BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8295@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T171500 DTSTAMP:20240223T142630Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/unity-theatre-freeing-the-body-w ith-the-pole/ SUMMARY:Unity Theatre: Unity theatre: Freeing the Body with the Pole DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nFREEING THE BODY WITH THE POLE\nPerformed by Rowena Gander\n\n\n\n\n Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nFriday 19th April\n\n1:15 – 5:15pm\n \;\n\nThis performance is part of Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2024\n\n \;\n\nFreeing The B ody with The Pole is a 4-hour physically demanding durational performance where the performance artist reels off all the movements she can remember with the pole\, until she cannot move no more. The solo performer\, who is known for rejecting traditional and stylistic aesthetic\, continues to fr ee her body from an acquired movement language that combines movement form s in contemporary dance\, erotic dance\, pole dance\, and jazz dance. The spectator is invited to stay for part or the entire duration of the work. The work is inspired by Abramović’s “Freeing the Memory” (1976)\, w hich draws from Eastern Philosophies that aid a higher level of consciousn ess.\n\n \;\n\nPerformed by: Rowena Gander\n\nWebsite: www.rowenagan der.com/\nSocials:\nTwitter / X  – @RowenaGander\nInstagram – @Rowe nGander \n\n \;\n\nQuotes from previous work:\n\n“Rowena impressive ly worked with pole and humour… outstanding performance” – North Wes t End\n\n“Gander is an incredible physical theatre performer” – Numb er 9\n\n“An impressive physical performance… brutal.. yet hilarious” – Writebase\n\n“Rowena’s dance is incredible… saying so much with movement… a fine piece” Blackpool Social\n\n \;\n\nThis show is p art of the second instalment of the Liverpool Improv Festival. To find out more and book Full Day / Weekend Access please visit here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n BOOK TICKETS \n\n£10\nRunning time: Approx 4 hoursmins\n\nFull Price Tic kets are assigned to an hour slot of Rowena's performance. Please select y our slot in Checkout.\n\nTickets:\n£10 Full Price\n£6 Creative'Pool\n£2 0 Pay More If You Can\n\n​£36 Friday all access ticket\n£78 Weekend al l access ticket\n\nThis show will be performed in Unity 1\n\nShow warning: As an improvised performance\, specific content will vary and may include nudity.\n0151 709 4988\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2024/02/freeing-my-body.jpg LOCATION:Unity Theatre\, Hope Place\, Liverpool\, L1 9BG\, Liverpool\, Unit ed Kingdom GEO:53.400829;-2.971716 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hope Place\, Liverpool\, L1 9BG\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Unity Theatre :geo:53.400829,-2.971716 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR