★★★★★
‘The show makes me want to work hard at school so I don’t end up like them’
— Teen reviewer
Quintessential new wave, new wonk circus. Experimental, physical, fashionable, and satirical work by Inka and Imogen from Based on Kimberly.
While Ted and Kimberly bask in the delusion of their own stardom, Ryan and Ken rap about hands, an entire bird disco unfolds, and some ideas are simply eaten alive. Built on relentless “yes-saying” and far too many ideas that should have remained killed, Yes Person drags its old darlings back from the grave and back on stage. Part stand-up circus, part performance art, it is a collage of fantastically terrible ideas— shamelessly embarrassing, stupidly high-level.
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Age recommendation: 16+ | Running time: 60 mins
Supported by the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland
Yes Person is the first co-production of the Europe-wide w/ co-production network established within the framework of the Loisto project, funded by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. Loisto is a joint initiative by Zodiak (Center for New Dance), Cirko (Center for New Circus) and Tanssin talo (Dance House Helsinki) and serves as a driving force for the sustainable internationalisation of dance and circus. Partners: Assembly, Edinburgh; Bærum Kulturhus, Bærum; Chamäleon, Berlin; Cirko, Helsinki; Dansinitiativet, Luleå; Dynamo, Odense; Jackson’s Lane, London; La Grainerie, Toulouse; Rigas Cirks, Riga; Subtopia, Stockholm.
Credits
- Concept and Performance: Imogen Huzel, Inka Pehkonen
- Technician: Timm Weber
- Producer: Vilma Juutinen
- Sound Design: Ortansia Rhastoni
- Outside Eyes: Milla Lahtinen, Jason Dupree, My!Laika, Frankie Thompson, Alice Bokaldere
- Dramaturgical Support: Jarkko Lehmus, Geordie Brookman
- Props: Jakob Vonau, Mads Find
- Lighting Design: Kenneth Danielsen
- Video & Photos: Jonathan Morell
- Tshirt Screen Print: S.Ymai / Comidillo
- Co-Production: w/co-production network
- Partners: Assembly / UK, Bærum Kulturhus - Dance South-East Norway / Norway, Chamäleon Berlin / Germany, Cirko / Finland, Dansinitiativet / Sweden, Dynamo / Denmark, La Grainerie / France, Jacksons Lane / UK, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern / Sweden, Rigas Cirks / Latvia, Subtopia / Sweden
- Supported By: Subtopia, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, European Union' and the Goethe-Institut, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation