Sheep Pig Goat: theatre for an audience of animals
by Lyn Gardner from on (#2FY8X)
How can you tell if a sheep likes theatre? Or a pig is into dance? Fevered Sleep are staging a show for farmyard creatures - while humans decide if they're bleating for more
Almost 10 years ago, David Harradine made a show in a basement for the Brighton festival. It was called An Infinite Line and featured a horse that stood entirely unconcerned throughout the performance, barely blinking at what went on around him. He was an impressively large presence, a symbolic representation of the natural world, and clearly didn't give a fig for the theatrical avant-garde.
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