HOMING is a participatory dance ritual created with elders from Shettleston’s karaoke, pigeon-fancier and dancehall communities
Set amongst rooftops, rose gardens and Victorian glasshouses, the work drifts through the East End like an afternoon glamour: ballgowns in daylight, birds wheeling overhead, songs carried across the Glasgow skyline. Echoing Louise Bourgeois’ refrain — “I do, I undo, I redo” — the project approaches home as something continually made and remade through the body.
Blending expanded choreography, live vocals, the drama of Glasgow sunsets and urban birdlife as unpredictable scenographic partners, HOMING transforms everyday gathering places into rituals of return, longing and release. Inspired by the idea that “homing is not about where you’re from, but where you are going back to,” the work understands home not as a fixed place, but as an ongoing act of orientation.
Developed over a year with a local performance ensemble, the project unfolds through site-responsive dance happenings, alongside a photographic exhibition with acclaimed photographer Simon Murphy. HOMING asks: if home is not something we hold, but something we practise, might homing be a lifelong choreography?
Team
Director / Choreographer — Bex Anson
Costume Design — Saehee Simmons
Produced by Feral Arts
In partnership with Glasgow Housing Association
Concept images featuring Bex Anson. Costumes and photography by Saehee Simmons.