Choreographer Gary Clarke and acclaimed performer Gavin Coward have joined forces to create a dark and captivating world of beauty and the grotesque. Bagofti is a one man solo show that delves deep into the bold, austere and highly expressive art work of iconic figurative painter Francis Bacon.
Part dance, part sculpture, this short and powerful work is a mesmerising display of sheer physicality in response to the personal life and art works of one of the world’s greatest 20th century artists.
“Clarke delivers some wrenchingly strong stuff”
Credits
Choreography: Gary Clarke, Gavin Coward
Performers: Gavin Coward, Adam Blanche
Musical Arrangement: Daniel Thomas
Light and Set Design: Gary Clarke
Duration: 20 minutes
Bagofti has been performed at: Leeds City Art Gallery, Live Bites, Public Announcement, LEAP Festival, The Place as part of Spring Loaded 2011, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, stage@leeds Autumn Season, Sheffield Galleries as part of Danceworks UK Autumn Season and Homotopia.
Bagofti was supported by Yorkshire Dance Centre, Barnsley Theatre Trust Ltd with additional support from Arts Council England, Yorkshire through a Grants for the Arts Award.