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Two people dance back to back in brightly coloured outfits to a crowd of people in a heritage building

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19 Apr 2025

The Beacon – Wibsey Park

Pop!

Vince Virr

Vince Virr’s exhilarating dance piece explored the fears, the surprises and the joys of growing up.

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Pop! was an exploration and celebration of something that we all have to go through, whether we want to or not – growing up.

Pop! was inspired by what Bradford-based dancer–choreographer Vince Virr calls ‘my vivid memories of adolescence, from my voice surprisingly breaking mid-word to the relentless growth of hair in new places’. This colourful all-ages dance show focused on the moment when our bodies burst with hormonal euphoria – unknown feelings, unseen challenges, unexpected sensations. But it was also a show about friendship, and about understanding that this individual journey is something we can share together.

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Commissioned by Imaginate for Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Supported by Platform Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland, The Workroom, Dancebase and Kala Sangam.

Image © Ruth Armstrong

A person in a colourfull jumpsuit and orange stringy wig dances in front of a crowd

Image © Ruth Armstrong

A person in a colourfull jumpsuit and purple stringy wig dances in front of a crowd

Image © Ruth Armstrong

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