Nice to meet you. What do you do?
12 Last Songs is about work.
Making a living. Finding your passion. Watching the clock.
This extraordinary new durational performance piece constructs a fleeting portrait of society. There are no actors. It’s a live exhibition of people, an epic performance that casts the steady rhythms of life on a carnival scale.
Over the course of a day, workers will do shifts. A bricklayer might build a wall, a hairdresser might cut someone’s hair, a chef might prepare a meal…
Directed by Richard Gregory, 12 Last Songs premiered with Transform 21-22 at Leeds Playhouse in Autumn 2021.