DANCE NATION

by Clare Barron

DANCE NATION received its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, September 2018.

Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City, produced the World Premiere of DANCE NATION in 2018 with support from an award by the National Endowment of the Arts, and a generous gift from Scott M. Delman.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Trust for supporting new plays at Playwrights Horizons, and special thanks to the Time Warner Foundation for its leadership support of New Works Lab at Playwrights Horizons.

DANCE NATION was developed at the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival, June 2015, with the Atlantic Theatre Company, and presented as part of the Contemporary American Voices Festival at Long Wharf Theatre, September 2016.

DANCE NATION was written, in part, in residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm, and received extensive workshop time and space as part of New Dramatists’ Jerry A. Tishman Playwrights Creativity Fund.

By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical
On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company

Featuring Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) students.

Directed by Emily Tomlins

A dance class. A friendship group. A revolution.

Fighting to unleash their power, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plot to take over the world, one routine at a time.

DANCE NATION is a ferocious exploration of youth, ambition, expectation and self-discovery.

Content warnings: This performance contains course language, verbal abuse, adult themes, racism, references to sexual acts and sexual abuse, graphic descriptions of violence, and references to mental health struggle, attempted suicide and terminal illness.

This performance also incorporates haze, flashing lights, lighting changes including blackouts, use of stage blood, sudden loud noises, and loud music with heavy bass.

This performance will run for approximately 105 minutes with no interval.

Program Note and Complete Credits