About

A large-scale outdoor performance featuring a sea giant puppet and a contemporary dancer, inspired by the themes of the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis.

Out of the Deep Blue is an outdoor physical theatre performance featuring a 13-foot tall Puppet operated by 5 puppeteers and a female dancer.
This spectacle is designed specifically for family and festival audiences and tells the magical story of Eko, a sea giant who rises from the deep ocean and who encounters, on the shore, a courageous little girl called Violet.

The performance is in two-parts: a 25-minute promenade of the giant puppet interacting with the location, environment, architecture and the audience, and a 25-minute dance theatre duet.

Access

Pre-recorded audio notes prior to the event and synchronised Full Audio Description for the performance are available for streaming and download (on SoundCloud) before the event and to listen to during the live shows.

To help with understanding what to expect from the performance of Out of the Deep Blue, an Easy Read Guide is available.

Discover all available accessibility offers here

A 15-minute touch tour for blind and partially sighted audience members will take place at 2:30 pm on Sunday 23 June when Eko the sea giant is sleeping before his afternoon performance.

Slots can be reserved by emailing culture@visionrcl.org.uk, but you can also just turn up!

The location is in the space in front of the Redbridge Town Hall, Ilford Town Centre, IG1 1LL

Find out what Eko is made of, ask questions to the production team of Autin Dance Theatre about the show, as they describe the performance space and other details.

What is a Touch Tour?
A touch tour is usually held before an Audio-Described performance of a theatre production to provide context about the show and to allow blind and partially sighted members of the audience to familiarise themselves with the design of the space, costumes and props ahead of the show itself.

Funding, commissioning and partner credits

Autin Dance Theatre presents OUT OF THE DEEP BLUE with the support of Arts Council England, Midlands Arts Centre – MAC, 101 Outdoor Arts, Déda Derby (Offsite affiliate partners Appetite, Birmingham Hippodrome, Derby Festé & Wild Rumpus) Birmingham City Council, DanceXchange and Without Walls Blueprint R&D support.