This autumn the internationally acclaimed Jasmin Vardimon Company presents the world premiere of Alice, a bold re-imagining of Lewis Carrol’s ground-breaking 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, at the BOing Festival in Canterbury before opening a UK tour at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, on Saturday 17 September. 

Created and choreographed by artistic director Jasmin Vardimon, with design by Guy Bar-Amotz, Alice promises a sensory feast of arresting images, powerful performers and striking kinetic scenery to tell the story of a woman, or perhaps a child, unsure of her identity and where she is going, escaping or exploring as she discovers the powers within her changing body. The world around her is different, curious, and compelling – and, at times, absolutely bonkers.  

Exploring the themes of time, identity, rules and authority, award-winning Jasmin Vardimon’s newest creation follows the worldwide success of her adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio which, for the past six years, has played to packed houses across the world.  

Jasmin Vardimon says: “After two years of the pandemic, I’m delighted to bring new work to the stage, share it with audiences and celebrate the skill and talent of my company’s dancers and collaborators.” 

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 13 May from 10am.