Metamorphosis - Collide Theatre

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In April 2019 Collide premiered a new dance-theatre piece about being young and being made to feel alien by the people most close to you.

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Adapted from Franz Kafka's novella 

Co-produced and performed at Tristan Bates Theatre in April 2019

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Selected by Incoming Festival, and performed at New Diorama Theatre and at HOME MCR in June 2019

In the course of one night a beloved son turns into a hated freak.

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But is he really different? Is there really a reason for his family to be as appalled?

This is Gregor Samsa’s story.

It is also the story of anyone who has been made to feel as vermin.

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​This is not a piece about a man turning into an insect. It is a piece about a family not accepting their child for who they are. Metamorphosis is an ode against ostracism, an ode to a human’s body uniqueness. In this new version created by director Emily Louizou, Metamorphosis will address one of the biggest human fears: feeling like an outsider – or rather, being made to feel different.

 

A chorus of five unique individuals will collectively, through storytelling, dance, and music, bring to life the story of Gregor Samsa in a celebration of his uniqueness and the uniqueness of all those before and after him who had to fight against their family’s alienation.