The Hungry Attic

In March 2010 Award-winning dance company BackLit Productions will present ‘The Hungry Attic’ at the Basement Theatre in Auckland.

The Hungry Attic is an exploration of light versus dark and attachment versus liberation, expressed in the company’s unique theatrical dance language. ‘The Hungry Attic’ takes the audience on an excursion into the Basement Theatre with surprising use of space. Collaboratively choreographed and danced by eight of the company members this show promises dynamic performance, wit and class and just a dash of politics. 

This performance follows on from the company’s acclaimed ‘The Story of Stuff’ (Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, Tempo 2008) and ‘Made-to-Break’ (TAPAC, Tempo 2009) both which dealt with the topic of consumerism.

In ‘The Hungry Attic’ BackLit pare back this topic and take a look at the most basic of human conflicts, the struggle between light and dark, good and evil, and finding the one thing in life that keeps you going. Shafts of light dissect the space as dancers move over and around boxes that crowd the ‘Attic’, rubber bands snapping against their skin. Dancers battle for possession in aggressive duets, fossilized creatures and lost souls inhabit the dark spaces whilst fragmented images of lost memories emerge.  

For all lovers of all Contemporary Art, music and dance, this show promises to be at the cutting edge of new arts practice.