Land Empathy

Land Empathy is a ritual dance piece featuring three dancers, a sculpture and electronic music. It demonstrates how dance can deepen our spiritual connection to the natural world.

Inspired by the pressing challenges of the climate crisis, Richard Chappell Dance's latest creation Land Empathy, builds on its impactful climate activism film Heart Land (BBC Arts) to explore how culture can enhance our spiritual connection to the natural world. Featuring three dancers from RCD's renowned ensemble, original sculpture by visual artist Anna Gillespie, and a pulsating score by electronic music duo Larch, Land Empathy weaves a powerful narrative that helps foster climate consciousness and conveys a passionate message of urgency for the future.
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Richard’s work is rooted in human connection, compassion, exhaustion and restoration. Having completed his training at Rambert School, Richard’s choreographic language takes inspiration from ballet, contemporary dance and improvisation. The company has produced projects with a range of diverse partners, including BBC Arts, Royal Opera House, One Dance UK and the British High Commission. Richard Chappell Dance is a critically acclaimed ensemble, which creates memorable and moving dance at the forefront of theatre, interdisciplinary collaboration and site responsive performance. Alongside touring nationally to theatres across the UK, Richard Chappell Dance has presented work in Singapore, Germany and Israel.

Choreographer: Richard Chappell / Composers: Larch (Matthew Allmark and Kai Hellstrom) / Sculptor: Anna Gillespie / Dancers: Marla King, Juan Sanchez Plaza, Imogen Alvares / Dramaturg: Neus Gil Cortes / Climate Justice Facilitator: Marla King / Set Designer and Creative Facilitator: Charlie Knight / Previous Cast Member: Riz Golden

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Land Empathy has been commissioned through Stomping Ground by The Place, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, Sismògraf, Tramway, Strike a Light and FABRIC.With additional co-commissioning from Theatre Royal Plymouth and The Linbury Trust.The work has been created with support from 101 Outdoor Arts, The Place, Global Systems Institute and National Dance Company Wales