In this 'poignant and vital' (One Dance U.K.) re-imagining of a timeless text, five dance performers take audiences on a journey of despair, humour, and resilience, in a highly charged and controversial new dance-theatre work. 
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Using the company’s distinct translation methods – now adapted for the stage – 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' tells the story of a father, his two sons, and the sudden loss of their wife and mother.

In their deepest moment of grief, 'Crow' appears - antagonist, trickster, babysitter - and the centre-point around which this dark, yet tender story about family and loss evolves.

Crow lives within all characters, both wreaking havoc, and inspiring change. Performed to live music, within the breadth and depth of Calcutt's animated, cross-arts choreography, audiences will witness a powerful mode of physical storytelling that ‘breaks language.