Performer Name: Jo Fong

Show Name: The Rest of Our Lives

Show Description

Created and Performed by Jo Fong and George Orange Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a cabaret of life and near death. A joyful morning dose of dance, circus and games. Two middle-aged lives in an eclectic, spontaneous, predictable and random decline. The struggle is real. It’s the beginning of the end. But we’re still here. 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. Created and performed by Jo Fong and George Orange. "Joyful, celebratory and hilarious" Ageless Festival Specially commissioned by the Rural Touring Dance Initiative with funding from Arts Council Wales. The show is a two-hander designed for village halls and studio theatres. We’re interested in community building and that happens in new ways and with a focus on diversifying audiences. The show touches on themes around aging, friendship and care. The Rest of Our Lives has previously been performed at Ageless Festival, Yorkshire Dance; Machynlleth Comedy Festival; The Place Theatre, London; Dance House, Cardiff; Chapter Arts Centre. In autumn 2021 we toured seven village halls In England as part of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative Network.

We bring hired kit with us. 12 cues (usually operated by in house staff) warm open state, four specials.
3 people on tour. We will bring our own tech person. Get in 5hrs / Get out 1 hr.
We can supply posters and flyers, plus a digital marketing pack.
Jo Fong is a director, choreographer and performer working in dance, film, theatre, opera and live arts. "Radical-witty and entertainingly thought-provoking." The Herald  "An Invitation… is performance distilled to its essence. " The Guardian Recent works The Rest of Our Lives created and performed by Jo Fong and George Orange Neither Here Nor There created and performed by Jo Fong and Sonia Hughes A Brief History of Difference with Das Clarks performed by DAR How Shall We Begin Again? is a 16 hour takeover about portraiture, protest and something like a prayer. The project was initiated by Jo. Since 2022 it has been re-created and performed by 238 people. Jo has worked with National Theatre Wales, National Dance Company Wales, Welsh National Opera and is, according to Luke Jennings of The Observer, ‘something of a legend on the UK contemporary dance scene.'  Her making process involves people, movement, dance, listening, observing, music and words. The shows she creates are open ended, playful, poignant and about this moment. Jo’s work has been selected for British Dance Edition, the British Council Edinburgh Showcase and awarded by Wales Theatre Awards, National Critic’s Circle Dance Awards and Creative Wales. Supporters Arts Council Wales, British Council, EU Culture, Sherman Cymru, Chapter, Diverse Actions, Cardiff Dance Festival, Rubicon Dance, Rural Touring Dance Initiative, Wales Arts International and Coreo Cymru.