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head bucket bed

13 Oct 2025

head bucket bed

head bucket bed is a dance theatre piece based on a collaboration between choreographer Klaudia Wittmann and sculptor Lara Ritosa-Roberts. Drawing on research on the histories of bodies in women’s gymnastics and psychiatry, head bucket bed addresses questions of gendered trauma. Specifically, it engages with historical and contemporary scandals of institutional abuse, both in sport and medicine.

 

The piece searches for the materiality of social violence - it builds, destroys and rebuilds dreamscapes consisting of materials and objects. By playfully interacting, merging and transforming the physical environment, the piece draws the audience into a space where our imagined mastery over objects and objectified bodies is questioned. Do we move objects, or do objects move us?

 

The original sound score was created by composer Alex Roth, using exclusively sounds that were recorded from the set and the materials within it.

 

“Vulnerable. Playful. Strong. Moving.” (audience member)

Cast & Creatives

Concept and choreography: Klaudia Wittmann

Dancers: George Perez, Klaudia Wittmann, Silas Grocott Cain

Music: Alex Roth

Objects and props: Lara Ritosa-Roberts

Supported by: AHRC M4C, Centre for Dance Research Coventry

Date & Time: Monday 13th October @7:30pm

Running Time:  20mins

Content warnings: Age 16+ Contains Nudity

Latecomers may not be admitted. ​Ticket purchases are non refundable.

Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.

Venue

Venue: Central Film School

Central Film School provides students with all the facilities and equipment they’ll need on their learning journey. Depending on the needs of specific shoots and programme modules, students also have access to off-site facilities and spaces. Studio A is available for The Lambeth Fringe - a functional screening theatre with retractable seats and a full-size projector screen.

Studio A: Capacity 90, full size projector screen, studio lighting

Perfect for film screenings, rehearsed readings or work in progress shows

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Studio A space at Central Film School
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