Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that pursues storytelling through primarily physical means.
DV8 are arguably focused on taking risks, aesthetically and physically and their work often breaks down the barriers between dance and theatre to communicating ideas and feelings clearly. DV8 is motivated by artistic inspiration and creative need and I have often found myself returning back to their work for inspiration. Today it was their work ‘The Cost of Living’, a British physical theatre dance film made in 2004 in collaboration with Channel 4. It is an adaptation of their stage production, directed by Lloyd Newson, the founder of DV8 Physical Theatre.
The film uses dance, dialogue and physical theatre to tell the story of two street performers and their interaction with other performers in Cromer, a seaside resort town, at the end of the summer season. The film has won a number of awards.
Watch a short trailer for the film here:
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