Manchester International Festival & Theatre Rites
Great Northern Warehouse, 2021
Director – Sue Buckmaster
Choreographer – Gregory Maqoma
Designer – Ingrid Hu
Composer – Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Lighting Designer – Guy Hoare
Sound Designer – Nick Sagar
Production Manager – Ali Beale
Digital Film & Production – Martin Riley
Assistant Director – Rebecca Taylor Sharman
Assistant Choreographer – Gemma Nixon
Assistant Designer – Michael Douglas
Puppet Makers – Stitches & Glue, Talk to the Hand
Performers – Jahmarley Bachelor, Thulani Chauke, Annie Edwards, Sean Garratt, Merlin Jones, Kennedy Junior Muntanga, Charmene Pang
Photography by Tristram Kenton
A group of dancers meet to make a film – but things get wonderfully weird when the camera takes on a life of its own…
We can now connect with anyone, in person and on screen – but is the camera our friend, our playmate or something else entirely? Partly inspired by our year under lockdown, The Global Playground explored the magic of our first encounters, how we play together, how we connect and sometimes disconnect – and ultimately how we make the most of the time we spend together, however we spend it.
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