Dear Body

Year of Production

2008

A witty satire on fixation with body image and body care, Dear Body picks up where B for Body left off, continuing that most private dialogue of all, the one we have with ourselves.

Dear Body explores the great lengths to which men and women will go to achieve physical perfection. On a set by Fabrice Serafino, somewhere between a gym and a spa, with video, graphics and a specially commissioned score by David Coulter, this full-length work explores both the aspirations and the nightmares of the keep-fit fanatic.

With distinctive animation by award-winning film-maker Rachel Davies, Dear Body is played out by six company dancers and an ensemble cast of participants drawn from across the local community.

Running time: 70 minutes

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Reviews

"Performances are very good, especially Sally Marie... her speech of triumph rings with genuine pathos."
Jenny Gilbert, Independent on Sunday.
"Luca Silvestrini's surreal, cartooning wit finds its ideal subject in Dear Body"
Judith Mackrell, The Guardian
"Dear Body is a satirical mortar shell... buy a ticket"
The Observer
"The only time I have found contemporary dance funny"
Brian Eno

Cast

Sally Marie

Production Credits

Conceived and Directed by
Devised and performed by 
Design by
Music directed and composed by
Lighting design by
Film and animation by
Photos by
Co-produced by
Commissioned by
Support from

Tour History

South Bank Centre, London

28 & 29 April 2009

Hextable Dance, Kent

19 March 2009

Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

17 March 2009

Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales

12 March 2009

The Atkinson, Southport

5 March 2009

Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

3 April 2009

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

28 February 2009

Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury

24 February 2009

Lyceum, Sheffield

11 February 2009

The Courtyard, Hereford

5 February 2009

Lakeside Arts, Nottingham

3 February 2009

South Hill Park, Bracknell

29 January 2009

The Junction, Cambridge

27 January 2009

DanceXchange, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

22 & 23 January 2009

Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Brighton

7 & 8 October 2008 (premiere)

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