Thick & Tight - Natural Behaviour

Dance theatre company Thick & Tight presents Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms.

Somewhere between a variety show and a biology essay come alive, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural, highlighting the essential role of diversity in all life.

Thick & Tight’s distinctive mixture of dance, satire, impersonation and poetry aims for the outrageous, the beautiful, the hilarious and the profound.

The line-up in this evening includes two moths, some post-apocalyptic cockroaches, a blade of grass, the dust in Quentin Crisp’s room, a lamenting songbird, a human tyrant and a lesbian seagull.

Thick & Tight’s co-directors Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry are joined by a cast of remarkable dance artists; Annie Edwards (Candoco), Azara Meghie (Ray Young, Talawa), Luigi Nardone (BalletBoyz, Holly Blakey), Jahmarley Bachelor (Punchdrunk), and Corali Dance Company. Natural Behaviour is designed by Tim Spooner, Pam Tait, Darren Evans and Nao Nagai.

After Thick & Tight’s award-winning tour of Tits & Teeth in 2024 and consistently selling out shows at London International Mime Festival, the company are delighted to bring their work to Lowry’s Quays Theatre as Associate Artists.

For over a decade, Thick & Tight has been presenting work at major UK venues (Royal Opera House, Barbican, Sadler’s Wells) as well as LGBTQI+ nights and community spaces (Duckie, Moth Club, Posh Club). Daniel and El are continually working to open up restrictive and elitist ideas of 'artistic excellence' and to explore dance as a political art form with the power to entertain while challenging social stigma.

Reviews

★★★★★ ‘A true masterclass in dance and satire’ - The Stage

★★★★ ‘The duo at their absolute sophisticated best… beautifully performed and life-enhancing.’ - The Guardian

★★★★ ‘Riotously funny, subtly thoughtful, well-researched and always meticulously crafted… simply divine.’ - The Stage