saint somebody
Created and Performed by Clara Potter-Sweet, Emma Clark, and Ang Kia Yee
SYNOPSIS
A voice reads out a testimony. A girl dances through time. Part-seance, part-trial, part-ritual, it's time for us to write a little history of our own.
In a room of funhouse mirrors, watched by her reflections, Joan of Arc dies over and over again - in a fire, in history books, in categorisation.
Sit with us. Be patient. We’ll exhume the myths and dig up the stories to find what’s underneath. Joan is a maid, a teenager, a warrior, a martyr. Now, she’s a celebrity, a ghost. Stay with us. We’ll unearth the only written record of her words; now with many voices, Joan speaks.
In a room of funhouse mirrors, watched by her reflections, Joan of Arc dies over and over again - in a fire, in history books, in categorisation.
Sit with us. Be patient. We’ll exhume the myths and dig up the stories to find what’s underneath. Joan is a maid, a teenager, a warrior, a martyr. Now, she’s a celebrity, a ghost. Stay with us. We’ll unearth the only written record of her words; now with many voices, Joan speaks.
Collaborators
Concept by Clara Potter-Sweet
Produced by Emily Davis
Dramaturgy by Joanna Pidcock
Lighting Design by Ciara Shrager
Photography by Joanna Pidcock
Produced by Emily Davis
Dramaturgy by Joanna Pidcock
Lighting Design by Ciara Shrager
Photography by Joanna Pidcock
Development history
Developed for the 2019 Calm Down Dear Festival at Camden People's Theatre with support from Arts Council England