. The one in front is wearing a black dress and a necklace. The one in the back is wearing a yellow long jacket with their arms spread out. They are holding a bundle of feather in the left hand and something round on the right.
Four shirt less performers are running in circle on sand. In the middle, a sheet of thin plastic is flying.
One performer in a black dress is lying on the sand, arms spread out and knees bent. Another performer in a yellow jacket sits between her legs and sweeps the face of the performer lying down with a bundle of feather.
In the darkness with a dim blue light shining on a sand covered floor, a performer with a black dress is sitting down. Another performer stands, bent towards the performer on the ground, holding up a lit up lighter in front of the face of the performer on the ground.
In the darkness with a dim blue light shining on a floor covered with sand, a performer with a black dress is knelt down, holding a baby. In front of her, five performers are each standing on a bundle of book, each holding a large luggage at the back.
Silhouette of four people sitting in front of blue lightings. White curtains hangs on each side and on top, image of an old street is projected.
A performer is reaching up for a light bulb hanging on the ceiling. The performer looks surprised or mesmerised.
A wooden crate sits on a floor covered with sand. Something covered with colourful fabric is burning on top of it. Two people stands by each end of the chest, one wearing camouflage and one covered in grey scarf. Another performer in a black dress is knelt down behind the chest, looking at the fire in worry.
Four shirtless performers are holding a performer in black dress in air. The one held up is shouting in pain.
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