Natural Behaviour
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January – July 2025
Queer Dance theatre company Thick & Tight linked up (via introduction from Norfolk & Norwich Festival) with Queer Birders Norfolk in the research and creation of ‘Dying Song’, a new piece in their body of work, Natural Behaviour, which explored how diversity and queerness is essential to life.
Queer Birders invited Thick & Tight to field trips at Whitlingham Lake and Norfolk Wildlife Trust Sweet Briar Marshes for days out birding to see waterfowl, forest birds, owls and more. This opportunity allowed the Queer Birders to share their experiences of birding and connecting to nature with Thick & Tight.
Following the field trips, Thick & Tight invited Queer Birders to partake in workshops exploring the theme through movement, creative expression and discussion. Dancer and disability advocate Annie Edwards, who led the creation of ‘Dying Song’, also joined the group to further develop the work.
Natural Behaviour toured in Summer 2025, premiering at Battersea Arts Centre in June.
Natural Behaviour is Co-commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre, The Lowry, Royal Ballet & Opera, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Corali Dance Company and Duckie. Supported by Britten Pears Arts and BalletBoyz.
Artist
Location
Norwich
Participants
Members of Queer Birders Norfolk
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.