Regina Caeli explores a life lived together; framed by funeral rituals, a dodgy children’s choir and the music of Eric Carmen.

Artist Lucy Gaizely asks Gary Gardiner, her partner of 23 years, to collaborate in crafting a posthumous finale for her recently deceased Father, an activity which also maps the trajectory of their relationship. What follows is an eruptive dissection of time-served love. Regina Caeli questions how we hold each other’s fragility, grow together, and endure hard things and asks whether love is just a choreographed set of virtuosic movements carrying us from birth to death.

An immersive audience experience, Regina Caeli uses spatial audio technology to recreate the movements of Heavenly objects, euphoric joy and the Fear of God coupled with an AI generated dance dialogue exploring autonomous and complex movement simulations representing our past, present, and future selves.

Illuminating a real life couple through choreography borne of dependency, grief and rage, Regina Caeli is an apoplectic sermon, a one sided eulogy where the dead have no right to reply.

This performance will be BSL Interpreted on Wednesday 22 October.

Sensory Notes:

• Loud Music

• Flashing Lights

• Full Blackout

Ear Defenders, Ear Plugs and Dark Glasses will be available to borrow.

Language: English with BSL Interpretation on Wednesday 22 October.

Venue and Seating:

T4, Tramway (Ground floor). Wheelchair accessible. Tramway venue access information.
Seating: Seating Bank with flip down, padded seats with arms. 1 row step free. Wheelchair spaces available to reserve via Tramway Box Office.

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• Discussion of Death & Dying

• Sexual References

• Strong Language

Artist Bio

21Common blend iconoclastic references, pop culture and preoccupation with risk and danger to create spectacular dance experiences, creating work that consistently challenges the notion of who can be an artist and amplifying those most under-represented in that role.

https://21common.org

Credits

21Common Co-Directors: Lucy Gaizely and Gary Gardiner
Dramaturg: Nic Green
Pall Bearers: Althea Young and Raedie Gaizely-Gardiner
Production Manager: Craig Fleming
Lighting Designer: Michaella Fee
Scenographer / Set Designer: Jenny Booth
Creative Technologist / AV Designer: Dav Bernard
Sound Designer: Calum Paterson
Stage Manager / Technician: Holly Wright
Associate Choreographer: Althea Young
BSL Interpreter: Karen Forbes
21Common Associate Artist: Ian Johnston
21Common Executive Director: Louise Irwin

Thanks to: Clare Harker and the children from St Alberts Primary, Molly Jack, Donald and Olive and National Theatre of Scotland.

Recipient of an Immersive Arts Award: Experiment.
Commissioned by Tramway. In Partnership with Beacon Arts Centre.

21Common receives Multi-Year Funding from Creative Scotland. Supported by the Innovation Studio, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Innovation Centre.

Developed via a creative residency at Tanzzentrale, Nuremberg, Germany supported by The Work Room, the International Office, Nuremberg and The Goethe Institut Glasgow.