Marikiscrycrycry (Malik Nashad Sharpe) presents the UK premiere of DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE at the Lilian Baylis Studio from Thursday 7 – Friday 8 November. DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE is a three-act work that takes a boisterous peek into the study of the mythos of ecstasy and euphoria.
Originally commissioned by Roskilde Festival, the performance explores what makes us human and what binds us together through explorations in the complexity of archetypes such as ‘The Goner’, ‘The Oracle’, ‘The Pop Star’, ‘The Athlete’, ‘Goth Chick’, ‘The Angel’ and ‘The Business Guy’.
DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE journeys through three distinct sections that reflect the title of the piece: ritual darkness, the happy hardcore all the way to calm, collective, Caribbeanist cool. The performance creates a new mythology for our time and manifests an array of symbols, archetypes, and structures for dancing that generate affect and feeling. There is a distinctive, versatile and originally composed soundscore by Sydney-born artists Isla Bane and Protea.
Marikiscrycrycry is an award-winning choreographer and movement director known for provocative and engaging performance works. Marikiscrycrycry presents works internationally in theatres, galleries, and festivals and in 2022, was featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE at the Lilian Baylis Studio is performed by Sarah Baugsto, Ciara Blankenship, Max Cookward, Paolo De Venecia Gile, Robin Dobler, Carl Giacomello Scharnberg and Yasmin Grant. The production features costume design by Erik Annerborn and Acuarela Beard and LX Design by Brian Cord’homme.
