Peformance: Morphic Resonance by Beth Kettel

This new performance by Beth Kettel explores ‘Morphic Resonance’ - the theory that living organisms are connected via invisible fields, and that our minds can stretch beyond our brains and bodies across time and space. The performance moves through the four natural elements - Earth, Water, Wind and Fire – and leads towards a fifth element – Ether – which connects the material world with metaphysical realms.
The five elements remain omnipresent archetypes embedded deep within the unconscious, while also being unpredictable forces in constant motion in nature - part of an eternal cycle of destruction and creation. In the performance, the elements act as diferent chapters or visions, reflecting parts of the psyche and stages of death in the dissolution and transformation of the body and the ego.
Bringing together ideas from psychology, alchemy and spirituality, this immersive experimental performance morphs across spatialised sound, reactive costume and installation. Wrangling between the light and the dark, force and initiation, the work reflects on the humbling and healing power of the elements, as well as perception, telepathy and consciousness.
After the performance join us for a celebration and afterparty with our friends at The Model, Hockley. 8pm until late. Tickets for the afterparty will be available soon.
Sound collaborators: Aja Ireland and Tom Harris
Commissioned by Nottingham Contemporary and supported by Broadway’s Near Now using public funding from Arts Council England and Nottingham School of Art & Design through the Department of Fashion Practice Fund and the Advanced Textiles Research Group.