Performer: Shelley Eva Haden
Camera: Dan Martin

Upcoming performances

25 April 2024 7:30pm
Bath Spa University
University Theatre,
Bath, BA2 9BA

30 April 2024 7:30pm
Exeter Phoenix
Gandy Street
Exeter EX4 3LS

28 June 2024 2:30pm
Sense Touchbase Pears, 
750 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, 
Birmingham B29 6NA

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

1 September 2023- Liberty Festival, Croydon
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11&12 October 2022- The Place, London
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​9 April 2022- Part of the Lewisham Borough of Culture

AUDIENCE RESPONSES AND reviews


"Towards the end of the piece they all came together for a trio, although by the feeling of my subpac, it was convinced it was a quartet. The audio was rousing and rib-rattling, urgent and harsh. Energy poured from body to body. And then – it stopped. I didn’t know what to expect but what I take away from NOISE is something I’ve rarely seen in dance before but hold very dear; an exploration of the varieties of ways we experience ‘noise’ as a concept, be it the intrusion of another on our private music-listening moments, or the strong vibrations of a subpac or a dancing body, or even the loud projection of a clothing style… I found NOISE both highly enjoyable and highly accessible, and definitely a concept worth making some noise about."
Bengi-Sue Sirin, Dance Art Journal, October 2022. Full review here
"A strange stylish STRIKING dance trio and visual/sound installation; a study in the perception of chaos, connection, isolation, firing on all cylinders." 
Donald Hutera, NOISE immersive performance, October 2022

"Watching NOISE was a multi-sensory experience. As a Deaf person, it was rewarding to see and feel the echo of the deaf experience, via the deaf dancer Chris Fonseca and deaf video projection designer Ben Glover, as well the experience of the others. Yes, dance is visual, but sometimes there is a disconnection to experience the music fully and what music represents. This show fulfils that by the clever use of lighting, projection and the vibrancy of the Subpac on my back. I felt drawn into the visual chao and pushed away at the same time. This is what Noise is all about for me - not being defined by sound alone but your other senses too." 
Audience member, NOISE immersive performance, October 2022
"NOISE was an absorbing sensory experience that was unlike anything I’ve seen before. It drew me into the space despite being a digital work I watched at home alone, and it blended media and genre to create something truly new and exciting."
Audience member, NOISE interactive film, May 2022
"Through melding the AR tech and soundtrack together with the performers’ insights (many of whom are d/Deaf themselves), the show pushes the boundaries of what ‘noise’ is. The power of this approach is shocking. Noise could be seismic.
​Really, the whole event can be seen as a proof-of-concept: proof that blurring between dance and technology has captivating consequences; proof that art can be both thematically successful and innately inclusive; proof that the concept of ‘noise’ is far vaster than a viewer may initially imagine"
Samuel Nicholls, A Younger Theatre. R&D sharing, December 2020. Read the full review here
“It was an immersive experience, where I had to connect with all my senses. I observed very deep human interactions and connections in an instinctive way, but also in an abstract form.” Audience member at Studio Wayne McGregor. R&D sharing, March 2020

about

How does NOISE feel?
Join Nua Dance for NOISE, a raw and intimate immersive performance for Deaf and hearing audiences. Take a sensory dive into different perceptions of noise inspired by the lived experiences of the performers as people who don’t conform to traditional stereotypes set up by ableism and
heteronormativity.
A visceral, trippy journey of self-discovery, NOISE embraces the complexities of our lives and celebrates the intensity of physical experience. Featuring vibrating soundscapes and sound-reactive visuals to allow audiences to experience NOISE like never before.

NOISE follows the success of an interactive film version commissioned by BBC Arts and OneDance UK for Dance Passion, devised in collaboration with dancers Chris Fonseca, Shelley Eva Haden and Tommaso Petrolo, video designer Ben Glover and sound designer Mike Winship.
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We are delighted to be collaborating with Remark! Community to meaningfully engage with d/Deaf audiences. 

This project is generously supported by Arts Council National Lottery Grants and commissioned by Dance Passion, an initiative from BBC Arts and One Dance UK, as well as The Place and Dance East. Special thanks to Ugly Duck, Studio Wayne McGregor, Rich Mix and Centre 151 for their support of the different R&D of the project. 

Guidance: Loud and potentially disturbing sounds//Suitable for 11yrs + //There are no adult themes or language.
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gallery

Photography: Rocio Chacon 

Extra media

Watch our interview about our film for BBC See Hear
Read our interview for The Place about our immersive performance here

team

NOISE performance
Direction: Neus Gil Cortés
Piece devised and choreographed in collaboration with the performers: 
Chris Fonseca, Shelley Eva Haden, Tommaso Petrolo
Apprentice dancer: Mirabelle Haddon
Video Designer: Ben Glover
Sound Designer: Mike Winship
Introduction music: Vedro con mio diletto, Il Giustino, Vivaldi.
Performed by Marnie Laird(piano) and Cicely Parnas(cello)
Courtesy of Brooklyn Classical 
Light designer: Joshie Harriette
Set designer: Patricio Forrester
Costume designer: Emily May- Sions
Technical director: Michael Picknett
Producer: Treacle Holasz
Access consultant and sound description:                                                              Ruth Montgomery- Audiovisability
Photographer and graphic designer: Rocio Chacon
Communications Consultant: Robert James
Interpreters:
Anna Kitson
Louise Mitcham
Sandy Deo
Liam McCabe

Commissioned by  
The Place 
Dance East

Funded by  
Arts Council England
Sponsored by  
Alacran Group

Supported by 
​Centre 151

NOISE film
Direction: Neus Gil Cortés
Piece devised and choreographed in collaboration with the performers:
Chris Fonseca, Shelley Eva Haden, Tommaso Petrolo
BSL actress: Aimee Campbell-Nottage

Sound Designer: Mike Winship
Multimedia Designer 2021: Ben Glover
Consulting Film Director: Ted Evans
Camera and editor: Dan Martin 
Gaffer and Assistant Camera: Sam Ferguson ​
Text of sound description: Ruth Montgomery
First scene song: ‘Vivaldi : il Giustino, "Vedrò con mio diletto"’ 
performed by Jakub Józef Orliński
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.
Light designer: Joshie Harriette
Assistant light designer: Matt Carnazza
Costume designer: Emily May- Sions
Technical design of set and build Nich Galzin and Patricio Forrester 
Set dressing: Raphae Memon 

Dramaturg/mentor: Eva Martinez
BSL consultant: Brian Duffy

Producer: Treacle Holasz
Assistant producer: Maria Guy, TREACLE MAKES
Film production manager: Anna Clifford 
Social media intern: Mirabelle Haddon
Photographer and graphic designer: Rocio Chacon


Interpreters:
Anna Kitson
Louise Mitcham
Harri McKenzie
Sandy Deo
Jade Odle
Amy Astley

Commissioned by  
Dance Passion- BBC Arts and One Dance UK 
The Place 
Dance East

Funded by  
Arts Council England
Sponsored by  
Alacran Group

R&D 
Direction: Neus Gil Cortes
Dancers: 
December 2020- Chris Fonseca, Shelley Eva Haden, Tommaso Petrolo
February 2020- Chris Fonseca, Chiara Corbetta, Tommaso Petrolo
Sound Designer: Mike Winship
Multimedia Designer (Video & Lighting): Henrique Ghersi
Streamed by: Robert Hall, B-Side Live

Supported by
Ugly Duck
Centre 151
Rich Mix
Studio Wayne McGregor

Funded by
Arts Council England