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xanthe
beesley

movement director / theatre maker

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Ball Kids

Emerge

Small Movements

The Waiting Room

A woman in a rage flies at a man who holds her arms to try and stop her.

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

A woman gestures disapprovingly to a man sitting behind her. She's dropping a post card and he is catching it. She is blocking her nose in a gesture of distaste.

Happy Days

A person crawling backwards on the floor, wearing a t-shirt that says 'Game Over'. People dance in the background.

Do Everything Now Before the World Ends

Three people sit on seats, looking forward, waiting.

The Grief Trilogy

Five women in period costume dancing

Emilia

Five people dance in formation, arms up in the air striking a pose. They are wearing jungle costumes.

Laurinda

A woman lies with her head of a dinner table. She's wearing a red dress and looks out to the camera. A bottle of milk, glass and crystal carafe litter the table.

Nora: A Doll's House

A man climbs up a steel mountain towards another man who sits on the peak.

Touching the Void

A woman waves into the distance. Performer: Izabella Yenna

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

A figure slumps on the floor covered head to toe in dirty laundry.

between here and when i tell you

Four people dance in a clump under blue lights in a white gallery. One wears a party hat, another flings their arms joyfully around.

The Lonely Crowd

A long arm hangs down against a white backdrop, palm facing outward.

Armourer

A woman is lifted into the air by a man playing her father.

My Brilliant Career

Legs and feet are rested up against the wall pointing upwards, a hand holding a telephone pokes around the corner.

things we should talk about

Three women riding exercise bikes gesture to the left.

Oil Babies

Five people wearing period dress (dressed as women) stand under archways with their hands in the air, singing.

Ida

A person dances solo under pink lighting wearing leggings and a floral top.

Body Move Space

6 people in tennis outfits in various movement positions including lying on the floor and lunging.

Ricecar

A woman and three children crouching backstage before a performance.

Yonder

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