This autumn sees the arrival of Little Murmur to the West Country. Promising to be a show which explores the world of children with dyslexia, it is pitched as a visual treat for all.

In 2014 a show called Murmur 2.0 by Aakash Odedra Company explored Aakash Odedra’s experience of growing up with dyslexia. The team at The Spark Arts for Children were blown away with the performance and their director Adel Al-Salloum longed to share the piece with children. Adel wanted to enable them to access this story told in the most mesmerising way so by working in partnership with The Spark Arts for Children, Murmur 2.0 was reimagined for young audiences and a new show, Little Murmur, was born.

Little Murmur is a dance theatre show for everyone age 7+, families and schools that features groundbreaking projection, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti.

When 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 truly 'belonged'. Defined by his learning difficulties, not his abilities, dance became his mode of expression.

By combining visual design and technology with dance and humour, Little Murmur explores the warped and exaggerated realities of living in a world you that you struggle to process. And by being based on Aakash’s hugely moving show Murmur 2.0, the stunning visual treat of Little Murmur is an honest and heart felt conversation about the trials and tribulations of living with dyslexia and facing daily challenges.

Based on the true story of one child’s struggle with letters and words, Little Murmur is about facing challenges and overcoming the odds. Over the years, we’ve all faced challenges to overcome the odds and that’s what makes Little Murmur feel so relevant and timely.

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

You can watch Little Murmur at the Bristol Old Vic:

o October 30 – 12pm & 3:30pm

o October 31 - 12pm & 3:30pm

o November 1 - 12pm & 3:30pm

o November 2 - 12pm & 3:30pm

bristololdvic.org.uk