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Anatomy of Survival at DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base
Dates: 7/23/2026 - 8/29/2026
📍 Theatre: DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base
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Playwright Vivienne Franzmann and choreographer-psychotherapist Frauke Requardt use a witnessed meltdown at a coffee shop as the starting point for an examination of the human nervous system, presenting 22 shifting interpretations of the same incident from fictional bystanders. The piece draws on science and psychology, using dance, text, loud drumming, lighting, and a person in a bear costume to take audiences through states of the nervous system. Performed by Bea Bidault, Kath Duggan, and Neil Callaghan, the work explores how subjective perception shapes our understanding of reality. The show is brought to Edinburgh Festival Fringe by The Place, which originally commissioned it through an experimental collaboration with the Royal Court and Encounter Productions.
Cast and Creative Team for Anatomy of Survival at DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base
Cast
Kath Duggan
Ensemble
Neil Callaghan
Ensemble
Bea Bidault
Ensemble
Creative Team
Susanne Dietz
Video design, camera and edit
Frauke Requardt
Choreography
Chameleon drums&perc Studio
Sound design & production
Rachel Bowen
Production Manager
Annette Raudmets
Costume supervisor
Dave Price
Composer of "What She Wants"
Frank Bock
Research consultant
Lucy Hansom
Lighting designer
Hannah Clark
Designer
Stefano Ancora
Composer & live musician
Vivienne Franzmann
Writer
Vivienne Franzmann
Co-director
Frauke Requardt
Co-director
News About Anatomy of Survival at DB3 at Assembly @ Dance Base
ANATOMY OF SURVIVAL to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut at Assembly @ Dance Base
June 01, 2026 Playwright Vivienne Franzmann and choreographer-psychotherapist Frauke Requardt bring ANATOMY OF SURVIVAL to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using dance, text, drumming, and psychology to explore the human nervous system through 22 interpretations of a coffee shop meltdown.About the Theatre
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