70/30 Split - Archive
70/30 Split was a collaboration between Lydia Cottrell and Sophie Unwin who made, performed, produced and curated performance works together since 2011; crafting ‘boundlessly brazen’ works which were frank, observant and accessible. Informed by a background in dance their work traversed traditional forms creating a hybrid language of performance, theatre, dance and cabaret.
They performed to audiences both regionally and nationally including Dance Base, Edinburgh, Contact Theatre, Manchester and The Place, London.They have most recently been awarded commissions from Word of Warning, Manchester and The York Theatre Royal. 70/30 split were shortlisted for the Vantage Art Prize, were the winners of The FLINTsparks prize and were listed as one of the top 5 dance moments of 2014 in the Guardian.
Cottrell and Unwin are as touching as they are resolutely fearless.” - The Guardian
WHICH
Commissioned by York Theatre Royal, Awarded the B.MOTION Residency, Shown at GIFT festival and Thinking Dance
Two Do: A Performance
Commissioned by Word of Warning and Contact Theatre, Shortlisted for the Vantage Art Prize, Winner of The FLINTsparks prize.
Content Part 1
Commissioned by York St John University, Supported by Yorkshire Dance.
Pas De Duh Cabaret
With a fondness for the satirical, the brazen and the weird 70/30 Split were continuously inspired by the history of burlesque, the music hall and the working mens club. Diving into vaudeville and the grotesque the double act create boldly audacious acts that embody a camp send-up of show business.
“extraordinarily inventive and very funny.” - British Theatre Guide
“tightly crafted and slickly delivered” - London Dance
Sealth & Hafety
Laughing in the face of slips, trips and falls this stunt duo are safety officers with a difference.
Sealth and Hafety perform a series of mildly dangerous acts for your viewing pleasure. Watch them unashamedly attempt the impossible, ignore all standard operating procedures and reject the hierarchies of pain prevention.
Do not expect a risk assessment.
Movement One
Two orchestral conductors get lost in the movement.
Ending with a belly wobbling celebration of the female form.
Burlesquercise
The latest exercise craze involving lots of nipple tassels and jumping.