DV8 Physical Theatre
Thursday–Saturday
November 12–14
8pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$39/$27
Co-presented with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Please come early—the performance will start on time and there is no late seating.
Recommended for ages 16 and above.
Hard-hitting and passionate.
—The Guardian (UK)
Program
To Be Straight With You
RELATED EVENTS:
Sunday Nov. 8, 2pm: 2 Videos by DV8 Physical Theatre ($8)
Friday Nov. 13, 7pm: Pre-show talk with Lloyd Newson, Artistic Director of DV8 Physical Theatre (FREE)
Saturday Nov. 14, 7pm: Screening of The Cost of Living by Lloyd Newson (FREE)
About This Performance
San Francisco Performances and YBCA join forces to present England’s DV8 Physical Theatre, which returns with the Bay Area premiere of Artistic Director Lloyd Newson’s poetic and unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and homosexuality. Inspired by hundreds of hours of interviews with people directly affected by these issues, To Be Straight With You includes dance, text, documentary, animation and film.
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Artist Biography
DV8 Physical Theatre was formed in 1986 and is led by Lloyd Newson. The company has produced 16 highly acclaimed dance pieces, which have toured internationally, and five award-winning films for television.
Lloyd Newson's work since 1986 as the Director of DV8 Physical Theatre has had a dynamic impact on contemporary dance by challenging the traditional aesthetics and forms which pervade most modern and classical dance.
An important aspect of this challenge is his personal rejection of abstraction in dance with his concentration on connecting meaning to movement and in addressing current social issues.
His stage and film work with DV8 has consistently received major international awards. His recent film, The Cost of Living, won a Prix Italia and a Rose D'or.
Newson's interest in dance arose while studying psychology and social work at Melbourne University, an interest that led to a full scholarship at London Contemporary Dance School.
He danced and/or choreographed with many companies — including Modern Dance Ensemble, Impluse Dance Theatre/New Zealand Ballet Company, One Extra Dance Theatre and Extemporary Dance Theatre — before forming his own company.
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