The Rest of Our Lives
Jo Fong and George Orange
Information
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £12)*
*all orders will be subject to a transaction fee of £2.
Running Time: 80 mins (no interval)
Age Recommendation: 14+
This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber
Hopefully hopeful – The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful dose of dance, theatre, circus and games. A cabaret of life and near death. Two middle-aged lives in an eclectic, spontaneous, predictable and random decline.
Jo is an old dancer, George an old clown. International artists with 100 years of life experience between them, armed with a soundtrack of floor-fillers, a book of raffle tickets and a sprinkling of eco-friendly optimism. Joyful, celebratory and hilarious.
The struggle is real.
It’s the beginning of the end.
But we’re still here.
‘Whatever your age, it will make you very happy indeed’ Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor
‘Fong and Orange have found a blueprint for happily living the rest of our lives’ ★★★★ The Guardian
‘Life is too short not to live like this’ ★★★★ The Scotsman
Credits
The Rest of Our Lives was commissioned by the Rural Touring Dance Initiative and has been supported by Groundwork Pro, Fieldwork, Dance House Cardiff, China Plate, Yorkshire Dance, Wales Millennium Centre, Place Theatre, Chapter Arts, Council of Wales, British Council and Wales Arts International.
Jo Fong is a director, choreographer and performer working in dance, film, theatre, opera, spoken word and live art.
Jo lives in Wales and her creative work reflects the need in these times for people to come together. Her artistic practice is an evolving, collaborative approach which puts ideas around belonging or forming community in the forefront.
She is an Associate artist with Wales Millennium Centre.
George Orange is an artist, circus director, performer, facilitator and creative leader.
He is a master of circus, clown, political street theatre and physical theatre. Growing up in the states he fled to Mexico and Europe to train. In Cardiff he worked with NoFit State Circus, becoming a board member, sharing his creativity in education and community practice.
He is a founder of Mary Bijou Cabaret and a lecturer on Circomedia’s FDA/BA courses accredited by Bath Spa University.
Access
PRE EVENT INFORMATION
This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.
If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS
If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing access@bac.org.uk.
To book a free access companion online:
- log in to your account here
- go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
- Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
BSL interpreted performances: 13 and 15 June. Integrated BSL interpretation by Katie Fenwick.
Content
- Loud Music
- Strong language in soundtrack music
- Bright flashing lights
- Latex balloon
All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.
We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.
We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.
Tickets for performances in 2025 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.
We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.
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