Prepare to be surprised and delighted, moved and enlightened, as performance artist Bobby Baker demonstrates how she achieves that ultimate ‘wellbeing’ factor when her new show arrives at Warwick Arts Centre tonight. From working-out to chilling out, via the kitchen sink, Bobby’s wellness roadshow investigates how to get better at feeling better – cup of tea included.
‘Mad Gyms & Kitchens’ is part of Unlimited, a London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project that celebrates disability, arts, culture and sport. A number of new works have been funded through Unlimited across a wide range of artforms, including dance piece ‘The Impending Storm’, which will be performed at the Patrick Centre in Birmingham on 1-2 May and ‘M21: From the Medieval to the 21st Century’, a live art event in Much Wenlcok on 5-6 May.
Bobby has developed this brand new show out of her own experience of illness and hard-won recovery. Designed in collaboration with sculptor Charlie Whittuck, an extraordinary set of fantastical ‘recovery’ apparatus promises surprises galore as well as state-of-the-art technical equipment, all developed with well-being in mind.
Follow Bobby’s expert example and join her on the road to wellness – and beyond.
To find out more about the show and to buy tickets for the performances at Warwick Arts Centre on 22-25 February please visit their website. The show will also tour the Black Country from 28 February-2 March; find out more here.