NEITHER HERE NOR THERE – JO FONG & SONIA HUGHES
FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER
Created and performed by Jo Fong and Sonia Hughes
Neither Here Nor There is unexpected in all the right ways; it is brilliant and loving, it is nourishment for the soul, it is the absolute best of what humanity is. – Nathan Zou
Funny, intimate, political, a bit livid, powerful, powerless and patient.
Sonia and Jo host a series of conversations that happen over 6 minutes. In Neither Here Nor There Jo and Sonia have questions about how it’s all going, big unfathomable questions about the world, small questions about the state of your garden. Complexity takes time, it requires multiple voices, many levels of expertise. They’d like you to join the conversation.
Sonia Hughes and Jo Fong are two middle-aged, award-winning, international provincial artists.
“A leap of faith” – Culture Colony
“A rare experience” – Arts Scene in Wales
“I love this show. A show for me. A middle-aged show.” – Audience member Experimentica Festival 2018.
This project has been inspired by research undertaken by Frank Bock and Katye Coe.
Audience responses “A stream of directed consciousness between two vested people.” “Inspiring, heartfelt and engaging.”
Age guidance: 16+ (no explicit material) Babies are welcome up to 1 year-old.
90 mins
About the artists
Jo and Sonia met working together on projects including Wallflower and Entit
Recent collaborations include Nettles: How To Disagree? created through residencies at OFFTA in Montreal and Chapter, The Place and with support from Theatr Genedlathol in Wales. They are currently working on Lady Marmalade, a process performance bringing together women to explore their rage, grief and desire by forming a band.
Jo Fong is a director, choreographer and performer working in dance, theatre, opera and the visual arts. Recent works and collaborations include creating and touring An Invitation…, Belonging for Hull Year of Culture, Bridge for Xintiandi Festival Shanghai, and Ways of Being Together for Cardiff Dance Festival 2017. Jo is a Peilot Associate Artist with Chapter Arts Centre, Associate Artist with Chinese Arts Now and Research Associate with SE Dance.
This project has been inspired by the research of Frank Bock and Katye Coe and was originally created for Experimentica Festival.
Sonia devised a number of digital projects The Sun’s Come Out, Our Land, What will people need? and seven films for Dublin Theatre Festival called To Tell You The Truth.
New collaborations include Nettles: How To Disagree? is their new work created through residencies at OFFTA in Montreal and Chapter, The Place and Theatr Genedlathol in Wales and Lady Marmalade is a process performance bringing together *women to explore their rage, grief and desire by forming a band.
*incl anyone who is nonbinary, trans & femme
Sonia Hughes is a writer and performer. Sonia Hughes has been touring her outdoor performance I Am From Reykjavik for the last 5 years, it deals with home, strangers and entitlement. She has taken part in over 20 festivals worldwide from Norway to South Africa, Scotland to Canada.
Collaborations have been with dancers, directors and visual artists Darren Pritchard, Mark Whitelaw, Mem Morrison, Max Webster, Humberto Velez, Frauke Requardt, Fubunaton, Jane Mason. Her extensive work with Quarantine as writer includes the award-winning Susan and Darren, the epic Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring and the award-winning What is the City But the People? for Manchester International Festival 2017.
Sonia lives in the North of England.
Neither Here Nor There is commissioned by Chapter and LAUK Diverse Actions and supported by Arts Council of Wales.