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Past programme
Showcases an eclectic range of fresh and interesting contemporary work, largely by emerging artists
Skinless
A dynamic performance intertwining dance, live singing and physical theatre to depict the dramatic yet highly human experience of living with schizophrenia.
As there is so little information - and so many misconceptions - about this mental condition, the show hopes to promote a better understanding of the main traits of schizophrenia and to raise public awareness of people’s struggle with the condition.
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Drive-Thru Nativity
Burgers. French-fries. Milkshakes. Baby Jesus?
A combination of out of work actors and zealous Christians gather in the parking lot of a Mega Church to tell the greatest story ever told in the way Americans like best: fast and convenient. Are they revolutionary, or seriously misguided?
Drive-Thru Nativity asks whether there are some things worth getting out of your car for.
Soft Cuts
A performance platform for professional emerging artists, set up by choreographers Maria Korsnes and Hagit Yakira, with a varied programme of works ranging from contemporary dance, physical theatre, art installations, music and visuals.
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God Cried Woof
"We believed in beauty; we believed in truth; we had morals and we had standards. Nothing. We have nothing! And perhaps that’s the way it should be. Perhaps all this ‘emoting’ distracts us from the truth of the matter – which is that we’re only meant to wait to die."
A daring piece examining our disillusion with things we’ve loved, wanted, believed in and hoped for: the sobering up from our values and faiths. Presenting audiences with a nihilistic world of disenchantment, the work is inspired by and choreographed to Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony in its entirety.
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Lazarus presents Shakespeare’s political and bloody thriller set in modern day Italy where sex, lust and passion rule a dictatorship destined for disaster. Corruption, sex and violence drive Caesar, the supreme power force, to lose sight of those closest to him who finally lead to his undoing and the ultimate betrayal. Through the use of text, movement and music, the large ensemble recreates Italian life, fashion and glory at the centre of populist government in a modern, slick and sexual adaptation.
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The title of the drama about Ante is written here
1,280 children were wounded during the Croatian War of Independence. Written in a playfully dramatic style and based on a true story, The title of the drama About Ante is Written Here tells of one such child.
Ante turns twelve today. Less than a year old when a missile killed his mother, can he grow up to forget the past or will his country's history scar him forever?
Ljubica: Ante lives with his father. They have this strong bond.
Neighbour: Happy together, sad together. They live together one day at a time. No one new ever enters their little world.
Jela: Till one day.
Neighbour: Till today.
The title of the drama about Ante is Written Here was the winner of the Fabrique en Croatie Award from REZ, the Croatian association for the promotion of culture and art, and its author was the youngest recipient of the Marin Drzic Award from the Croatian Ministry of Culture in 2005.
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Walk On By
Places, films, music, love, sadness…
Portraits and pictures of urban areas all linked to a dear memory or an event imprinted deep in the artist's psyche.
Witnessing life go by, she captures - on camera or paper - situations that are given new dimension in her mind, and creates images of a world she would like to live in, along with her place in it.
The Sound
In an army barracks somewhere in remotest Europe, five people spend all day, every day, guarding a spot. They know nothing else. But as they each become convinced that they can hear a sound coming from somewhere near the barracks, their rigid, routine-filled lives slowly begin to fall apart.
The Sound is a searching examination of existence and fear.
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Imagined Landscapes
A selection of portraits and landscapes. The landscape scenes are strange and enigmatic: trees and pathways draw the viewer into the distance, leading them - who knows where?
Hofferer’s portraits are created from photographic sources. These faces are strong and powerful: more than just ‘personalities’.
Catharsis / Short Cut(s)
Sweet or Sour is the brainchild of performance maker and writer Tonny A. Specializing in contemporary performance as well as in experimental theatre, the company is passionately committed to delivering challenging collaborative or solo work that crosses over various art forms (from poetry to physical theatre to dance improvisation to multimedia) to revisit obscure or neglected historical eras and analyze the impact of history on individuals' reality, identity and physicality.
Catharsis
"I want the water to wash over me
Wash it all over me
So that I can begin again
Wash away all my sins…
So that I can swim,
So that I can burn
So that I can crash again"
Catharsis depicts the personal quest of a disgraced man for his rebirth through a series of choreographed rituals and visual confessions. Blending live projections and introspective movements with ambiguous written and spoken words, this performance art piece explores the themes of redemption while tackling the sensitive subject of self-esteem.
- Conceived, devised and performed by Tonny A.
- Photography by Sonalle
- Illustrations by Daishu Ma
- Sound Design by Nela Brown
Short Cut(s)
"L'enfer, c'est les autres" Jean-Paul Sartre
Short Cut(s)is a performance installation inspired by the ancient Greek and medieval theories of the Classical Elements. Referring to R. Altman’s film, Short Cuts, this experimental piece re-interprets some of D.H Lawrence’s existentialist poems through movement, spoken words and multimedia to explore the feelings of isolation, resistance and the constant fear of alienation experienced by five lost souls condemned to wander eternally in the Abyss. A cinematic episode rooted in an intense fusion of reflective soundtrack and improvised series of constrained physical imagery with surreal visual projections.
- Performed by Aysegul Asan Murphy, Patric Deony, Jay Nelson, Luke Putres & Bronwen Sharp
- Conceived and directed by Tonny A.
- Sound Design by Nela Brown
- Visual, lighting & costume design by Tonny A., Nicola Maddox & Daishu Ma
Daishu’s work has been linked with poetry, short stories, folk tales and performance art. Her illustrations explore the languages of story telling through constructing theatrical imagery that weaves together complex narratives, moods and human emotions. A graduate from Central St Martin’s she is currently working with projects in London and China.
Sonalle travelled alone for almost ten years through Europe, Asia and Latin America observing and participating in the kaleidoscope of cultures and sights she encountered. She has worked alongside numerous successful photographers in New York and Paris, coupled with developing several diverse photographic projects in selected cities worldwide. Since her recent return to London, Sonalle has assisted Magnum photographer, Chris Steele-Perkins, whilst creating many thought-provoking and issue-based assignments that have raised public consciousness
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Take Me To Hollywood!
Two vibrant Swedish performers offer a unique show based on improvisation, virtuosity and luck. Spanning from rock and folk to hip-hop with such diverse influences as Bob Dylan, Outkast, Shakespeare & Ingmar Bergman.
A steaming hour of entertainment and laughter from the best Swedish cabaret duo ever. Probably.
Scandimaniacs is a Lecoq-trained company fusing physical theatre with music and improvisation.
Recordings
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- Hollywood Deluxe
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Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk, a new devised show, will rummage through the sheets, trace the notches on the bedpost and check underneath for monsters. As long as you leave the lights on.
Rummaging through the sheets, tracing the notches on the bedpost and checking underneath for monsters. Leave the lights on…
I Wonder…
The Divine Comedy
In The Divine Comedy we are faced with the afterlife, where man must re-judge his concepts of responsibility, trust and madness.
- Costumes: Tom Wennerstrand
- Dancers: Helen Brushett, Ella Knight, Filip Krenus, Ayanna Prevatt-Goldstein, Ted Sikström, Janine Streuli, Claire Suarez & Alex Wood
Just Don't
In Just Don't we enter a world where touch is forbidden, and we follow four couples’ journey into discovering if they can love each other without any physical contact.
- Costumes: Evdokia Veropoulou
- Dancers: Helen Brushett and Anne-Maarit Kinnernen; Filip Krenus and Claire Suarez; Ayanna Prevatt-Goldstein and Janine Streuli & Ted Sikström and Alex Wood.
- Photographer: Tina Engstrom
Polyamour Me
Polyamour Me presents us with a sexually deviant world, where one person is never enough.
- Dancers: Helen Brushett, Anne-Maarit Kinnernen, Ella Knight, Ted Sikström, Claire Suarez & Alex Wood
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Blue Case
Ink-Prince-Kampantoman
Ink-Prince-Kampantoman Three solo pieces based on story-telling. Surreal-psychological stories are told by a recorded voice and interpreted by an abstract movement language.
- Choreography text & performance: Angela Blumberg
- Music: Augusto Monk
Essence
The essence of a relationship between two people is that passion evaporates and its imprint on both of them stays. ‘Essence’ is expressed by using contact improvisation & contemporary dance, and by drawing from dancers’ personalities.
- Choreography: Anita van de Watering
- Dancer: Aedin Walsh & Katherine Cooper
- Music: Bob Peachy
I.Standing Woman Dressed in Black II.Seated Female Wearing Dark Dress III.Kneeling Woman in Underwear, Front View (2007)
"Body, Sound, and Image: moments of anticipation, imminence…at times with fear, at others with a sense of incapacity, impossibility…"
A haunting, intuitive and insightful solo, expressive of inner states, reminiscences and drawing from diverse influences of film and sound. The audience is drawn into and invited to witness the journey of the character on stage.
- Choreography & Performance: Vanessa Abreu
- Music: 'Tenacity' by Matthew Orange
- Musicians: Maral Mohammadi (cello), Matthew Orange (bassoon) & Noura Sanatian (violin)
- Text: Excerpts of Memorias com Mar by Francisco Fernandez.
- Voices by Nuno Pires & Vanessa Abreu
- Design: Vanessa Abreu & Andrej Gubanov