When the Clarion Came to Call

Produced and presented by Strange Fictions / Stefan Jovanović Kaasa
 

When the Clarion Came to Call
by Stefan Jovanović Kaasa

In this audacious solo performance by artist and somatic traumatologist Stefan Jovanović Kaasa, myth meets movement in a ritual that resists categorisation and demands to be felt before understood. The clarion, a winged healer, emerges from the shadows bearing messages of warning and transformation.

Combining dance, physical theatre, spoken word, storytelling and song, When the Clarion Came to Call unfolds in the round across nine archetypal chapters. It channels the cyclical nature of trauma and healing, tracing the fractured lines between accountability and the possibility of renewal. At its centre is the clarion—a mystical bird-being and symbol of queer resilience—inviting audiences into a shared space of reckoning, intimacy and the phantasmagorical.

Although fully scripted, this work is dynamically shaped by the presence of each audience and the collective energy of gathering. Without requiring active participation, you are invited to engage with your total attention—bringing your full self, just as you are. The piece blurs the line between theatre and ritual, myth and memory, performer and witness. The clarion does not explain. It calls.

This Cockpit UK premiere marks the debut of Strange Fictions, Jovanović Kaasa’s new performance company, previously known as Studio Stefan Jovanović. Under that name, his past works include Constellations (Sadler’s Wells, Lilian Baylis Studio, 2019) and Drumming in the Hall of the Mountain (Derby Festé, 2022).

Friday 31 October – Saturday 1 November, 7:30pm

Creative Team:
Created, written and performed by Stefan Jovanović Kaasa
Music Composition & Sound Design: Adam Kaasa
Song Lyrics by Stefan Jovanović Kaasa
Lighting Design & Production Coordination: Seth Rook Williams
Costume Design: Curtis Oland
Set Design: Stefan Jovanović Kaasa
Hair & Make-Up Design: Hamilton Stansfield
Outside Eye: Eva Martinez
Movement Direction: Stephanie McMann
Photography: Camilla Greenwell
Video/Film: Daniel Chan - Dan Visuals

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
With additional production support from Space Clarence Mews, Royal College of Art, FABRIC, A—Z, Turning Earth, Ben Sutton, and Matt’s Gallery.

http://strangefictions.com

Friday 31 October and Saturday 1 November 2025 - 7:30pm