DV8 - Can we talk about this? - October 2011

Co-produced with Théâtre de la Ville and Festival d’Automne, Paris, National Theatre of Great Britain and Dansens Hus Stockholm.

CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY Lloyd Newson
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR / COMPANY MANAGER Elizabeth Mischler
CHOREOGRAPHY Lloyd Newson and the performers
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT / CHOREOGRAPHY ASSISTANTS Ermira Goro, Hannes Langolf, Ira Mandela Siobhan
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Anna Fleischle
LIGHTING DESIGN Beky Stoddart
VIDEO ARTIST Tim Reid
PERFORMERS Joy Constantinides, Lee Davern, Kim-Jomi Fischer, Ermira Goro, Hannes Langolf, Samir M’Kirech, Christina May, Seeta Patel, Anwar Russell, Ira Mandela Siobhan
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jamie Maisey
TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER Tom Pattullo
STAGE Matt Davis
SOUND Adam Hooper
LIGHTING Richard Godin
VIDEO PROGRAMMER / OPERATOR Tim Reid
SET CONSTRUCTION Rocket Scenery
COSTUME ASSISTANT Ilona Karas
RESEARCHERS Lisa Martinson and Lloyd Newson with Ankur Bahl, Sheherzad Kaleem, Anshu Rastogi

Le spectacle commence fort.
Le danseur interroge la salle (je cite de mémoire, la phrase n’est pas exacte) ‘who feels morally superior to the talibans ?’.

Quelques mains éparses se lèvent dans la salle.

Puis, l’acteur / danseur explique ce que sont les talibans, leur vision des femmes, de l’éducation et de la culture. Il nous demande pourquoi si peu de personnes se sentent moralement supérieures aux talibans.

Commence alors une danse hypnotique et un discours direct sur l’islamisme radical, le politiquement correct, la peur dans nos sociétés démocratiques. C’est direct, fort, et violent.
Discours, danse, vidéo, extraits d’interviews. Témoignages de morts, de violence, de vie sous protection. Abandon de la liberté de parole par nos démocraties.

Photo: DV8 – Seeta Patel © Oliver Manzi – 2011

Le spectacle termine fort.
Dans une pantomime pour sourds et muets, un acteur/danseur parle de l’ONU et de l’impossibilité de la critique, de la non existence de la liberté de parole. Je me sens comme un sourd muet devant le monde qui m’échappe. Je ne suis qu’un spectateur.

Je pense à la peur qui habite aujourd’hui bien des salariés d’entreprise qui n’osent parler à leurs chefs, qui n’osent dire l’univers presque carceral que peut devenir l’entreprise. Je pense à la pauvreté du débat politique en France, à la censure qui s’exerce, d’autant plus terrible que créée par nous tous.
Je n’ose penser à beaucoup d’autres situations pour les hommes et femmes qui vivent aujourd’hui dans nos sociétés libres. Terrible Lloyd Newson, terrible DV8.

Je dors mal cette nuit.

Photo: DV8 – Kim-Jomi Fischer & Hannes Langolf © Oliver Manzi – 2011

INTERVIEW EDITING Ankur Bahl and Lloyd Newson with the company PRELIMINARY SOUND EDITING Hannes Langolf with Rachel Phillips, Anshu Rastogi, Wendy Houstoun, Helena Arenbergerová SOUND EDITING John Avery HONEYFORD SOUND MIX Gareth Fry VOICEOVER ARTISTS Shiv Grewal, Chetna Pandya, Bruno Roubicek EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Eva Pepper OPERATIONS MANAGER Louise Eltringham ADMINISTRATIVE CO-ORDINATOR Amy Jane Clewes WEBSITE Feast Creative PRESS CONTACT: dv8press@artsadmin.co.uk FINANCIAL SERVICES Nancy Rossi COMANY ACCOUNTANTS Breckman & Co COMPANY INSURERS Gordon & Co REGULAR COMPANY TEACHERS Denzil Bailey, Raymond Chai, Kerry Nicholls, Lauren Potter, Patricia Rianne, Deborah Saxon, Vivien Wood COMPANY VOCAL COACH Melanie Pappenheim VOCAL TEACHERS Jacquie Crago, Barbara Houseman BOARD OF TRUSTEES Andrew Barnett (Chair), Shreela Ghosh, Mark Godfrey, Kelly Johnson, Conor Marren, Kate Mayne, Lloyd Newson, Nick Nuttgens, Sita Popat SOURCED MATERIAL Tariq Ali/The Bandung File; BBC Worldwide Limited; Beeld en Geluid; Chameleon Television; Channel 4; Pat Condell; EUX.TV; Freemantle Media; Mehdi Hasan, Senior Political Editor, New Statesman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUuhD3TysRc ); Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates; ITN Source; Fil Kaler; Zyed Krichen; Mentorn Media; One Law for All; Orwell Trust; Press TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF3V7r1iACw); United Nations, Information Service; 92nd Y Street Debate MUSIC CREDITS ‘3 x 2 (exit)’, Composed and performed by Aix Em Klemm, Published by Lidmusic (BMI), Courtesy of Kranky, Ltd.; ‘Zeros and Ones (Aphex Twin Reconstruction)’, Performed by Jesus Jones, Written by Michael James Edwards, EMI Publishing; ‘Ambelio’ by Arovane; ‘Solo’, Composed and performed Ludovico Einaudi, Ponderosa; ‘Tree Song’, Performed by René Aubry, Lyrics : Carolyn Carlson, C and P 1988 HOPI MESA; ‘Ausencia’, Lyrics: Teofilo CHANTRE, Music: Goran BREGOVIC, © Universal Music Publishing / Africa Nostra; ‘Chimeras’, Composed and performed by Tim Hecker, Published by Tim Hecker (SOCAN), Appears Courtesy of Kranky, Ltd.; ‘Slowmot’, Written by K. VITA (aka Konstantinos Barbopoulos), Published by D-Version Music Publishing Ltd, Performed by K. Vita; ‘Look After Yourself’ by Last Days from the album « These Places are Now Ruins » on n5MD. www.lastdaysmusic.co.uk; ‘Ek Bewafa Se Pyar Kiya’, Performed by Lata Mangeshkar; ‘Rorschach’, Composed and performed by loscil, Published by Scott Morgan (SOCAN), Courtesy of Kranky, Ltd.; ‘Thieves’, Written and performed by Maserati, Courtesy of Temporary Residence Ltd.; ‘Carbonated’ by Mount Kimbie, Hotflush Recordings; ‘Piano’ (from ‘My Last 10 Hours With You’), Written and performed by Jason Sweeney; ‘Round & Round No.8, Green/Yellow’ by Helen Ottaway, www.artmusic.org.uk; ‘The Letter’ by Pale 3. Composers: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Publishing: X-Filme Creative Pool, Edition Kicking K, Edition PowerBlue; ‘Patinage’, Performed by Swod, written & produced by Oliver Doerell and Stephan Wöhrmann, taken from the album « Sekunden » (City Centre Offices, 2007), used with kind permission, www.city-centre-offices.de, www.sowd-music.de