Details

Hope River, upstate New York. A group of 24 schoolgirls begin behaving strangely - twitching, stuttering and mirroring each other. As the girls' behaviour begins to draw the attention of parents, teachers and even the national news, the town quickly becomes a hotbed of fascination, fear and mistrust. Is there something in the water, in the soil or something much darker? Inspired by real events, The Hope River Girls combines explosive choreography, video and text to examine how something as natural as teenage girls coming of age can become wholly unnatural and a subject of national scrutiny. World Premiere. The Hope River Girls is a reconceived version for young audiences of groupwork's multi award-winning 2019 debut, The Afflicted.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): groupwork, Jake Jeppson
Director(s): Vicki Manderson, Finn den Hertog
Choreographer: Vicki Manderson
Music: Lewis den Hertog
Sound: Lewis den Hertog
Dramaturg: Jake Jeppson
Design: Camilla Clarke
Lighting: Benny Goodman