IDP x Punchdrunk |The Ministry
MAXINE DOYLE (Punchdrunk) | IDP Northern School of Contemporary Dance | 2026
Costume Andi Walker · Choreographer Maxine Doyle (Punchdrunk) · artistic associate Carl Harrison . photography Elly Welford · Video Kamal Macdonald · Behind the scenes photography Artist’s own
‘The Ministry is an immersive theatrical production created by students on NSCD’s MA Interdisciplinary Dance Performance and Maxine Doyle of Punchdrunk’
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‘Welcome to The Ministry - a group of outsiders looking to understand the world by interrogating the sevens sins for the modern day.
The Ministry is a highly physical, dance and visual theatre work which takes the audience on a journey through danced, spoken and sung sermons to create an evening that is both epic in reach and intimate in experience.
Politics and power, greed and grief, excess and excitement.
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The Ministry has been conceived in response to the beautiful space of Leftbank - a deconsecrated church built in 1907 that is at the heart of the community in Leeds. The grand architecture is the perfect container for The Ministry as they hold a mirror up to the sins of the modern world and ask if there is a way through for all of us.
An eclectic sound world which slides from Vera Lynn to Kanye West with striking visual design in collaboration with Leeds based artist Andi Walker - giving you a sensory experience that will stay with you long after The Ministry has closed its doors.’ - NSCD
