Crocodile Looking At Birds Lyric Hammersmith, May 1995
Crocodile Looking At Birds explores how the body defines our worlds, and what happens when there is loss of power.
Interweaving accounts of sudden extreme loss with universal experiences of change and ageing, it attempts to better understand both.
Reviews
“Crocodile Looking At Birds shows that matters of utmost importance don’t always need to be shouted about.”
Time Out
“Dealing with themes of bodily change, increased vulnerability, resilience and resignation, Sheila Hill has fashioned a quietly impressive meditation on mind and body that is both humane and simple, without being simplistic.”
What’s On
“One of the most honest and private pieces of live performance I have ever seen.”
The Gazette
“Distances were beautifully judged – between us and them, between them and the traumatic experiences they recounted. The dancers’ and actors’ testimony had the unmistakable ring of truth… Above all, the performers communicated their intimate, hard-won knowledge of what human beings can endure….Remarkable.”
The Observer
