Legs On The Wall has been invited by the Arts Council of England to create a spectacular outdoor performance with UK based, Motionhouse Dance Theatre.

Taking place in Victoria Square, Birmingham, The Voyage will be one of the opening events for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad  – a huge event that encompasses the entire United Kingdom across 12 weeks from 21 June until 9 September. 

The Voyage will be performed on four consecutive nights from 21 – 24 June.

It involves six performers from Legs, twelve from Motionhouse, a choir of 40, an all women brass band and 140 community performers. It is co-directed by Legs On The Wall’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan and Motionhouse’s Kevin Finnan.

The Voyage is a story that explores the courage and imagination that prompts us to embark on journeys in pursuit of our dreams.

The Voyage begins with the construction of an enormous ship in the centre of Birmingham. The production turns the city centre into a massive set in which the audience become vital players in the action. Starting out as the send-off party on the docks, the voyagers set sail across the seas, get swept up in a huge storm, help rescue passengers washed overboard and finally become the welcoming party in the new land once the boat finds safe harbour.

The Voyage celebrates what distinguishes and unites us, by telling the story of a group of people that face the challenges of crossing oceans in search of a new life. As participants in this adventure, the audience are central to this odyssey in which the old ways and the fearful are left behind in search of the new and the hopeful.

Co-Directors: Patrick Nolan and Kevin Finnan
Legs On The Wall Performers: Dean Cross, Robbie Curtis, Natalie Harris, Rowan Heydon-White, Paul O’Keeffe, Rhiannon Spratling and Josh Thomson

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above: Victoria Square, Birmingham where The Voyage will be staged
top: Rendering of the design by Simon Dorman the production designer

The Voyage is supported by the Australian Government through the Cultural Development Program of the Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australia Council.

Legs On The Wall is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.

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