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Straight With Curves - 1995
"Another wickedly comical satire" The Irish Times
"Imaginative, original and extremely energetic" Irish Independent
"Sensational but in the best possible taste. Don’t miss it." Evening Herald
- Choreographer:
- David Bolger
- Composer:
- Kenneth Edge
- Lighting Designer:
- Paul Keogan
- Costume Designer:
- Helen McCusker
- Original Cast:
- David Bolger, James Hosty, Liz Roche
- Premiere Date:
- 22 November 1995
- Premiere Venue:
- Project Arts Centre, Dublin
- Other Perfs:
- Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny (2 Mar '96)
- Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick (4-5 Mar '96)
- Firkin Crane, Cork (6 Mar '96)
- An Taibhdhearc, Galway (8/9 Mar '96)
- Backstage Theatre, Longford (13 Mar ' 96)
- Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh (15/16 Mar ' 96)
- Spring Loaded Festival, The Place Theatre, London (25 Mar '96)
- L'IMAGINAIRE IRLANDAIS, La Belle Friche, Marseilles (Oct ' 96)(through Project Arts Centre)
- Belfast Festival at Queens, Old Museum Arts Centre, (18-23 Nov '96)
- Firkin Crane, Cork (27 Nov '96)
- Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford (28 Nov '96)
- Project Arts Centre, Dublin (29/30 Nov '96)
- International Dublin Theatre Symposium, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin (15 Jan ' 99)
- No of Perfs:
- 29
- Synopsis:
- STRAIGHT WITH CURVES is a combination of dance and theatrical images exploring sexuality, power and relationships. Inspired by the works of Rodin, the piece studies the moving body as it adapts to new situations and the environments which surround it.