Two performers balance upside down in split handstands around a large wooden bench, framed by warm stage lights and haze against a black backdrop.

Adventure Theatre, Polka Theatre2024

Remarkable Rhythm

The Production

Krystal S. Lowe’s dance theatre work, created in association with Theatr Iolo and presented in Polka Theatre’s Adventure Theatre, is an access-integrated show for young audiences and families. Through music, movement and mishap, Remarkable Rhythm follows two young people discovering how to connect with someone unlike themselves.

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Director: Krystal S. Lowe
Lighting Design: Elanor Higgins
Set Design: Simin Ma
Commissioned by: Polka Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in an orange sleeveless top and bright pink trousers leans forward with hands raised, caught in a focused, intimate stage moment.

Two performers lie face down across a large wooden bench with their legs lifted behind them, reaching toward each other under smoky amber lights.

One performer sits on a large wooden bench while another peeks up smiling from behind the seat, creating a playful, close-up stage moment.

Two performers leap beside a large wooden bench with arms extended, their bright costumes highlighted by warm overhead stage lights and haze.

A performer in green checked trousers sits curled near one end of an oversized wooden bench, lit by purple and amber beams in a dark theatre space.

A performer in an orange top and pink trousers sits on a wooden bench with legs stretched forward and one arm hooked over the backrest, looking uncertain.

Two performers face each other across a large wooden bench, one lifting a high leg while the other crouches on the bench with hands raised.

Two performers sit side by side on a wooden bench, one leaning forward as the other smiles with a hand on their chest under soft stage lighting.

A performer balances horizontally on one arm along the seat of a large wooden bench, body extended straight under a narrow overhead spotlight.

Two performers face each other on a dark stage as one presses a hand to the other's chest, both caught in an expressive, dance-like exchange under purple lighting.

A performer balances sideways on one hand along a large wooden bench with legs split in the air, while another crouches partly hidden underneath.

Two smiling performers move closely together in front of a wooden bench, wearing bright pink and green checkered costumes against a black stage.

On either side of a wooden bench, two performers strike playful one-legged poses under warm overhead lights and light stage haze.

A performer crouches beneath a large wooden bench, resting their arms on the seat and smiling upward with one leg stretched to the side.

One performer watches as another holds a handstand beside a wooden bench, legs extended horizontally through the bench structure.

Two performers sit far apart on a wooden bench, one smiling forward and the other holding a hand to their chest under bright stage light.

A performer lifts another vertically upside down in front of a wooden bench, her legs pointed straight up beneath warm spotlights.

A performer in an orange top and pink trousers sits on a wooden bench with legs extended, looking upward in warm light.

Two performers balance across a wooden bench, reaching toward each other while suspended in dynamic poses under smoky overhead lights.

A performer with glasses peeks over the top plank of a large wooden bench, with only their eyes and hands visible against a black stage.

A performer in red and pink balances on one leg with arms lifted beside a wooden bench, while another sits on the floor under a cool spotlight.

One performer sweeps forward in a lively balance near a wooden bench, as another reclines on the bench facing away.

A performer in green checkered trousers leaps with arms outstretched beside a wooden bench, while another in red and pink watches from behind.

Two performers sit close together on a wooden bench, facing each other in an intimate moment lit by a bright blue side light.

A performer balances upside down in a headstand on a wooden bench beneath warm and cool overhead stage lights.

A performer in green checkered trousers leans back with mouth open and arm raised, while another in red and pink watches in blue-purple stage light.

A performer in red and pink twists through the gap between the seat and back of a wooden bench, one leg extended and one hand gripping above.

A performer in red and pink balances horizontally across another performer's bent back, smiling toward the audience under warm spotlights.

A performer in red and pink sits on a tilted wooden bench with one leg lifted, while another performer grips the frame from below.

A performer in orange and pink sits on the end of a raised wooden bench on a dark stage, their long braids flying back under vivid side lighting.

Under warm and cool spotlights, a dancer in bright orange and pink balances in a high leg extension beside a wooden bench while another performer sits on the floor watching.

A performer lies stretched across a wooden bench while another stands at one end, both lit by smoky amber and white stage lights against a black backdrop.

A performer in orange and pink braces on a wooden bench with both legs lifted straight up, smiling under bright blue side light on a dark stage.

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