Dance Touring Partnership present Bounce

Insane in the Brain: A street-dance version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman

Following their celebrated run at London’s Peacock Theatre in spring 2008, Swedish company Bounce return with Insane in the Brain, their acclaimed production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest reworked as a feast of stunning street dance.  Injecting a healthy dose of contemporary styles fused with breathtaking hip hop moves, Bounce once again present their powerful adaptation of the play by Dale Wasserman and novel by Ken Kesey.

In the confines of a psychiatric hospital, breakdance becomes a way of expressing freedom and rebelling against the iron rule of Nurse Ratched – who happens to be a ballet fan…

Insane in the Brain features a pulsating soundtrack with cuts from Missy Elliot, Dizzee Rascal, Gotan Project, David Holmes and Cypress Hill. Inventive set design and choreography are mixed with film and multimedia sequences to produce a fast-paced show that is funny, moving and packed with high-octane dance.

This production follows the self-titled Bounce, 2002’s ‘High-energy celebration’; that thrilled audiences at Sadler’s Wells prompting a return invitation for this innovative crew.  The company was formed in late 1997 by a group of Sweden’s leading street dancers who formed a collective in order to explore different techniques of breaking, locking, popping, boogaloo and new school. Not afraid to use any style to create fresh and exciting work, Bounce also utilises lindy hop and tap, as these genres have influenced many generations of street dancers.

Based on the novel by Ken Kesey

Bounce is on tour from 15 September to 18 November.

Peacock Theatre – London – September 15th – October 3rd
www.sadlerswells.com

Nottingham Playhouse – Nottingham – October 6th & 7th
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Sheffield Lyceum – Sheffield – October 9th & 10th
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

Sherman – Cardiff – October - 13th   & 14th
www.shermancymru.co.uk

Lighthouse – Poole – October 16th & 17th
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Hall For Cornwall – Truro – October 20th & 21st
www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Festival Theatre – Edinburgh – October  24th, 25th & 26th
www.eft.co.uk

Macrobert Stirling – October 29th, 30th and 31st
www.macrobert.stir.ac.uk

Warwick Arts Centre – November 3rd and 4th
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Wycombe Swan – November 10th & 11th
www.wycombeswan.co.uk

Northern Stage – Newcastle – November – 13th & 14th
www.northernstage.co.uk

Wyvern Theatre – Swindon – November 17th & 18th
www.wyverntheatre.org.uk

The Lowry – Salford – November 21st
www.thelowry.com