‘Holding On’ Performance at Seth’s Legacy Conference

Pancreatic cancer, compassion & creativity / 20th November 2024 at 10am / Keele Chapel, Keele University.

We are honoured to premiere ‘Holding On’ at the Seth’s Legacy Conference, as part of the 10th year of his passing to pancreatic cancer.

two female dancers are standing facing each other with their palms pressed together above their heads as they look up at their hands. They are both wearing pale white tops with sunlight passing through.

Holding On was co-created with the performing dancer’s Kayleigh Price, Katie Albon and Charlotte Arnold, emerging dancer Beth Hope and community dancers Mary Godden and April Fone. Concept and Direction by Rachael Lines.

The concept of the work was a direct result of Lesley, Seth’s wife inviting us to be part of the day and the different narratives of grief caused by Cancer and directly experienced by members of the artistic team. Conversations from members of the pancreatic cancer community has influenced and added to the work.

A female with long hair and glasses is leaning forward in her wheelchair so she can support the weight of another female dancer with dark hair who is crouched on the back of the chair. The dancer behind is reaching one arm over the shoulder of the wheelchair dancer and both are looking down. They are wearing shades of white and grey, and behind them wooden benches can be seen

FRONTLINEdance will be performing a special 30-minute version, for the conference in this special location. It features recorded music by composer and singer-songwriter Greg Hall, and costume by Ilona Alyamani. A full-length production and screen dance films will follow in 2025, as will a new performance project for those diagnosed with Cancer.

Five dancers are leaning on a female seated in a chair in front of a large window in a church. In front are two female dancers kneeling on the floor, on either side two dancers in wheelchairs are leaning in, and behind a final dancer can just be seen leaning her head on her shoulder. The church is dimly lit and wooden benches can be seen behind.

We very much hope that you can join us at 10am, Keele Chapel, Keele University on 20th November.

You can book a place at the conference here: https://shorturl.at/FQX08

Please contact rachael@frontlinedance.co.uk if you are interested in being part of our performance project or booking either work in 2025.

Photos by Jenny Harper during rehearsals of Holding On, inside Keele Chapel.

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