Jasmin Vardimon’s ALiCE, a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland, will return to Sadler’s Wells three years after its last run at the theatre.
The production was developed from a VR experience Alice in VR Wonderland that toured the UK early in 2022, and follows Alice as she questions her identity. A woman, or perhaps a child, unsure of who she is and where she is going, is discovering the powers within her changing body. The world around her is different, curious, and compelling.
Focusing on the experience of a girl becoming a young woman, Sadler’s Well associate artist Vardimon was inspired to create the piece from her own experience of being a mother to a daughter. Vardimon’s Alice is in the midst of adolescence, learning how to deal with peer pressure and questioning her identity, whilst growing in understanding about the world around her.
Alice will be performed by Liudmila Loglisci, who played the role in the previous VR production.
The set design, based on a large moving book, is by Guy Bar-Amotz, with lighting design by Andrew Croft. The music spans a variety of genres, from Bach to drum and bass, with sound design by Vardimon herself.
ALiCE plays Sadler’s Wells on Friday, May 23 – Saturday, May 24. Tickets: www.sadlerswells.com
Jasmin Vardimon’s ALiCE follows NOW, a retrospective of the last 25 years of work at the Jasmin Vardimon Company, which visited Sadler’s Wells East in early March.
Top image: ALiCE. Credit: Tristram Kenton