Bryony Kimmings undertook a week-long experiment to gather material for her new performance: the aim was to keep herself intoxicated for seven days to see what would happen. The result is an anarchic 80s-tinged live art bonanza combining a multitude of messy stories, dances and songs – although one would expect nothing less. What is […]
Writings


Paper Doll Militia: This Twisted Tale
August 9th, 2011 by Dorothy Max PriorThis Twisted Tale is a modern fairytale, a coming-of-age story played out with vim and vigour by two female performers using a whole toolbox of theatrical tricks that includes circus (aerial and pole), puppetry, projection, shadow theatre, verbal storytelling, and dialogue – with feisty physical performances binding it all together. First we meet Chloe – platinum […]

bluemouth inc.: Dance Marathon
August 9th, 2011 by Dorothy Max PriorThey shoot horses, don’t they? In America during the depression era of the 1930s, young men and women took part in dance marathons, which gave a cash prize to the last pair standing after – well, it could sometimes be weeks rather than hours or days! Canadian experimental theatre company Bluemouth inc.’s Dance Marathon is a mere four […]

Matteo Cionini: Sans Mots
August 8th, 2011 by Charlotte SmithAt its highest, Sans Mots is a concentrated concerto of sound and mime. Matteo Cionini plays a maverick conductor, alternatively dashing and bored. One moment he’s driving the orchestra through red lights, tossing his curly locks, or pouncing as though at the Olympics fencing final. Then his attention wanders, and he starts cleaning his suit or trying […]

The Paper Birds: Thirsty
August 8th, 2011 by Charlotte SmithAgainst the backdrop of three toilets (one containing the sound man), Kinky Kylie and Juicy Jemma are having a whale of a time. Adorned with L plates and bridal veils, they are letting their hair down on a hen night. Mucking around, flirting, shouting, taking photos and… drinking. Thirsty is The Paper Birds’ tribute to alcohol. […]