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Joan Clevillé Dance's Plan B for Utopia was received with unanimous critical acclaim at the Fringe at Dance Base, gathering seven **** reviews and playing to sold-out audiences:
JOAN CLEVILLÉ DANCE: PLAN B for Utopia
‘Plan B for Utopia is a beautifully constructed show: laugh out loud, serious, profoundly silly, and a joy from start to finish’ ★★★★ The Skinny
Plan B for Utopia is a playful dance theatre work by Dundee-based company Joan Clevillé Dance.
Charismatic performers Solène Weinachter (Scottish Dance Theatre, Gecko) and John Kendall (balletLORENT) explore the notion of utopia and the role that imagination and creativity can play as a driving force for change in our personal and collective lives.
Plan B for Utopia is a show about how we choose to live our lives: about having a dream, giving it up and trying again, but above all, it’s a story about friendship. Mixing dance, theatre and storytelling with a good dose of humour, the performance features classic songs like ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, ‘When you Wish Upon a Star’ and ‘What a Wonderful World'. The work is a fresh and original combination of dance, theatre and storytelling, featuring two versatile and charismatic performers. Breaking the fourth wall (and with a good dose of humour), the work creates an intimate space for play and reflection where audience and performers can ‘meet’ in a common endeavour to re-imagine the world.
The performance is accessible to a wide range of audiences and particularly suitable for young adults. Featuring music by Judy Garland, John Lennon and Louis Armstrong among others, the soundtrack of the work shows how the idea of utopia is embedded in our everyday lives and popular culture.
Joan Clevillé Dance is an independent dance company based in Scotland, creating work that challenges the conventional boundaries between dance and theatre and is rooted in the fascination for human nature and the world we live in.
“Plan B for Utopia is a beautifully constructed show: laugh out loud, serious, profoundly silly, and a joy from start to finish" The Skinny
Duration: 60mins Age recommendation: 11+
Start time 7:30pm (doors 6:45pm), tickets £12 (OAPs £10, under 18s £6).
Joan Clevillé Dance's Plan B for Utopia was received with unanimous critical acclaim at the Fringe at Dance Base, gathering seven **** reviews and playing to sold-out audiences:
‘You have a plan, and then you don’t. You have a dream, and then you wake up. You fall in love, and your heart gets broken. The question is: do you pick up the pieces and try again?’
Joan Clevillé Dance is an independent dance company based in Scotland, creating work that challenges the conventional boundaries between dance and theatre and is rooted in the fascination for human nature and the world we live in.
Plan B for Utopia is a playful dance theatre work exploring the notion of utopia and the role that imagination and creativity can play as a driving force for change in our personal and collective lives. Mixing dance, theatre and storytelling, the piece creates an intimate space where audience and performers can engage in a common endeavour to re-imagine the world. Accompanying music includes Louis Armstrong, Cliff Edwards, Judy Garland, Gordon Lorenz Orchestra, Willy Mason and MyMy.
Premiered during the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the work was selected for the 2016 British Dance Edition showcase and premiered at the Internationale Tanzmesse in September 2016.
‘Clevillé gets it all very, very right. Every word, every wonderful facial expression, every bodily movement that performer Solène Weinachter makes is a gift to the audience.’ The Scotsman
‘Despite the topic, the show is hilarious – and honest. It presents no easy answers, but the conclusion is bittersweet rather than sad. This thoughtful and perceptive show will haunt you for days.’ The Skinny
‘Life-affirming dance theatre and really funny’, ‘#mustsee’, ‘Everyone in the world should see Plan B for Utopia! It's the most beautiful work I have ever seen, thank you!’. Audience members.