Meet The Artist - Thick & Tight

About Thick & Tight

Daniel Hay-Gordon and Eleanor Perry established Thick & Tight in 2012.

Their award-winning work mixes dance, mime, theatre, parody and drag, influenced by a wide range of historical, political, literary and artistic subjects.  

The work has been shown extensively in the UK and beyond, often within a queer context where it is most at home. Thick & Tight are interested in promoting queer culture and anti-elitism, exploring dance theatre as a political art form with the power to challenge and dispel social stigma. Trained at Rambert School, Daniel and Eleanor work extensively as freelance performers and choreographers. 

Instagram: @thicktightdance 
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Web: thickandtight.com 

About Thick & Tight's Work

The Associate Artist relationship includes supporting Daniel and Eleanor as they rethink how Thick & Tight should run, ensuring the company’s ethos and artistic output is matched by its organisational set-up, for greater accountability and impact.  

This includes considering new ways of collaborating; expanding and diversifying decision-making; interrogating the company’s working practice.  

Supporting Thick & Tight find new contexts for their work in the region. 

As part of this support, The Lowry presented Thick & Tight’s new show Short & Sweet, a collection of 9 recent works, in the Quays Theatre in January 2022. In 2023 as part of The Lowry Showcase, Cage & Paige: We Could Go On and On was presented. This 22-minute duet is part of a body of work which Thick & Tight are currently touring under the title of Tits & Teeth. Tits & Teeth is modular, made up of several short works, and the line-up can change from venue to venue.

“We are delighted to be working with The Lowry as we undertake lots of changes as a small company. It’s wonderful to keep returning to the North West to research, create and present work and to begin to feel part of a community connected with the Lowry. Thank you!” – Daniel & Eleanor