Michael Zandl
FOOD
19 - 23 Jan 2027
Baro d’evel
QUI SOM / WHO ARE WE?
19 - 23 Jan 2027MimeLondon -
supporting contemporary visual theatre
Andrew Dawson
ABSENCE AND PRESENCE
Barbican, The Pit. Tue 19 > Sat 23 Jan 2027.
Poignant, inventive and profoundly affecting, this performance is a timeless meditation on loss, memory and the enduring presence of those we love.
When his father's body lay undiscovered for ten days in 1985, Andrew Dawson was left to confront a complex mixture of grief, guilt and love. Out of this deeply personal experience emerged a work of extraordinary emotional honesty.
More than 20 years after its inception, Dawson revisits his award-winning production, bringing a deepened perspective to a work that will continue to resonate.
Blending moments of tenderness with wry humour, he explores the unique bond between father and son through a powerful language of unspoken intimacy, movement, sculpture, and video, underpinned by an evocative score from Joby Talbot.
Presented by the Barbican
Supported by MimeLondon
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Tue-Sat 7.45pm, Sat mat 2.30pm
Runs 60 mins/no interval
Age guidance: 12+ (features themes of grief and bereavement)
After-show discussion: Thu 21 Jan
“"Astonishing, almost unbearably moving"
photos: Steve Smith