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title: "The Seamstress | Assembly Roxy"
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‘This is a guide on where to begin
This is a lesson in
reclaiming your skin’
Once, women came from the sea to
dance on land. They slipped from their seal-skins and danced beneath the
moonlight. One night, a woman’s skin was taken.
And she
could not return.
Rooted in an ancient story, The Seamstress
follows a woman as she confronts the wilderness beyond her - and the
wilderness within.
Brought to you by Mad Bad Productions, a
company of international artists creating bold, original, movement-led
work.
A Mad Bad Production
Written by Bryony Barclay
Directed
by Isabella Iversen
With Gina McTeague, Manon Vernier, Anna Laurence,
Philippine Lazare, Isabella Iversen and Bryony Barclay
"
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"twitter:description": "
‘This is a guide on where to begin
This is a lesson in
reclaiming your skin’
Once, women came from the sea to
dance on land. They slipped from their seal-skins and danced beneath the
moonlight. One night, a woman’s skin was taken.
And she
could not return.
Rooted in an ancient story, The Seamstress
follows a woman as she confronts the wilderness beyond her - and the
wilderness within.
Brought to you by Mad Bad Productions, a
company of international artists creating bold, original, movement-led
work.
A Mad Bad Production
Written by Bryony Barclay
Directed
by Isabella Iversen
With Gina McTeague, Manon Vernier, Anna Laurence,
Philippine Lazare, Isabella Iversen and Bryony Barclay
"
"twitter:title": "The Seamstress"
description: "
‘This is a guide on where to begin
This is a lesson in
reclaiming your skin’
Once, women came from the sea to
dance on land. They slipped from their seal-skins and danced beneath the
moonlight. One night, a woman’s skin was taken.
And she
could not return.
Rooted in an ancient story, The Seamstress
follows a woman as she confronts the wilderness beyond her - and the
wilderness within.
Brought to you by Mad Bad Productions, a
company of international artists creating bold, original, movement-led
work.
A Mad Bad Production
Written by Bryony Barclay
Directed
by Isabella Iversen
With Gina McTeague, Manon Vernier, Anna Laurence,
Philippine Lazare, Isabella Iversen and Bryony Barclay
"
---
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# The Seamstress
‘This is a guide on where to beginThis is a lesson in reclaiming your skin’ Once, women came from the sea to dance on land. They slipped from their seal-skins and danced beneath the moonlight. One night, a woman’s skin was taken.And she could not return.Rooted in an ancient story, The Seamstress follows a woman as she confronts the wilderness beyond her - and the wilderness within.Brought to you by Mad Bad Productions, a company of international artists creating bold, original, movement-led work.A Mad Bad ProductionWritten by Bryony Barclay Directed by Isabella Iversen With Gina McTeague, Manon Vernier, Anna Laurence, Philippine Lazare, Isabella Iversen and Bryony Barclay
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