Mother Computer work in progress sharing at Stage @ Leeds (studio 1) on Friday 29th May at 3pm (1hr)

Fri 22 May 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00Select tickets

Mother Computer work in progress sharing at Stage@Leeds, Friday 29th May at 3.30pm (1hr) Select tickets

Mother Computer: Folk Dances From The Future is a new choreographic work by Imogen Reeve & Co., currently in research and development.

Join us for a work in progress sharing of material and discussion (1 hr) in the dance studio.

Designed as a trio for both indoor and outdoor settings, the project reimagines traditional folk dance and storytelling practices through a feminist lens that responds to urgent questions of today — including gender bias in artificial intelligence, digital isolation, and the changing nature of community.

Drawing on collective movement structures found in folk traditions, the choreography moves between moments of shared rhythm and deliberate disruption. Dancers gather, separate, collide and reorganise — reflecting how connection and belonging shift within technologically mediated worlds. Where traditional folk practices once centred physical closeness and communal ritual, Mother Computer explores how those dynamics are transformed in the digital age.

Visually, the work incorporates reflective, metallic materials that suggest both robotics and futurism. Activated by the performers, these materials transform — becoming cloud-like, river-like, and occasionally mythical — evoking the way technological systems reshape ideas of nature, myth and collective imagination.

Rather than illustrating technology, the work approaches these themes through embodied research: using choreography to think through how systems of power, bias and connection are felt in the body.

The project is being developed collaboratively with performers and creative partners through an ongoing research process.

Credit List:

​

IDEA AND DIRECTION: Imogen Reeve

CHOREOGRAPHY: Imogen Reeve in collaboration with the performers

PERFORMERS: Allegra Vistalli, Hannah Durkan, Jemima Colins.

PRODUCER: Natalie Richardson

WITH SUPPORT FROM: Arts Council England, Yorkshire Dance, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Exeter Phoenix, DansiT Norway, Stage Leeds.