parler femme is a dance-based triple bill celebrating innovative and inspiring stories about women, experienced through live performance, screen and immersive technologies.
Act I: The Subject is Speaking
A compilation of award-winning short dance films telling the stories of different lived experiences from female filmmakers, including, Tala Lee-Turton Production Chinese Laundry about an intergenerational British Chinese experience.
Act II: Here Lies
The premiere of a multi-layered dance and music duet; a magic realist tale about two estranged sisters, reconnecting after the death of their Grandmother.
Act III: No Time Like The Present
An audience favourite with a cast of five dancers performing to a synth-pop score, exploring power and femininity.
9th November 2023, Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds, PREMIERE
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11th November 2023, The Playhouse, Sheffield Theatres
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16th November 2023, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Barnsley
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25th April 2024, The Civic, Barnsley
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You’ll be taken through to the theatre booking sites to book your tickets.
Each performance includes a spoken word prologue developed with a local community group or school and an aftershow Q and A session for the audience.
Running time 1 hour 40 minutes with one 20 minute interval
Images by Xenia at Zavod Studio.
parler femme is produced by Tala Lee-Turton Productions, bringing together diverse collaborators from new talent in film and dance, and presenting dance across multiple disciplines. The production features official selections at international film festivals, returning ACE funded work and the premiere of Here Lies, developed as part of a Genesis funded, residency at Yorkshire Dance in September 2022.
Act I: The Subject is Speaking
Chinese Laundry – Creative producer – Tala Lee-Turton, Director – Patricia Zhou
What Are We Doing – Director, Sophie Park, Katya Bourvis
Un-spoken words of a Heartist – Director, Nadine Baboy
Act II: Here Lies
Creative producer – Tala Lee-Turton
Choreographer – Krystal Lowe
Music artist – Roxanna Albayati
Dance artist – Tala Lee-Turton
Act III: No Time Like The Present
Creative producer – Tala Lee-Turton
Choreographers – Zhongjing Fang and Katya Bourvis
Composer – Grace Stubbings
Dance artists – Winnie Dias, Sera Maehera, Lowri Shone, Patricia Langa, Tala Lee-Turton
Animation by Ed Swales.
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Observe rehearsals and technical staging, or even participate in our production.
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Special thanks to Arts Council England, Genesis Kickstart Fund, Sheffield City Council, Graysons Solicitors and private donors.
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