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Thu, Nov 12 thru
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YBCA and San Francisco Performances Present
DV8 Physical Theatre
To Be Straight With You
(Note: There will be no late seating for this performance.)

SPECIAL OFFER!
DV8 To Be Straight With You ticketholders may purchase 2-for-1 tickets to Lay of the Land, a funny and sharp-knifed look at the State of the Queer Union by internationally acclaimed solo performer Tim Miller, at YBCA Nov 20-21. Call 415.978.ARTS or visit the YBCA Box Office for details. Sorry, but discounted tickets to Lay of the Land may not be purchased online.

V.I.P. entrance to Big Idea Night
Following the Sat Nov 14 performance of DV8, audience members enjoy V.I.P. entrance to Big Idea Night—no waiting in lines, plus “spiritual guidance” by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence! Big Idea Night is YBCA’s FREE late-night arts and community bash, featuring visual art exhibitions, films, music, food and cocktails.

Watch a trailer for To Be Straight With You:

“Hard-hitting and passionate, you will not be able to resist this life affirming show.”— The Guardian, London

A leader in Britain’s contemporary dance scene, London's DV8 Physical Theatre presents To Be Straight With You, an explosive multimedia dance theater piece that examines tolerance, intolerance, religion and homosexuality in the UK. DV8’s multi-ethnic cast brings to life stories gleaned from hundreds of hours of audio interviews. Every word spoken on stage comes directly from the interviewees, many of whom requested anonymity for fear of reprisal from their own communities. A poignant and visceral theatrical experience that will resonate with San Francisco audiences as gay marriage continues to be a hot-button issue in American politics. (Running Time: 81 minutes, no intermission)

RELATED EVENTS

Nov 8, 2009: Screening: Two Videos By DV8 Physical Theatre
Nov 13, 2009: Pre-Show Discussion with Lloyd Newson, Artistic Director of DV8 Physical Theatre • FREE
Nov 14, 2009: Screening: The Cost of Living • FREE

OPEN AUDITION

DV8 Physical Theatre Open Audition
Fri, Nov 13, 9 am–2:30 pm
FREE • YBCA Forum
Please note that the audition starts promptly at 9 am and latecomers will not be admitted.
An exceptional opportunity for male and female dancers to audition for the re-staging/tour of Strange Fish (late 2010 into 2011) and a new work to be researched in 2010 and developed and toured in 2011/12. Details [PDF]

Questions should be directed to dv8@artsadmin.co.uk

Support of DV8 Physical Theatre’s US/Canadian tour of To Be Straight With You provided by the British Council

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DV8 Physical Theatre

DV8 Physical Theatre was formed in 1986 and is led by Lloyd Newson. The company has won 19 awards over the last 5 years for it's stage and film works, including a Prix Italia and the Rose D’Or. DV8 Physical Theatre's work is about taking risks, aesthetically and physically, about breaking down the barriers between dance, theatre and personal politics and, above all, communicating ideas and feelings clearly and unpretentiously. It is determined to be radical yet accessible, and to take its work to as wide an audience as possible.

DV8 is motivated by artistic inspiration and creative need: these, rather than financial, organizational and touring demands dictate the creation of new works. Great emphasis is placed on the process by which new work is created. The company has fought successfully for funding to cover lengthy research and development periods in order to maintain rigorous artistic integrity and quality in each new project. For every one of its works since 1987, DV8 has commissioned set designers and living composers to help investigate the relationship between body, architecture and music. The focus of the creative approach is on reinvesting dance with meaning, particularly where this has been lost through formalised techniques.

DV8's work inherently questions the traditional aesthetics and forms which pervade both modern and classical dance, and attempts to push beyond the values they reflect to enable discussion of wider and more complex issues.

DV8 (Dance and Video 8)'s strong commitment to film and video continues. This reflects its ongoing interest in how two primarily visual media can enhance one another and reach a crossover audience from within both forms. The company's reputation relies on pushing its own boundaries and on the constant re-examination of the roles and relationships of men and women in our society. Its policy insists on the importance of challenging our preconceptions of what dance can, and should, address.

Lloyd Newsom (Artistic Director): 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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Why can't I even find out how much a ticket would cost? The web site is beautiful and all, but I just want to know if there are tickets still available and how much they cost.

Joe Cunningham said on Nov 14

Yes, the previous commenter is right. This site makes it awfully hard to buy a ticket, which I think YBCA would also like, right?

L. Okuhn said on Nov 14

THE YBCA web site makes it very difficult to buy tickets. I just spent 20 minutes navigating and still can't find a way to buy on-line tickets for DV8 tonight. This should be the easiest thing to do not the most difficult. Thanks .

RobertLeone said on Nov 14

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GAURAV BUDHIRAJA said on Nov 11

@Candace There will be a pre-show discussion with Lloyd Newson on Fri, Nov 13. Hope you can make it! More details at http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=10174

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Why can't I even find out how much a ticket would cost? The web site is beautiful and all, but I just want to know if there are tickets still available and how much they cost.

Joe Cunningham said on Nov 14

Yes, the previous commenter is right. This site makes it awfully hard to buy a ticket, which I think YBCA would also like, right?

L. Okuhn said on Nov 14

THE YBCA web site makes it very difficult to buy tickets. I just spent 20 minutes navigating and still can't find a way to buy on-line tickets for DV8 tonight. This should be the easiest thing to do not the most difficult. Thanks .

RobertLeone said on Nov 14

i want 2 join contemporary classess in new delhiiii...suggest me any centre for thissss

GAURAV BUDHIRAJA said on Nov 11

@Candace There will be a pre-show discussion with Lloyd Newson on Fri, Nov 13. Hope you can make it! More details at http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=10174

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