Alba
A powerful story of paleness, blending in and standing out.
“I was born on the day the Pope came to Coventry, my home town. In my family this unexpected appearance was perceived as a blessing. A sublime gift.”
Influenced by her experience as a person with albinism, Jo Bannon uses blinding light, proximity, movement and sound to create an extraordinary visual poem.
Alba explores the stories we tell of ourselves and the stories told about us, the myths we inherit and the ones we embody, the identities we cannot shake off and so instead perform.
“Bannon’s hair shimmers like a beacon in the darkness as she leads us on a quiet, reflective and wry journey excavating her own history and reminding us that there are many ways of seeing: ourselves and others.”
Credits
Concept and Performance Jo Bannon
Dramaturg: Nic Green
Sound Design: Yas Clarke
Lighting Design Jo Palmer
Production Manager Lorna Heap
Producer MAYK
Performances
IBT15, Bristol, UK
Ovalhouse, London, UK
Forest Fringe, Edinburgh Festival, UK
Brighton Dome, Brighton Festival, UK
Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland
DADAFest, Liverpool, UK
Colchester Arts Centre, UK
ACCA, Brighton, UK
The Lowry, Manchester, UK
Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
Reviews
The Stage - Edinburgh Festival
Read an interview with Jo for RealTime Arts Magazine here
To Book
Staged performance. Duration 50mins
If you would like more information please contact producer Matthew Austin at matthew@mayk.org.uk
Publication
To accompany the stage show Alba we created this publication in the form of a Prayer Book.
Commissioned and produced by In Between Time with Ovalhouse & Pink Fringe. Supported by Residence.
Developed through Fuel’s Jerwood Residencies at Cove Park which are supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
Funded by Arts Council England.