Natural Behaviour
Photo credit: Rosie PowellThick & Tight present their award-winning show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms.
Performer Azara Meghie. Photo credit: Rosie PowellSomewhere between a variety show and a biology essay come alive, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural, highlighting the essential role of diversity in all life.
Thick & Tight’s distinctive mixture of dance, satire, impersonation and poetry aims for the outrageous, the beautiful, the hilarious and the profound.
The line-up in this evening includes two moths, a pantomime horse, the dust in Quentin Crisp’s room, some flies on the wall, a lamenting songbird, a blade of grass and a lesbian seagull.
Thick & Tight’s co-directors Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry are joined by a cast of remarkable dance artists; Annie Edwards (Candoco), Azara Meghie (Ray Young, Talawa) and Jahmarley Bachelor (Punchdrunk). Natural Behaviour is designed by Tim Spooner, Pam Tait, Darren Evans and Nao Nagai.
Bring Thick & Tight’s award-winning dance-theatre into your classroom
Alongside the show, we have developed a Digital Creative Toolkit and a Workshop for schools and youth groups. These are tailored to meet GCSE, BTEC and A Level dance specifications with a focus on choreographic approaches to a variety of stimuli.
Reviews
"Deft, funny and utterly absorbing, a ravishing selection of short dance pieces that make their points about queerness and inclusivity with wit, passion and power. It’s fabulous.”
The Observer
“Unlike anything I have seen…Thick & Tight are exploring and pushing the form into new and unexpected spaces… a unique piece of art, thoughtful, considered, and unassuming.”
★ ★ ★ ★London Theatre
"Rich, thoughtful, ridiculous and quite wonderful… hugely poignant and hugely silly.”
★ ★ ★ ★ The Guardian
"A masterful balance of humour, entertainment and critical social commentary… Thick & Tight exemplify how to embrace accessibility as a choreographic tool, rather than a logistical afterthought."
Dance Art Journal
Performer Jahmarley Bachelor. Photo credit: Rosie Powell
All photo credits for images below: Rosie Powell
Credits
Choreography, Direction, Sound & Film: Daniel Hay-Gordon & El Perry (with Azara Meghie for Baldwin’s Room)
Performed by: Jahmarley Bachelor, Annie Edwards, Azara Meghie, Daniel Hay-Gordon & El Perry
Lighting Design: Nao Nagai
Costume Design: Tim Spooner, Pam Tait and Tink Flaherty
Producer: Michael Kitchin
Production Manager: Froud
Stage Manager: Emily Winsor
Access Coordinator & Pre-show Access Session: Tink Flaherty
Marketing: Andrea Edwards
PR: Anna Goodman
Audio Description Consultant: Shivaangee Agrawal
Environmental Consultant Jen Taillefer
Additional Sound Design: Jan Brzezinski
Make-up advice: Darren Evans
Hair advice: Rachel Porter
Performer Daniel Hay-Gordon. Photo credit: Rosie Powell