Nelly Lewis

Performing at HATCH on Wednesday 24 June, 7pm

Nelly Lewis: Switch

About her piece - Cinnamon Fields

Cinnamon Fields, work in progress solo inspired by Spring by Bruno Schulz. It unfolds through surreal, dreamlike imagery, moving between human and non-human states. Between conscious and subconscious, the piece explores imagination and transformation, drawing the audience into a shifting landscape of image, sensation, and emotion. 

“Across each spring through which, at a certain moment, the hot gale of passion passes - that boundlessness of sorrow and intoxication, seeking in vain its adequate counterpart in reality.” 

Bruno Schulz

 

Artist Biography

Award-winning Nelly Lewis is a UK-based physical theatre artist and teacher. With over 25 years of experience on the international freelance circuit, she has worked as a dancer, creator, and choreographer across Europe, Africa, the USA, Japan, and the Middle East.

She has developed her own stage form and body language, 

Butomima, blending mime, dance, and Butoh. This unique comic–tragic style underpins her solo performances and the workshops she shares worldwide.

You can view Nelly's website here.

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