Emerging theatre artists Jack Southward & Lewis Grundy co-founded Trance Theatre to create physical theatre performances that surround and circulate their fascination and the exploration of the physical body., and the natural human instinct of what drives the performer to move.

Within devising processes, the pair turn to the working methods of Pina Bausch for influence,

and have dedicated their current work in progress, Pure, whilst adapting her physical language within performance.

Trance Theatre are committed to creating and devising physical work as the company embrace universal tendencies such as fear, risk and vulnerability within their performance work. Trance aims to entertain

and inspire audiences by combining elements of physicality and visual aesthetics to create ominous,

sedative and atmospheric live performances. Trance Theatre explores their fascination and also

the exploration of the subconscious mind and the human body, and through abstracted movement they highlight different trances of the physical body.

The companies next public performance will be

their debut showing of 'Pure' at The Media Factory @ Uclan. 26th April 2018.

Trance Theatre are currently located in Preston, Lancashire.

Trance

Physical theatre company.

Jack Southward

Co-founder & artistic director of Trance Theatre.

St. Helens, Merseyside.

Jack Southward is a Co-artistic director of Trance Theatre and works as the companies Administrator. Jack aims that Trance can be his opportunity to continue making theatre productions exploring both sides of physical theatre, and visual theatre. He is interested in many different area’s of contemporary theatre, and within his work he likes to enforce elements such as power, control and stillness within performance.

Lewis Grundy.

Co-founder & artistic director of Trance Theatre.

St Helens, Merseyside.

Lewis Grundy is Co-Artist Director of Trance Physical Theatre Company. Lewis wants to use Trance Theatre to showcase his passion and research into physical work, mainly exploring the works of Pina Bausch.

Bausch has been a massive influence on Lewis’s training in theatre and has continued to inspire his current and previous works. Investigating into human relations and natural reactions we all feel as individuals. Lewis has a very naturalistic approach to making theatre, bringing into the real to the theatre space