Cuckoo
Cuckoo is a new visually striking and playful dance film from Candoco Dance Company, inspired by a bespoke prosthetic leg created by Sophie de Oliveira Barata of The Alternative Limb Project, for dancer Welly O’Brien. This unique limb is carved from cherry wood and features a working cuckoo clock and pendulum.
This short choreography for camera is a reflection on our changing experience of time passing, set to a poetic musical score by Jules Maxwell.
Cuckoo is co-produced by Sadler’s Wells and Candoco Dance Company and made in collaboration with The Alternative Limb Project.
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Production details
Directed by
Charlotte Darbyshire and Sophie de Oliveira Barata
Dancer
Welly O'Brien
Filmmaker and Editor
Sarah Vaughan-Jones
Composer
Jules Maxwell
Production Manager
Phil Webb
Producer
Ellie Douglas-Allan
Audio Description
Caroline Burn
Stills Photographer
Becky Dann
With thanks to
Tate Modern
Co-produced by
Sadler's Wells and Candoco Dance Company
Wood Carver
Sam Rudman
Prosthetist
Chris Parsons
Electronics
Rory Thompson
Metal Worker
Sadie Clayton
With thanks to
John Downie and Bill Bruce
Year
2020