About the Night:

Past Works Recycling Plant is a night of 'recycled’ performance, curated by artist duo Emergency Chorus. Expect reworked and remixed material, whirlwind retrospectives, undocumented gems, discarded ideas, or the very first work an artist made 10, 20, 30 years ago.

The night is a celebration of the ways that artists change and remain constant; how artists’ work is always composted and fed back to itself. It’s an invitation to time-travel, to make room for the unseen, the almost-forgotten, the scribblings-in-the-margins, the what-was-was-there-all-along. We say: out with the new, and in with the old!

About Emergency Chorus:

We are Ben Kulvichit (he/him) and Clara Potter-Sweet (they/she), and we make performance together under the name Emergency Chorus.

Our pieces are often collage-like and drawn from wide-ranging research, sitting across contemporary theatre, live art, dance and social practice. Our work is rooted in ecological thinking, examining the ways all things - technology, culture, nature, work, politics, identity - are entangled.

Since 2016, we have created and performed our work at/with venues and organisations including Warwick Arts Centre, Cambridge Junction, Old Diorama Arts Centre, Bristol Old Vic, New Diorama, Camden People’s Theatre and BBC R&D.

About Scratch Renaissance:

‘Scratch Renaissance’ is a yearlong adrenaline shot for the grassroots dance and performance sector. From May 2025 to July 2026, CDS will host a series of monthly scratch nights at our East London venue. In line with our artist-led ethos, we will work closely with six small artist-led collectives to create six new scratch night models. These models will explore what a scratch night can be while supporting marginalised artists in showcasing their work for the first time.

Scratch Renaissance is supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

Accessibility:

Please note, we are on the second floor of a warehouse building, accessed by a staircase only. We regret that we cannot currently adequately support wheelchair users and those for whom stairs are a barrier.

We are committed to removing other barriers to access. If you would like to talk to us about your access needs, please contact: sam@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk. Read more about our commitments to anti-ableism as part of our Artist Community Culture Document