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Page 3 of 3 Brave It was during the momentous events of 1990 when change was sweeping through
Europe at an accelerated rate that plan B considered what effect these changes
might have upon Scotland at both national and personal levels.
In developing these ideas during a research period at the old Traverse Theatre
in the Grassmarket, it was suggested that we could turn the events on their
head and consider if the momentum for the events had not been initiated in
Scotland!
.............................................................................................................................................................. Mr. Ob’s Cure This piece was created over a very short period and was a trio for Frank
McConnell, Christine Devaney and Paulene Laverty. Set to music by Hamish Moore
it was an instinctive response to the then recently published Devlin Report
about the state of dance in Britain. Artistically speaking, it was the first
major attempt by Frank McConnell to consider how the use of space
choreographically might enhance the meaning of the dance’s content. ‘Mr. Ob’s
Cure’ was performed at the Place Theatre in London as part of Dance Umbrella’s
Baignolet Platform.
...................................................................................................................................................... Sanctuary or ’A’Chomraich’ is the old Gaelic
name for Applecross in Wester Ross. It was entirely appropriate as the title of
the plan B’s first production since the piece was researched, created and
rehearsed in this peninsula on the West coast of Scotland. The show followed
the life of a young girl, who having watched her father drown, loses the power
of speech. As metaphor for Scotland the show wondered whether isolation was
really a detachment from others or rather a detachment from oneself. Drawing on
a mixture of real local stories and imagined events and a wonderful set by
Karen Tennent, the show was a surreal narrative of four interlinking stories
which eventually met at the climax of the piece. ‘Sanctuary’ toured to many
venues throughout the Highlands and the West Coast and was warmly received as
well. It also played three weeks at the Traverse Theatre during the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ........................................................................................................................................................... |