As DV8 Physical Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary, artistic director Lloyd Newson has decided to take time out from the company to reflect and think about the future.
As of January 2016, DV8 have put on hold the production of new work. Read the full statement on the company website here.
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. Led by Lloyd Newson, DV8 was formed in 1986 by an independent collective of dancers who had become frustrated and disillusioned with the preoccupations and direction of most dance. It has now produced sixteen highly acclaimed dance pieces and which have toured internationally, and four award-winning films for television.
Since 1987, DV8 has commissioned set designers and living composers for its works, helping 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. Thematically, DV8 insists on the importance of challenging our preconceptions of what dance can, and should, address.
“You will never see anything like a work by Lloyd Newson…bold, involving and utterly unique. Hannes Langolf’s central performance is simply devastating in its impact and empathy… If you see it, you will never forget it.“
Daily Telegraph (JOHN – 2014)
“A brilliant piece of theatre… it crosses the boundaries of dance, documentary drama and sound. It sits somewhere in its own space… a rare experience… extraordinary.”
Sydney Morning Herald (Can We Talk About This? – 2011)
“Every so often, a performance comes along that not only reconfigures the limits of the form, but also redefines and rearticulates how we see the world… Without a doubt, it is one of the most important works of our age. Go.”
Time Out Sydney (Can We Talk About This? – 2011)
“DV8…have always been well ahead of the game. Now, just at a point when others are catching up, Newson reinvents the rules… you will not be able to resist this brave, life-affirming show.”
The Guardian (To Be Straight With You – 2008)
“Profoundly political and personally devastating…DV8’s defiant grammar of dance and physical movement provides a liberating language of corporeal joy.”
Irish Times (To Be Straight With You – 2008)
Date | Title | Venue | City |
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9–19 December 2015 | JOHN | Festival d'Automne | Paris |
2–4 December 2015 | JOHN | Le Grand T | Nantes |
22–24 October 2015 | JOHN | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Leeds |
15–17 October 2015 | JOHN | Teatros del Canal | Madrid |
12–13 March 2015 | JOHN | The Grand | Blackpool |
26–27 February 2015 | JOHN | The Lowry | Salford |
19–21 February 2015 | JOHN | Mercat De Les Flors | Barcelona |
13–14 February 2015 | JOHN | Equilibrio Festival | Rome |
4–6 February 2015 | JOHN | Warwick Arts Centre | |
28–29 January 2015 | JOHN | Brighton Dome | Brighton |
30 October 2014 – 13 January 2015 | JOHN | National Theatre | London |
23–24 October 2014 | JOHN | Playhouse | Liverpool |
12–15 October 2014 | JOHN | Onassis Cultural Centre | Athens |
1–3 October 2014 | JOHN | Trafo | Budapest |
10–12 September 2014 | JOHN | Biennale de la Danse de Lyon | Lyon |
5–9 August 2014 | JOHN | ImPulsTanz, Vienna International Dance Festival | Vienna |
30 January 2014 | Lloyd Newson | The Cost of Living | Toynbee Studios | |
31 May – 3 June 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Teatro Canal | Madrid |
24–26 May 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Corn Exchange | Brighton |
18–19 May 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | The Lowry | Salford |
11–13 May 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Dansens hus | Oslo |
3–5 May 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Mercat de los Flors | Barcelona |
6–8 April 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | LG Arts Centre | Seoul |
9–28 March 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | National Theatre | London |
2 March 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Španski borci | Ljubljana |
22–24 February 2012 | Can We Talk About This? | Trafo | Budapest |
8–11 December 2011 | Can We Talk About This? | Onassis Cultural Center | Athens |
1–2 December 2011 | Can We Talk About This? | Schauspielhaus, | Cologne |
9–11 November 2011 | Can We Talk About This? | Warwick Arts Centre | Coventry |
3–5 November 2011 | Can We Talk About This? | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Leeds |
8 November 2010 | Can We Talk About This? | National Theatre | London |
2–5 December 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Harbourfront Centre | Toronto |
26–27 November 2009 | To Be Straight With You | National Arts Centre | Ottawa |
18–20 November 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Lobero Theater, UCSB | Santa Barbara |
12–14 November 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Yerba Buena Arts Centre | San Francisco |
6–7 November 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Royce Hall, UCLA | Los Angeles |
21–23 October 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Grand Opera House | Belfast |
15–16 October 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Schauspielhaus | Cologne |
7–8 October 2009 | To Be Straight With You | Hall For Cornwall | Truro |
30 September – 3 October 2009 | To Be Straight With You | O'Reilly Theatre | Dublin |
20–22 November 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Dansenhus | Stockholm |
30 October – 9 November 2008 | To Be Straight With You | National Theatre | London |
22–25 October 2008 | To Be Straight With You | MAC Creteil | Paris |
9–10 October 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Carolina Performing Arts | University of North Carolina, NC |
9–10 October 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Carolina Performing Arts | North Carolina |
2–4 October 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Peak Performances | Montclair University, NJ |
26–27 September 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Hopkins Center | Dartmouth College, NH |
27–28 June 2008 | To Be Straight With You | The Lowry | Salford |
20–22 June 2008 | Theaterhaus Gessnerallee | Zurich | |
4–7 June 2008 | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Leeds | |
21–24 May 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Warwick Arts Centre | Coventry |
8–10 May 2008 | To Be Straight With You | Northern Stage | Newcastle |
30 April – 3 May 2008 | To Be Straight with You | Oxford Playhouse | Oxford |
24–25 April 2008 | To Be Straight with You | Sherman Theatre | Cardiff |
11–12 April 2008 | To Be Straight with You | Nottingham Playhouse | Nottingham |
13–16 March 2008 | To Be Straight with You | Dunstan Playhouse | Adelaide |
6–8 December 2007 | To Be Straight with You | Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Berlin |
19–22 April 2007 | The Cost Of Living | Helsinki | |
11 April – 7 May 2007 | The Cost Of Living | TBC | Paris |
25 April 2006 | The Cost of Living | Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas | Buenos Aires |