Love and War

In his startling new work Mark Bruce uses theatre-in-the-round and a soundtrack including Sparklehorse, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and György Ligeti, to plunge the imagination into a raw arena of the otherworld. Time shifts and figures from myth and ritual collide; Gods emerge amongst frenzied cheerleaders, murderous strangers, dogs of war and bedraggled homecoming queens, in a heart-searching dance work of savage beauty.

Love and War is the Mark Bruce Company’s latest full-length production since its critically acclaimed Sea of Bones.  “Bruce’s choreography has never looked more inventive, with classically based moves twisted into ferocious gestures of destruction or strung out into decadent ennui. The dancers are excellent.”  (Sea of Bones) 
The Guardian

Premiere: 7 May 2010 at the Tobacco Factory Theatre, Mayfest

Choreography and Direction: Mark Bruce
Cast: Greig Cooke,  Eleanor Duval, Darren Ellis, Joanne Fong, Caroline Hotchkiss, Elizabeth Mischler, Ino Riga
Light: Guy Hoare
Design: Marian Bruce
Artwork for Stage: Paul Boswell, Rachel Macleay, Marian Bruce
Costume Maker: Lucia Snell
Special Effect: Pickled Image and Max Humphries
Designer’s Assistant/Supervisor: Luned Aaron

Running Time: 70 minutes, no interval
Suitable for Ages 13+