Wonderful Wednesdays - Claudia Palazzo: Our Suspended Corridors
Schedule
Wed Apr 22 2026 at 08:30 pm to 11:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom | Colchester, EN
Pay what you can affordDoors open 7:30 pm, Show starts 8 pm
This show is for a seated audience
Content note - This performance contains loud music and flashing lights.
"There are 26 vertebrae in the adult human spine. I couldn’t order a replacement for mine after it broke. My spine is the length of this strip light.”
Claudia Palazzo and sound artist Conrad Kira present a performance with dance, live sound, wheels, text, and a lot of strip lights. Cement, bone, re-construction and bass music come together to explore notions of urban healing, resilience and the concrete fetish.
Navigating the complex tensions between inherent strength and the impact of damage.
It’s calm but unmanageable, direct and dense. Somewhere between peace and aggression.
"During the early days of my diagnosis when I couldn't walk I was confined to my room on the top floor of a block of flats. The city skyline was full of suspended corridors of strip-lights in high rise buildings. I became interested in these corridors of light as divine objects, ever visible oracles that had managed to transcend the ground floor. Objects held up by concrete."
Get up, just get up. It’s better to go out on a high. Some new kind of high rise.
Trailer:
Claudia Palazzo is excited to be returning to Colchester Arts Center with her own work after performing here regularly with The LipSinkers and Daniel Oliver.
https://www.claudiapalazzo.com/
Conrad Kira commands attention as a multifaceted musical talent, revered for his skills as a producer, rapper, soundtrack composer and DJ. Born and bred in the lively streets of Peckham, Conrads musical journey ignited in the early 2000s fueled by the raw energy of the Garage and Grime pirate radio scene. His unique atmospheric sound and innovative approach to music has seen him perform internationally spanning live works, film, theatre and TV.
Credits:
Choreography, concept, performance: Claudia Palazzo
Sound design and performance: Conrad Kira
Lighting: Marty Langthorne
Producer: Eve Veglio-Hüner
Outside Eye: Harun Morrison
Dramaturgical Support: SERAFINE1369, Emilyn Claid
Prop fabrication: Quentin Chisel
Creation period funded by Arts Council England, Marlborough Productions and FABRIC Nottingham.
Where is it happening?
Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom, Tina Alfheim Makeupartistry, Colchester, CO1 1NF, United Kingdom
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