Photo credit: Flannery O'kafka as part of a project commissioned by National Galleries of Scotland working with Indepen-dance
Daydream TV
Neil Joseph Price
Thur 16 April | T4
8.15 - 8.55pm
Duration: 25 mins + Q&A 15 min
Access Key: BSL
Daydream TV is a contemporary dance theatre solo which explores identity and belonging through Neil’s love of the series Neighbours. Having grown up alongside the show, he often imagined himself within its world. Neil weaves together autobiography and fiction as he brings to life his own personal tale alongside that of Joseph Robinson, a Neighbours character who he has invented.
He and Joseph are opposites yet intertwined. As Neil embodies them both, reality and imagination begin to blur and our perception of the person who stands before us is challenged – whose story are we watching anyway? Each of the character’s worlds are illuminated by projection, and the piece brings together autobiographical and fictional narration, physical theatre and contemporary dance choreography.
The research and development for Daydream TV began with a residency at The Work Room, where Neil began collaborating with performance collective 21Common. Daydream TV is also supported by Imaginate, and will continue to be developed for a performance at their children’s festival in June 2026. It is Neil’s first solo self-led project - written, choreographed, directed and performed by himself.
This performance will include an artist led Q&A, in which audiences are invited to share their experience of the piece in order to support the work’s future development.
Credits:
Written, choreographed, directed and performed by Neil Joseph Price.
Dramaturgy by Lucy Gaizley and Gary Gardiner of 21Common.
Funded by Imaginate with support from Indepen-dance. Supported in its early stages by The Work Room.
Photo credit: Flannery O'kafka as part of a project commissioned by National Galleries of Scotland working with Indepen-dance
Neil Joseph Price is a dance artist based in Scotland, with an established 20 year career as a professional dancer. He began working for the Scotland based inclusive dance company Indepen-dance in 2006, initially as a creative dance assistant helping to deliver dance classes. Neil then joined Indepen-dance’s professional touring company The Small Ensemble, with whom he has toured and performed the children’s show Four Go Wild in Wellies internationally as well as other works. Neil is still a member of The Small Ensemble and teaches weekly within Indepen-dance's classes. Neil’s own work is inspired by TV and film, in particular the music and soundtracks. Neil choreographed and performed the work Tantalus, a solo dance piece he created with his uncle Frank McConnell. Tantalus was performed by Neil in Glasgow at the Hydro for the World Down Syndrome Congress in 2018 and at Tramway in 2019.