I N P R O D U C T I O N
DV8's projects for 2008
• Our new production, touring spring and autumn 2008 ....
To Be Straight with You
DV8's Artistic Director Lloyd Newson leads a multi-ethnic cast in
a poetic but unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and
sexuality ... all about this show >
a poetic but unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and
sexuality ... all about this show >
TRAILER ....
DV8's new production is based on hundreds of hours of audio interviews collected throughout the UK ... tour, cast and more >
• Our most recent film, directed by Lloyd Newson, is ....
The Cost of Living THE FILM
Stuck in a faded seaside town, street-performers David and Eddie
struggle to find work and romance. Their story is told through dance and dialogue.
struggle to find work and romance. Their story is told through dance and dialogue.
• WINNER of twelve international film awards, including a Rose d'Or and a Prix Italia
• See diary for international showing dates
• New York Times review
• Available in the UK on DVD from all major retailers and from Digital Classics. Release enquiries: dvdenquiries@digitalclassics.co.uk
• See diary for international showing dates
• New York Times review
• Available in the UK on DVD from all major retailers and from Digital Classics. Release enquiries: dvdenquiries@digitalclassics.co.uk
A W A R D S
• All About Dance Award Milano Doc Festival 2007, Milan
• Choreography Media Honors Award Dance Camera West 2007, Los Angeles
• Best of Festival Picture This Film Festival 2006, Calgary
• Time Out Live Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance 2006, London
• Prix Italia 2005, Milan
• Cinedans audience award 2005, Amsterdam
• IMZ Dance Screen 2005, Best Camera Re-work, Brighton
• Rose d'Or 2005, Arts & Specials, Lucerne
• Sette Jury Prize Montreal Festival for Films on Art 2005, Montreal
• Audience Choice Award Festival of Dance Film for the Camera 2005, Brasilia
• Jury Prize Dance on Camera Festival 2005, New York
• Best of VideoDance audience award VideoDance 2004, Athens
• Paula Citron Award Moving Pictures Festival 2004, Toronto
• NOW Audience Choice Award Moving Pictures Festival 2004, Toronto
• Choreography Media Honors Award Dance Camera West 2007, Los Angeles
• Best of Festival Picture This Film Festival 2006, Calgary
• Time Out Live Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance 2006, London
• Prix Italia 2005, Milan
• Cinedans audience award 2005, Amsterdam
• IMZ Dance Screen 2005, Best Camera Re-work, Brighton
• Rose d'Or 2005, Arts & Specials, Lucerne
• Sette Jury Prize Montreal Festival for Films on Art 2005, Montreal
• Audience Choice Award Festival of Dance Film for the Camera 2005, Brasilia
• Jury Prize Dance on Camera Festival 2005, New York
• Best of VideoDance audience award VideoDance 2004, Athens
• Paula Citron Award Moving Pictures Festival 2004, Toronto
• NOW Audience Choice Award Moving Pictures Festival 2004, Toronto
Conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson
35 mins © DV8 Films Ltd 2004
Commissioned by UK's Channel 4 Television
35 mins © DV8 Films Ltd 2004
Commissioned by UK's Channel 4 Television
Loosely adapted from the 2003 stage production
Broadcast in the UK on 29th May 2005
Broadcast in the UK on 29th May 2005
performers...... Jose Maria Alves, Gabriel Castillo, Robin Dingemans,
Tom Hodgson, Eddie Kay, Tanja Liedtke, Eddie Nixon, Kareena Oates,
Rowan Thorpe, David Toole, Vivien Wood
voice over...... John Avery
original music...... Nick Hooper, Paul Charlier, Jonathan Cooper
music supervisor...... Ivan Chandler
production designer...... Suzie Davies
editor...... Stuart Briggs
director of photography...... Cameron Barnett
producer...... Nikki Weston
Tom Hodgson, Eddie Kay, Tanja Liedtke, Eddie Nixon, Kareena Oates,
Rowan Thorpe, David Toole, Vivien Wood
voice over...... John Avery
original music...... Nick Hooper, Paul Charlier, Jonathan Cooper
music supervisor...... Ivan Chandler
production designer...... Suzie Davies
editor...... Stuart Briggs
director of photography...... Cameron Barnett
producer...... Nikki Weston
The Cost of Living was shot on location in Cromer on the Norfolk coast: a typical, old-fashioned and faded English seaside resort. The summer season has petered to an end. An air of desertion hangs over the town. Eddie and David are disillusioned street performers. Eddie is tough, confrontational and not afraid to defend his belief in justice, respect and honesty. David is a dancer who has no legs (as he is in real life), watching him makes you reconsider accepted notions of grace and perfection. He is quietly determined not to let his disabilities or society's prejudices get in his way. A series of inter-linked scenes show Eddie and David's encounters with other people; some are incredibly hard-hitting, others exhilarating because of their sheer physicality.
© 2008 DV8 Physical Theatre
