Continuum Continuum 2020 | Page 17

Questions, questions. Who are we? Where do we come from? What do we remember, and how do we remember? Big questions these. All posed by a play called Mnemonic that we staged with a cast of 25 at the Pamoja Hall in The Space, our versatile performing arts centre. Mnemonic is a piece of physical theatre in which ‘stories of journeys fragment, reflect, repeat and revolve like the act of memory itself’. Linked closely to contemporary dance, physical theatre tells stories through movement. And in this case, asks many searching questions. Our students delivered unique performances integrated with atmospheric sound, lighting and audio-visual design. Only their audiences can say if all those questions were answered.