This dynamic trio provide a fly-on-the-wall account of a so-called loving relationship taking the audience on a roller coaster ride of personal highs and lows. Lets make this clear from the start - this is no love triangle.

Bouncing between the extremes of heaven and hell, a woman reveals the frustrations of her forced silence.

FORCED
(adj) done because somebody who has power requires it.

EXPOSED
(adj) displayed for viewing

This piece toured four North West venues between Nov 05 and March 06 and one outside of the North West, as part of Xposure! www.dancenorthwest.org.uk

"Wired Aerial Theatre are a new exciting dance and aerial company based in the northwest. The work commissioned by Dancenorthwest, 'She Lies With Me' shows real potential with new language and strong performance’.

(Karen Gallagher, Director, Merseyside Dance Initiative)

"She lies with me...physically challenging and emotionally charged aerial dance which absorbs and pulls you in by its bungee rope and leaves you hanging on for more."

(Helen Moffit, Dance Development Officer, Brewery Arts)

"During the Xposure! triple bill tour, audience members told me they were 'amazed' and 'blown away' by Wired Aerial Theatre's piece 'She Lies With Me...' Both those new to dance and regular dance audience members were drawn in to the momentum of the relationship between three gracefully daring dancers as they dipped and tumbled across the stage. The poise and technique used in aerial dance is impressive, the joyful energy of the movement makes you want to swoop through the air yourself and it also has a risk-taking, spectacular side that can attract audiences not usually tempted by a contemporary dance performance. Wired's work has a huge amount of potential and I really look forward to seeing more of it."

(Ruth Adkins, Administrative Manager, Dancenorthwest)

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Artistic Direction: Wendy Hesketh
Technical Director: Jamie Ogilvie
Performed by: Michaela Anders, Wendy Hesketh, Nick Carter
Climber: Daniel Northcott
Music: Stephen Hesketh
Lighting Design: Ben Pacey
Outdoor Promo Photography: Ian Tilton
Performance Photography: Benedict Johnson)

With Thanks To:

• Dance Northwest for Commissioning the show
• The Arts Council of England
• Fiona Smith and Paul McNaught Davis of Brighton University
• The Lisa Ullman Travelling Scholarship

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