Atomic
1999-2000

Conceived and directed by:

Kevin Finnan

Dancers:

Caroline Bridges, Dave McKenna, Helen Parlor

Atomic toured to over 130 venues and spaces during the course of its run.

Once the equilibrium of a small space is disturbed, particles and people become unstable...

From familiar crushes to claustrophobic dreams, ATOMIC was about tiny worlds and shared spaces. To the strains of plainsong and the pulse of contemporary rock, the three characters manipulated and transformed their world. As the setting shifted from a train to a library to a clothes store changing room we saw their hopes and dreams and watched their tales unfold as they jockeyed for position to claim their patch in their ever-changing shrinking world.

ATOMIC was not intended to be a literal story but more of a tapestry - a blend of interlacing pictures and scenes which shared a common theme.