ROOTS

Stories from a simpler time.

In the night, a thick tangled root had grown from the boys navel, and a tough fleshy root had grown from the girls navel, and these roots were connected to their mothers navel, rooting the three of them together. 

They tried to cut the roots. But they could not…

Sitting on a shelf in the British library is an unassuming red book.  “The Aarne index” has categorised thousands of folktales, offering a glimpse in to the imaginations of pre industrialised people. 1927’s ROOTS is a medley of these rarely told stories. 

Tales of tyrannical ogres, magic bird's hearts and very, very fat cats will be brought to life with 1927's signature fusion of handcrafted animation and storytelling, with a live score involving Peruvian prayer boxes, donkeys jaws, violins and musical saws.

ROOTS had its world premiere at Spoleto Festival USA on 24 May 2019.

QUOTES

‘Roots will ground you in amazement and delight’  Charleston City paper

‘Music, animation, narration, performance all comes together to forge a unique theatrical experience.’ Post & Courier, Charleston

'Roots' takes you back, and forward, and all around, animating storytelling with old-timey innovation … enchants on all levels — visually, musically, imaginatively. Its artistic barebones is part of its power, proof that Hollywood technical wizardry is more frosting than cake, and in the end, the fat cat will eat the cake regardless.’ Charleston City paper

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

22-25 January 2020: Centro De Las Artes, Santiago Chile

3-19 January 2020: The Old Market, Brighton, UK

11-28 December 2019: HOME Manchester, UK

3-6 October 2019: Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne, Australia

27 September 2019: Theatre Royal Margate, Margate, UK

9 - 25 August 2019: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, UK

24 - 28 May 2019: Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (WORLD PREMIERE)

Education pack

An education pack to accompany the production of Roots is available on request. Please email Liz Bate to get your copy: jo@19-27.co.uk