How do we say goodbye to those we’ve lost?

3rd Stage Dance Company presents Mementos – The Journey, a visually gripping exploration of a subject that is often considered taboo. The dancers explore and understand the insight of how different cultures process losing those close to them, and how death features as a key chapter in one’s life.

An evening of thought and divine movement, questioning what happens when we die, and how it feels to celebrate. From the dark, through to the light, this ambitious dance searches the spaces from the negatives to the positives. An explosion of a cultural journey, guided through touching music produced by the Bower Brothers and led by movement technique close to it’s classical roots.

A journey of life, loss, love and uplifting celebration.

The evening will include a film showing of The Parting, a screen dance piece exploring the stages of loss, and a talk by John Troyer, Director of the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath. This will introduce our minds to the subject of the evening and show the beautiful journey of Mementos and how 3rd Stage Dance began the process of Mementos back in 2015.