The Hiccup Project’s Lovely Girls
Chess Dillon-Reams and Cristina MacKerron are the multi-award-winning duo The Hiccup Project, but are often introduced as the lovely hiccup girls. At first, they didn’t think any of it, because women are supposed to be lovely after all. But then they started to wonder what else they could be.
Zoo Southside, Main House
Fri 2 – Sat 17 August (not 7, 12)
20:50 (22:00) 70min
Tickets from £10
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Lovely Girls imagines a world where women can be – and do – whatever they want.
Lovely Girls uses their powerful blend of dance, theatre, and comedy to delve into the ridiculous and limiting contradictions, clichés, and expectations of being a woman today. Be sexy, but don’t be a slut. Strive for a career, but make time for everyone else. Be curvy, but not fat. Assertive, but not bossy. What more can we hope for a woman to be when we still value women by their beauty and ‘loveliness’? A poignant, hilarious, and truthful journey, Lovely Girls imagines a world where women can be – and do – whatever they want.
Lovely Girls is on at ZOO Southside from Friday 2 to Saturday 17 August.
‘An utter delight… reflects the reality and expectations of women in the 21st Century… full of comedy and charm.’ Ian Abbott, Writing About Dance
A celebration of two women, reclaiming their power.
Cristina and Chess take their audience on a poignant, hilarious, and truthful journey where they imagine a world where women can be – and do – whatever they want. A celebration of two women, reclaiming their power. An engaging and uplifting show, it is an insight, a celebration, and an ode to being a woman in the 21st century.
‘Comparable to French and Saunders … the work defies theatrical convention in every sense. ★★★★ Miro Magazine
Lovely Girls merges theatre, dance, and comedy
Both from Brighton, Cristina and Chess trained together at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. After graduating, Chess went on to train and tour with Jasmin Vardimon’s JV2 Company. Merging theatre, dance and comedy, their first show , May-We-Go-Round?, had two five-night sell-out runs in Brighton in 2015, including the Brighton Fringe. Winning several awards, including the Fringe Review Award for Outstanding Theatre, and shortlisted for the Audience Choice Award. The show went on a sell-out 10-day run at the Edinburgh Fringe at Dance Base in 2016, and a two-year national tour.
It’s Okay, I’m Dealing With It their second show, mentored by Ben Duke (Lost Dog Dance) had two critically acclaimed UK tours. Lovely Girls’ dramaturgy is by Solène Weinachter (Scottish Dance Theatre, Lost Dog, Gecko, and others), with mentoring support from Bryony Kimmings. The Hiccup Project is supported by the South East Dance Emerging Artist Scheme, Arts Council England, Dance East, and The Place in London.
Chess and Cristina are a multi-award-winning duo, The Hiccup Project, often introduced as ‘the lovely hiccup girls’. At first, they didn’t react because women are supposed to be lovely. But then they started to wonder what else they could be… Using their powerful blend of dance, theatre, and comedy, they delve into the ridiculous and limiting contradictions and clichés of being a woman today. Follow Cristina and Chess’ poignant, hilarious, and truthful journey where they imagine a world where women can be – and do – whatever they want. A celebration of two women, reclaiming their power. ‘Comparable to French and Saunders … the work defies theatrical convention in every sense. ★ ★★★ Miro Magazine (for It’s Okay, I’m Dealing With It) .
