Royce Hall at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
UCLA Live welcomes groundbreaking British performance group DV8 Physical Theatre to Royce Hall for the West Coast debut of To Be Straight With You. Blending dance with spoken word, recorded sound, video and animation, the show explores tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality, incorporating ideas and material gathered through interviews with 85 people from all walks of life.
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The last date listed for DV8 Physical Theatre: To Be Straight With You was Saturday November 7, 2009 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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I was not happy with Goldstar on this event. The ticket was marked lower in price than I was charged (i.e. Goldstar charged me 27 plus 7 handling fee and the actual ticket was 24.) This means I ended up paying a 10.- handling fee. Also, my seat was far off to the left and I had a hard time seeing throughout the show. Top it off with 10 $ parking and this was not a customer friendly transaction.
Absolutely amazing performance! So detailed and well-thought out. Very moving. Went in expecting more dance but was not disappointed due to all other technical aspects of the show.
I guess I wanted more dance and less talk, especially when I couldn't understand a lot of what was being said because of the various accents the characters had.
Regarded as one of the nation's finest concert halls, Royce Hall was the original building on the UCLA campus, completed in 1929. Restored and remodeled after the 1994 earthquake, Royce Hall Auditorium is the primary home of the nation's leading performing arts presenter.
Website: http://www.uclalive.org/Event.asp?Event_ID=654
West Coast Premiere
The radical DV8 never shies away from the taboo. In its daring To Be Straight With You, artistic director Lloyd Newson leads a multi-ethnic cast in a poetic but unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality. Drawing on 85 interviews—with the pious and apostate, straight and gay, activist and mere passer-by—Newson merges dance with spoken word, recorded sound, video and animation. The result is a controversial piece that demands to know how modern society will reconcile faith and human rights.
DV8 Physical Theatre was formed in 1986 and has been led since its inception by Lloyd Newson. The company has produced 16 highly acclaimed dance pieces, which have toured internationally, and four award-winning films for television.
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