Projects
Red Ladies
- Project: Red Ladies
- Artist/Company: Clod Ensemble
“Brilliantly powerful; at once angry, funny, defiant and euphoric. The Red Ladies are a gorgeous enigma” The Guardian
The Red Ladies are on their way. Who are they and what do they want? Do their stilettos pose a threat to national security?
Be vigilant!
An undisclosed number of women, identically dressed, clandestine and possibly dangerous, will descend on the city. Rendezvous with them at their makeshift headquarters where they may reveal their true identities...
Red Ladies keep an eye on things. They observe. They witness. They gather evidence. They place sites of political importance and key landmarks under surveillance. They watch the watchers.
Supported by Arts Council England, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, The Hackney Empire, Fierce Festival, Warwick Arts Centre, Awards for All, Hinrichesen Foundation and PRS Foundation.
Developed at the National Theatre Studio
Produced by Fuel in association with the Onassis Programme
Creative Team
Directed by Suzy Willson
Music by Paul Clark
Designed by Sarah Blenkinsop
Lit by Hansjorg Schmidt
Film edited by Helen Marshall
Words by Peter Oswald
Images by Red Ladies Paparazzi
Critical Acclaim for The Red Ladies
"By far the most infectious of their projects to date, The Clod Ensemble have amassed no less than 22 of London finest female performance artists for an epic and spectacular study of crown phenomena." Kultureflash
"A postmodern mosaic ... against the absurdist soundscape, the ladies metamorphose into jazz players, '50s housewives, acrobats, deportment students ... constantly hinting at the potential anarchy in their uniformity." Time Out
"They lent an enigmatic thrill to the grey city streets ... breathing life into London's East End" Metro
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