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A women dances surrounded by falling paper. She is holding a book and her hair is in braids.

Aakash Odedra and Lewis Major’s Little Murmur

9 – 10 August 2024

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Ages 7+ | Little Murmur is a new international dance theatre performance featuring groundbreaking projections, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. Dance and humour combine to explore living with dyslexia and the warped and exaggerated realities of being in a world you struggle to process.

Dancing combines with digital imagery to portray the confusion and alienation his dyslexia caused.

The Guardian

Watch bodies and words fly like flocks of birds, a murmuration, a little murmur

Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Aakash Odedra found school very challenging: he spelt his name incorrectly until he was 21 and it wasn’t until he found the missing ‘A’ that he felt he belonged. Defined by his learning difficulties, not his abilities, dance became his mode of expression.

Combining visual design and technology with dance and humour, Little Murmur explores the warped and exaggerated realities of living in a world you struggle to process. Based on Aakash’s hugely moving show Murmur 2.0, this stunning visual treat is an honest and heart felt conversation about the trials and tribulations of living with dyslexia, facing challenges and overcoming the odds.

Sydney Opera House presents an Aakash Odedra Company, Lewis Major Projects and Spark Arts for Children production, supported by The British Council and the Government of South Australia.

Vital Spark is a movement addressing the lack of diversity in the Performance for Young Audiences sector in the UK. 

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This was one of THE most beautiful pieces of children’s theatre I have ever seen... which also made me feel very seen

Audience Member

The most perfect portrayal of what it is like to live in a world not designed for your way of thinking. A must see if you are a child or adult, with or without dyslexia

Audience Member

This piece touched me deeply. It moved me to tears. It was thought provoking, visually captivating and inspiring.

Audience Member

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