One Step Forward, One Step Back

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK was a major new site-specific work designed for Liverpool Cathedral.

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK was a response to our increasingly secularised world of global economy where material growth supersedes spiritual growth. Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, the piece responded uniquely to the host venue’s interior, whilst looking externally to the City beyond, asking the question: What is Paradise?

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK wove a magical journey for the audience (small groups at a time) through the interior of the building whilst accessing views of the surrounding urban landscape. Throughout, the company’s visual language of film, music, installation, models and live performance interlinked and echoed to create a vivid and rich journey.

World Premiere commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company for Liverpool '08

7 April - 10 May 2008 Liverpool Cathedral

"The ideas and symbolism that Sharps and his company come up with in a hugely original production are superbly executed."
The Independent
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