The Descent is an interactive production that takes you on the journey of alignment, Following the Bound Ones to free your mind and get you to feel the pull.
We hope you arrive as you are: open, thoughtful, and ready to move in harmony with others in this shared orbit of understanding.
Performance audience options, tickets and performance times:
Performance audience options:
There are two options to be in the audience for this performance:
- Observer (online experience)
- Aligner (in-person experience)
If you book the 'Observer' online experience you will need a computer, iPad or mobile phone that can access Microsoft Teams and a pair of headphones. A quiet space with room to move around that has a stable internet connection.
If you book the 'Aligner' in-person experience you will need to wear suitable footwear (no heels or open toed shoes, trainers preferred) for a fully immersive experience.
Tickets:
- Tickets are free, but booking is required
Performance Times:
- Wednesday 17 December at 13:00
- Wednesday 17 December at 17:00
- Thursday 18 December at 13:00
- Thursday 18 December at 17:00
Performance content warnings and allergens:
This performance contains the following and you may experience them in the in-person and/or online audience experience:
- Strobe lighting
- Loud music
- Confined spaces
- Physical touch
- Motion sickness
- Citric acid and malic acid (lemons and apples)
- Water
- The performance is streamed online
- Possessions removed (please only bring essentials to the performance.
If you wish to discuss any of these performance content warning ahead of the performance, please use the contact information below.
By booking a ticket to this performance you automatically agree to opt into the following sets of additional terms and conditions:
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