The Sofa Dance

The Sofa Dance is a short film by filmmaker Arthur Le FOL and Mimbre as part of  BBC Arts’ Filmed in Lockdown.

A short film providing a snapshot of the extraordinary spring of 2020 and how differently we all dealt with it, and inviting viewers to share their own experiences from the comfort of their sofas: When the world is no longer your stage… 30 acrobats physicalize the shared exhaustion, frustration and complications of living within drastically limited space; creating absurdity and beauty while stuck on their sofas.

Filmed in Lockdown is a series of new works of literary, musical, visual, and performance arts, supported by Sadler’s Wells, commissioned for Culture in Quarantine by Arts Council England, BBC Arts and The Space.

Performers

Alison Halstead ,Anesta Mathurin, Arielle Lauzon, Charmaine Childs, Emily Nicholl, Farrell Cox, Fiona Thornhill, Freya Stokka, Jackie Le, Jessica Ladley, Joana Dias, Julia Cheng, Karin Melin, Lina Johansson, Lisa Whitmore, Lissy Lovett, Lucie Maisha N’Duhirahe, Lynn Scott, Maiya Leeke, Natasha Khamjani, Nikki Hill, Rachel Baird, Rebecca Solomon, Rebecca Rennison, Rebecka Nord, Reece Lyons, Rosy Roberts, Ruby Gaskell, Silvia Fratelli, Sophie Northmore.

Featuring the young talent
Aélia Katsaiti Nord, Dylan Fratelli-Burch, Kalani Khamjani-Wilson, Lev Maggor, Eva Ruth Euba, Frida Fratelli-Burch, Marnie Power, Milian Nord Katsaitis, Raya Maggor, Ronja Talbot, Skyla Khamjani-Wilson, Suki Keighley, Tuva Talbot

Additional #MySofaDancers
Graciette Dias, Clement Stokes, Amani Talbot, Agneta Olsson, Cecilia Baird, Josie Saunders, John Ladley

Guest appearances, special thanks to
Our flatmates, families and partners

Edited by Arthur Le Fol
Choreographed by Lina Johansson and cast
Filmed by the cast at home locations
Project Manager Zsófia Szendrei

Executive Producers
For Sadler’s Wells – Alistair Spalding and Bia Oliveira
For The Space – Fiona Morris