Neon Romance

Neon Romance

 

After dark. Breaking the rules.
Everyone’s equal.

Headlights capture Plymouth’s rebellious passion for footwork, flips, MC’s, drift cars, show cars and dancing the night away.


Hellion

 

Sometimes an idea becomes an obsession: “Are you composing choreography, or choreographing composition?”

Caught in the headlights six individuals come together for a night on top of colourful show cars – sharing Afrobeat, Breaking, Chicago Footwork, Contemporary and Parkour. Putting neon lights, shimmering car-shells, whirring engines and spinning bodies in the driver’s seat. Across Plymouth’s modified car, street sports and dance scene: when the music starts, the night begins and the cars rock up – everyone’s equal.

With a score by dynamic drum and bass MC Maddy V and directed by multi-award winning choreographer Laura Kriefman, this is a celebration of the world-class talent in Plymouth.

One of eight dance films commissioned by BBC Arts and One Dance UK as part of Dance Passion 2022.

Barbican Theatre presents Neon Romance, turning the key on a combustion engine of engineering, imagination, hybrid cars and rebellious dancers.


Hellion straddles the worlds of music, dance and tech.

From Tokyo to San Francisco, Hellion has transported audiences with each percussive step – immersing them into a delightful and colourful live performance. Hellion is a hybrid, super-human, instrumental and vocal performance for those who like a splash of sublime magic with their technology and live music. Come and step into the world of Hellion – a high-octane, live dialogue between light, sound, movement and technology.


 

 


“We’re so excited to be featuring Plymouth’s world-class talent as part of Dance Passion’s alongside so many brilliant companies in the UK. It was a joy to bring our extraordinarily creative team back together to make Neon Romance and continue our collaboration with the modified car scene in the Peninsula.”


Laura Kriefman, CEO & Artistic Director of Barbican Theatre, Hellion Trace founder



Neon Romance team:
Filmed by Dan Martin
Choreography: Laura Kriefman
Drew Shears (Chicago Footwork)
Maddy Vallance (MC)
Jack Dodds (Parkour)
Beryl Tebug (Afrobeat)
Charlotte Eaton (Contemporary)
Perry Johnson (Hip Hop and Breaking)
Leading Plymouth modified car company, Dip Demon

Project development was made possible by: Barbican Theatre Plymouth, BBC Arts, One Dance UK, BBC R&D Connected Studio, Arts Council England