EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- Party Game

Tell us a bit about Party Game?

PARTY GAME is an immersive and participatory dance theatre piece that celebrates life by offering a communal response to the notion of absence and a celebration of love.

What inspired you to create the show?

While touring Dance Marathon we were invited by William Galinsky then the artistic director of the Cork MidSummer Festival to visit an island in the southern most tip of Ireland called Cape Clear. We were immediately struck by its isolation and haunting beauty and decided then and there to return. A year later we began working on a sites specific piece on Cape Clear Island in collaboration with a young Cork based company called Hammergrin who's work we had seen and adored the previous year.

We brought back to Canada with us the seeds of the ideas we generated with Hammergrin during our Cape Clear trip and decided to continue working on the piece as part of a summer residency Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island.

A sites specific iteration of the piece called, It Comes In Waves was commissioned and presented in conjunction with the Pan American Games in Toronto. In that particular workshop the audience had to paddle across Lake Ontario in warrior canoes to arrive at the location of the site.

Because our work is devised and immersive we tend to prototype it over a number of years with regularly scheduled public showing to integrate feedback from the participants.

PARTY GAME in Edinburgh will be the premier of the work that has been several years in development.

What sets Party Game apart from other theatre shows at the Fringe?

PARTY GAME is definitely designed for the adventurous theatre goer. Don't expect to be quietly seated. We will immediately put you to work setting up for the big surprise.

The show caters to those looking for a unique and immersive theatrical experience that is not afraid to ask big life questions with great joy and vitality.

Besides what other fringe show do you get to play strip poker and comes with a free drink?

Are there any other performances you are hoping to catch in Edinburgh?

We are definitely going to see these two shows:

Theatre Conspiracy with Aurora Nova

FOREIGN RADICAL

Part of the Canada Hub at SummerHall

4-27 August

Because they are Canadian and they are also an amazing group of artists from Vancouver & The Citizens Theatre production

Oresteia: This Restless House

At the Edinburgh International Festival

22-27 August at the Lyceum

Because it looks amazing and our good friend Colin Richmond did the design.

Who would you recommend your show to?

Audiences looking for a unique festival experience, People who are looking to try something different and of course, anyone who likes a good party!

Timings and ticket information for Party Game are available on the edfringe website.

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