DARE TO CREATE
OLDHAM ARTS FESTIVAL
Flesh and Bones
BY HEATHER WHITE
Double bill with 'On Air'
1853 Studios - Mill 2
SUNDAY 24th AUGUST
7:30pm
'Flesh & Bones' by Heather White is a show exploring the colonisation, oppression and exploitation of the female body, as well as the reclamation of space and liberation of trauma through movement. It weaves together a constellation of individual stories, tackling issues spanning topics such as self-image, pop culture and the porn industry.
Blending dance, contemporary movement, poetry and projection- 'Flesh & Bones' is both beautifully raw and glamorously real. Heather aims to create a powerful work that resonates with and builds community among women.
This is Heather's most passionate project yet, combining her experience, skills, and knowledge to her emerging company. She hopes to craft an impactful piece that explores the complexities of womanhood with intelligence, humour and emotional depth.
Content Information:
Recommended Age: 18+
Difficult Themes
Reference to Sexual Assault
Explicit Imagery
Flashing Lights.
HEATHER WHITE
Heather White is the founder and artistic director of Weird Alice Entertainment. Her personal practice explores themes of addiction, sexism, pop culture and neurodivergence. She strives to tell untold yet relatable stories with intelligence, perspective and a bold aesthetic.
Heather has worked as an actor more than 10 years- appearing in stage productions, television, film and music videos. She now works as director, facilitator, filmmaker, writer, dancer and choreographer. As well as regularly performing solo works - spanning live art, durational movement and contemporary dance.
After graduating from The Arden’s Theatre and Performance degree, she trained with Epic Stages (National Youth Theatre) and was part of the CTRL Artist Development and DigiLabs 2023 cohorts with Imitating The Dog. She has had film works nominated by the BFI, several solo works programmed within the Manchester theatre scene such as her works ‘I, The Girl.’ and ‘No Caller ID’ - and she also received National Lottery Funding to develop and debut her company Weird Alice Entertainment’s flagship show - Sanspective.
She is currently developing a solo work for Forge Festival 2025 with The Knotted Project which is also an embodied trans-media exploration of time and connection. Alongside this- she is continuing the development of Sanspective and beginning to investigate climate focused live art with a brand new collective which she also leads.
Meg is a theatre maker and producer from Rochdale. She joined Weird Alice as an associate in 2024 before becoming a producer for the company.
Meg assisted the creation of 'Sanspective' in 2024 and performed 'Flesh & Bones' with Heather at 'Craft Brew' after the project was commissioned by Oldham Coliseum.
Meg will be travelling during the upcoming performance of 'Flesh & Bones' but has been an integral part of development and shall return right back to the case after her adve
Hannah Todosijczuk is a dance artist based in London. She is currently finishing her Masters Degree in Dance Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Hannah has spent the last year researching how to communicate the lived experience of Endometriosis through performance, embodying internal pain externally working with feminist methodologies. She enjoys combining her experience of contemporary dance and gymnastics to discover the extremity's of her body's potential.
Chloe is a second year student at the University of Manchester studying Liberal Arts, with a focus on the arts, culture, environment and feminism. She is interested in using the arts as a space to engage audiences in social and environmental issues.
Chloe is making her live performance debut in Flesh & Bones after being involved in its research and development. Also an avid aerialist, Chloe has been training in pole dance for the past three years.
MEG FIELDEN
