DV8 performer Hannes Langolf, image © Ben Hopper
DV8 Physical Theatre is a groundbreaking theatre company that produces original and provocative dance-theatre shows based on socio-political issues, whose goal is to take the audience out of their comfort zone. The company, founded in 1986, has produced seventeen dance pieces, all of them highly acclaimed and performed on international tours, as well as four television films that have won several prizes. Led by Lloyd Newson, one of today’s most influential theatre artists, the shows bridge dance, text, theatre and cinema and resist classification.
The new work by DV8 Physical Theatre, John, has taken months of research and preparation. The company’s artistic director, Lloyd Newson, interviewed nearly 50 men, and their stories of love, sex and personal struggle have come together to offer a vision of the world unknown to most of us.
This new dance-theatre production is linked to the two previous shows by DV8: To Be Straight With You (Grand Prix de la Danse, 2009, Paris) and Can We Talk About This? (Helpmann Award for the best dance show, 2012, Sidney; best production of the year, Tanz magazine, 2012, Germany).
The show lasts 90 minutes and has text in English and subtitles in Catalan. This is an adult show and minimum age for admission is 18 years.
For tickets and further information please consult the Mercat de les Flors website.
Ticket price: €25