LOL (Lots of Love)
presented by luca silvestrini's protein dance company
- When?
- Wednesday 14 March 2012, 19.30
- Where?
- Ivy Arts Centre
- Open to:
- Staff, Students, Public
- Admission price:
- £12, £10 senior citizens, University staff, £7 students, concessions
- Tickets:
- Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk
Known for mining witty and profound dance theatre from everyday life, Luca Silvestrini's award-winning Protein has struck dance gold with LOL (Lots of Love).
In an age of electronic communication this timely, critically acclaimed production puts its six dancers on a quest to find romance.
Against a video wall of dozens of screen-gazing individuals, Protein's cyber souls stylishly nail the language of life online. Talking and dancing at speed, they tackle the baffling etiquette of electronic discourse, make hilarious straight-to-the-audience confessions, and dance the psychical equivalent of poking and tweeting, With video animation by Rachel Davies and original music by Andy Pink, these ingredients conjure a razor-sharp commentary on out Facebook society, and an affecting rendering of human need.
Nominated for a Theatre Awards UK award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
Commissioned by DanceEast, Greenwich Dance and The Place and supported by South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell.
"Luca Silvestrini is the sharpest of comic choreographer. And what makes this his best creation to date is not only the sparkle of the comedy, but the poignancy with which it is infused." - Judith Mackrell, The Guardian ****
"Savvy, highly entertaining dance theatre... it had a potent even poignant charm." - Donald Hutera, The Times ****