kid_x
In association with FERAL
KID_X is a get-on-your-feet, forward thinking, tech edge show that defies characterisation. Eye popping visuals, world class street dance and acrobatic circus collide with the energy of a live music gig.
Would you like to live for an extra 200 years? Only catch is, you’re a mega corporation’s guinea pig – a cutting edge technologically enhanced super-human.
Meet our guide to the future, KID_X (Malick Bright aka AndroidX the flex and krump dance prodigy), fitted with a Lazarus Industries prototype bionic heart, who falls for Gabriella (Victoria Skillen), the insta-famous rooftop acrobat. His heart is corporate property and she’s dedicated to her millions of followers. Dr Lazarus (Eva Lazarus) is the trailblazing CEO who’s determined to put an end to their relationship. Featuring stunning live vocals from singer-songwriter sensation Eva Lazarus, set over bass heavy tracks produced by legendary Scottish sound system Mungo’s Hifi.
Step into a futuristic love story that looks like a comic book and plays like a video game.
Age Range: Suitable for families and young people aged 8+
REVIEWS
“A pumping fusion of sound, vision and bodies in motion...played out against a whirlwind of animated graphics.” **** The Herald
“Slick and contemporary blend of music, circus and physical theatre...invoking grime and dubstep to air-shaking effect.” **** The List
“Visually the whole thing is stunning, perfectly coordinated, with Kid X’s flexing, krump and bone-breaking perfectly intertwined.” **** Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
“This is cyberpunk of the social media generation, a dystopian Afro-futurist fairytale of love challenged by authority….KID_X has a youthful rebelliousness that’s been lacking this Fringe, so if you’re looking for that extra bit of sci-fi cyberpunk spirit, particularly one that you can take your kids to, then KID_X is the perfect treat.” **** Broadway Baby
“A visual feast and a thrilling experience. The 3D animation from Once Were Farmers goes from breathtaking urban vistas to scientific laboratories, crash-landing directly inside Instagram scrolls.” Tempohouse
CREDITS
Created by: MHz Scenography (Megahertz)
AV/Set/LX design/Co director: Dav BernardDirection - Bex Anson
Lyricist/MC: Eva Lazarus
Music Production: Mungo Hifi
Dance artist: Android X
Hand Balancer: Victoria Skillen
Costume Design: Saehee Simmons
3D Animation: OnceWereFarmers/ Beeple
Dramaturg: Gavin Marshall
Choreographic: Outside eye Theo ‘Godson’ Oloyade & Divine Tasinda
Company Mentor: Adrian Berry
Produced by Feral
Supported by a Tramway Commission, Macrobert Arts Centre, Bassline Circus, Platform, NoFitState, Jackson’s Lanes and Stratford Circus. Funded by Creative Scotland, PRS Foundation Open Fund, & Arts Council England. This Tour is funded by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance.
For more information on the work of MHz visit: www.m-hz.co.uk/
TOUR DATES
Development
Jacksons Lane / August 2017 Stratford Circus / September 2017 NoFitState & New Vic Theatre / March 2018 Platform/ May 2018Macrobert / September + April 2018
2019
Macrobert Arts Center
Tramway- part of ‘Take Me Somewhere’ festival
Assembly Roxy/ Edinburgh fringe as part of the ‘Made in Scotland’ showcase
2022 Scottish Tour as funded by Creative Scotland Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance
Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse
Beacon Arts Centre (Greenock)
Dunoon Burgh Hall
The Palace Theatre (Kilmarnock)
Theatre Royal Dumfries in partnership with Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Jedburgh Grammar Campus in partnership with Live Borders Arts & Creativity
