Naked show set for UK debut

Sadler's Wells is to stretch the boundaries of taste with a production in which the dancers are completely naked.

Canadian choreographer Dave St-Pierre is bringing his infamous show 'Un Peu de Tendresse Bordel de Merde' to Britain for the first time. Those of a nervous disposition should be warned: the audience participation segment involves naked men in blond wigs dispensing hugs to startled theatregoers.



The dancers also perform some eye-wateringly explicit acts and the show will carry a strict 18+ age restriction when it opens in June next year.

Alistair Spalding, Sadler's Wells artistic director, said the production was "audacious" and not for the faint-hearted. "Dance still has the power to shock occasionally. Dave St-Pierre's performances will require all the warnings we can muster before you enter the theatre. But it is a remarkable piece of work," he said.

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"It's a very light-hearted piece. It deals with tenderness but it is very funny. He does try to do things which take performance to the limits."

Mr Spalding invited St-Pierre to Britain after seeing the show in France last year. He said: "When I saw the piece I was breathless - I couldn't believe what was happening. It was like a jet plane taking off over you. It's not that I'm interested in shocking people. People will enjoy it. You need that fizz sometimes in a theatre.