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Natural Behaviour

Thick & Tight

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Information

Times: 7pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £14)*

*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2

Running Time: 2 hours and 5 minutes (including 20 minute interval)

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber

Photo by Jon Archdeacon. Dancer: Tom Davis Dunn.

After last year’s award-winning tour of Tits & Teeth, Thick & Tight present a brand new variety show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms.

Outrageous, beautiful, hilarious and profound, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural within ecology and society.

Thick & Tight’s distinctive mix of extraordinary dance, satire, impersonation, drag and writing will bring to life a tyrannical leopard, post-apocalyptic cockroaches, two moths in moonlight, a lamenting songbird and a lesbian seagull… and that’s just for starters!

Line-up of remarkable artists to be announced soon.

 

‘Riotously funny, subtly thoughtful, well-researched and always meticulously crafted… simply divine.’ The Stage

‘The duo at their absolute sophisticated best… beautifully performed and life-enhancing.’ The Guardian

Reviews for previous shows

Biographies

Thick & Tight are a dance theatre company based in the UK, co-directed by Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry. The company creates a mix of dance, mime, theatre, satire and drag, taking influence from a wide range of historical, political, literary and artistic subjects.

Steered by a queer identity and perspective, Thick & Tight aim to open up restrictive and elitist ideas of ‘artistic excellence’ and explore dance as a political art form with the power to entertain while challenging social stigma.

Thick & Tight have been seen at Sadler’s Wells, Tate, Barbican, Southbank Centre, V&A, The Lowry and Royal Opera House, as well as at many festivals internationally. Of equal importance is the company’s focus working in socially engaged contexts such as LGBTQ+ venues, social clubs, community groups and charity fundraisers.

Credits

Co-commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, The Lowry, Royal Ballet & Opera, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Corali Dance Company and Duckie.

Supported by Britten Pears Arts, BalletBoyz, Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance and One Legged Dog. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing access@bac.org.uk. 

To book a free access companion online:

  • log in to your account here
  • go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
  • Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

All performances of Natural Behaviour will be captioned

This show is in development and pre-show information will be provided when we have more information about the content of the show.

All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.

VISIT OUR ACCESS PAGE

We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for performances in 2025 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

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