Details
Cliched, choreographed by Lisette Foster and performed by 10 dancers, explores what happens when cliches are stripped of their meaning and given new ones. Featured music includes Mendelssohn's 'The Wedding March', Bernard Hermann's theme from 'Psycho', Serge Gainsbourg's 'Je t'aime...moi non plus', and 'The Can Can' as well as more musical 'cliches' that are given unexpected choreographic treatment. Mind The Gap is a new piece of writing about two young people trying to find their place in the world. Their means of achieving that are by playing games that expose their past, present and future. But will they manage to skip the gap of their futile youth? Or will they get caught in a never ending circle that leads them to nowhere? The play is written in a quirky and energetic manner. Scenes are short and dynamic. Just like that sentence was. Even more so. Like that. Cliche an overused expression or idea. What happens when clichés are stripped from their meaning and being given new ones? Can Mendelssohn’s wedding march ever be used for the unhappiest day of your life? Will the Jaws theme tune ever signify anything less frightening or are there plenty more fish in the sea? Following critics’ choice in Time Out, SRDG return to the Blue Elephant with an exploration of the oldest phrases in the books...
Creatives/Company
Company(s): Sebastian Rex Dance Group (Cliched), Acting Like Mad (Mind the Gap)
Choreographer: Lisette Foster (Cliched)
Author: Sebastian Rex (Mind the Gap)
Director: Maria Prevelli (Mind the Gap)