CRONE ALONE

Crone Alone, is a solo from Liz Aggiss,‘grand dame of anarchic dance’ and ‘enfant terrible’ of the bus pass generation. Driving herself mad with questions on female hysteria, value and worth, this work is a ‘mindfield’ of unexploded ordinance, angst and deviation. Whilst zigzagging towards the finish line, her aging body testifying to its limitations, Liz Aggiss dissects performance palaver, whilst her inner unruly crone blazes with clipped dances, poetic outbursts, backchat, delusions of grandeur, and a horse! 

“…..inimitable presence – equal parts Weimar cabaret host, dada dancer, rogue feminist and end-of-pier prankster – feels as fresh now as it did when she started out four decades ago.” 
Sanjay Roy The Guardian June 2022

“You can’t take your eyes off her…..she’s charismatic to the point of perplexing. Her genius is herself though. What she offers is so genuine……personal, purposeful and profound.”Mathew Paluch Seeing Dance June 2022

The original research for Crone Alone began during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and was funded by Arts Council of England with support from: Dance4, South East Dance, Yorkshire Dance, Sadlers Wells, EHU, University of Chichester. Post pandemic a 20 minute extract was previewed at Elixir Sadlers Wells in 2022. In 2023 Liz Aggiss was out of action and finally accepted her hip needs replacing. In 2024 her hip was replaced. In 2025 she returned to reworking Crone Alone.