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LONDON 10-25 JANUARY 2004 www. mimefest.co.uk Welcome to the 26th London AKHE International Mime Festival. 16 days of exciting contemporary visual theatre from CANADA CanStage, Theatre 2.0 DENMARK Paolo Nani & Kristjan Ingimarsson FRANCE Compagnie 111 GERMANY Fabrik RUSSIA Akhe SPAIN Joan Baixas, Pep Bou UK A2, Black Hole, Blind Summit, Chipolatas, Gandini Juggling, Gecko, THEATRE 2.0 Patter, Ridiculusmus, Told by an Idiot

CONTENTS SHOWS FOR FAMILIES 11 A2 CanStage, Chipolatas, Compagnie 111, Pep Bou 7 Akhe SHOWS WITH CIRCUS SKILLS 18 Black Hole 20 Blind Summit Chipolatas, Compagnie 111, Fabrik, Gandini Juggling 26-27 Booking Information SHOWS WITH PUPPETRY/ANIMATION 28 Calendar Black Hole, Blind Summit, FOR DETAILS OF 4-5 CanStage Compagnie 111, Joan Baixas, 19 Chipolatas DISABLED ACCESS Pep Bou, Theatre 2.0 14-15 Compagnie 111 PLEASE CONTACT 6 Fabrik SHOWS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT THE VENUES 9 Gandini Juggling CanStage , Joan Baixas (signed perf Sun 18), 21 Gecko Pep Bou, Black Hole, Compagnie 111, SEE PAGES 12-13 Joan Baixas Paolo Nani + Kristjan Ingimarsson, 25 Max Wall Society Told by an Idiot (signed perf Sun 25) 26 + 27 8 Paolo Nani/ Kristjan Ingimarsson SHOWS FOR AGES 15+ 20 Patter A2 , Akhe, Told by an Idiot A LARGE TEXT 10 Pep Bou VERSION OF THIS WORKSHOPS AND TALKS 21 Ridiculusmus See pages 24 + 25 BROCHURE IS 16-17 Theatre 2.0 AVAILABLE AT 22 Told by an Idiot MEET THE ARTISTS AFTER THE SHOW 23 Winter Clown School Fabrik, A2, Akhe, Joan Baixas, Compagnie 111, MIMEFEST.CO.UK 24-25 Workshops COMPAGNIE 111 Told by an Idiot

The London International Mime Festival gratefully acknowledges financial support from: The Barbican Arts Council England; Association Française d’Action Artistique/Ministère des Affaires Etrangères; is owned, Canada Council; Canadian High Commission; CoPEC (Culture from Catalonia); The Department of funded and Canadian Heritage, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada); French managed by the Embassy, Institut français du Royaume Uni; Goethe-Institut; Royal Danish Embassy; Corporation of SBC (registered charity). London. With special thanks to the Citadines Hotel group CANADA page page 5 VARIETY

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The Canadian Stage Company A CanStage Production Created by Morris Panych and Gorling Wendy Produced by CanStage, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and Glynis Henderson Productions Presented in association with BITE:04 'Dazzling, hilarious, enchanting, beautiful and haunting...It will make you laugh and send shivers down your spine. In a word, spectacular'. 'I loved it. Visually stunning and definitely not the norm. Brilliant.' COLIN FARRELL 'A seamless piece of dance theatre that operates on a grand scale'. BITE:04 and LIMF gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canadian High Commission and the Canada Council The Overcoat tour is made possible via funding from the Canada Council, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

, and AND ABOVE 7 7.45PM

Diary of a Madman The Overcoat RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE: LBC 97.3FM is the official media partner of £7, £12, £16, £21, £26, £30 (BKG FEE) The Overcoat and

TUE 20 24 – JAN SAT set to the sweeping music of Shostakovich, this multiple award winning production tells the tale of an ordinary office worker whose life is transformed when he acquires a fabulous new overcoat. With its dynamic mix of music and thrilling physical theatre, this play without words evokes Keaton, Chaplin and the masters of silent film. Each element of the show - 22 strong cast, spectacular set design, haunting lighting and striking period costumes - combines to create a magical world. Can clothes change your life? Find out in this intricate, stylised and beautifully choreographed comedy of splendour and madness set in 19th century Russia. Based on Nikolai Gogol's classic short stories

TICKETS 0845 120 7553 BARBICAN THEATRE RUNS APPROX 90 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL page page 4 CANADA Cooper David © photo page 6 page 7 RUSSIA GERMANY Exploiting limitations of space, Pandora Cult icons in Moscow and 88 is a lyrical performance by Fabrik St. Petersburg's independent arts that blurs division between dance and scenes, the work of Russia's Akhe theatre. A 'box' barely the size of a small group owes as much to the visual arts lift encapsulates the shared experiences and cinema as to any kind of theatre. and life paths of the two performers. It is Like all its shows, the surreal and their playground, home, prison, their darkly comic White Cabin is filled source of light, sound and memories. with countless absurd, inspired, bizarre and often touching 'events'. Inspired by Brian Keenan's Beirut hostage memoirs, An Evil Cradling, and The result is dream theatre of chaos, a crazy Stanley Kubrick's film, 2001: A Space variety show of fantastic images and endlessly Odyssey, Wolfgang Hoffmann and Sven changing stage pictures. Winner of Russia's Till have created one of the recent Golden Mask Award and now in demand at Edinburgh Fringe's most talked about festivals all over Europe, Akhe has also shows, winning five star reviews and collaborated on projects with well-known fellow Scotsman Fringe First, Herald Angel and Russian artists, Slava Polunin and Derevo. Total Theatre awards. The director is Britain's Andrew Dawson, co-creator of 'There is theatrical magic in this beguiling display of visual imagination’. long-running stage hits, Thunderbirds THE INDEPENDENT FAB and Space Panorama. 'Dizzying, dark and immensely satisfying'. 'Not to be missed'. THE GUARDIAN THE TIMES 'Hysterically funny 'Extraordinarily inventive dance theatre... and increasingly one of the most captivating shows in disquieting'. Edinburgh. Shattering.' SUNDAY HERALD THE GUARDIAN 'Simply unforgettable.' THE SCOTSMAN

PURCELL ROOM WED 14 – SUN 18 JAN WED - SAT 8PM, SUN 6PM PURCELL ROOM SAT 10 – MON 12 JAN SAT, MON 8PM, SUN 6PM RUNS APPROX 70 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION THUR 15 JAN RUNS APPROX 70 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION SUN 11 JAN TICKETS 020 7960 4242 £12.50 (£9 CONCS) TICKETS 020 7960 4242 £12.50 (£9 CONCS) Photo © Poehlein Photo © Stefan Gloede

Presented in association with SBC Presented in association with SBC Supported by the Goethe-Institut www.fabrikpotsdam.de UK page page 9 8PM

Presented in association with SBC Art Award Art from Award the Trust Wellcome £12.50 (£9 CONCS) Quartet was partly funded by a Science and

WED 21 – THUR 22 JAN Duet, a new work PURCELL ROOM TICKETS 020 7960 4242 RUNS APPROX 60 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL WORKSHOP: 24 SEE & PAGES 25

THE TIMES ‘Breathtaking funny choreography... and aesthetically delightful. The audience, myself included, were rapt!’ GUIDE BRITISH THEATRE 'Somewhere between juggling and dance, this beautifully performed piece is light but resonant with a simple emotional pull and a lovely understated maturity.' Gandini Gandini Juggling is a London-based group of virtuoso jugglers, considered by circus connoisseurs to be the crème de la crème of dexterous creativity. Choreographed by long Gill time collaborator, Clarke, its double bill for the Mime Festival celebrates a decade of exuberant juggling. In directed by John Paul Zaccarini (Company F/Z) and set to a soundtrack of fado and romantic songs, and with Guy Bellingham live on musical company saw, founders Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala put a mirror to their work/life relationship, as lovers and juggling partners. Quartet, an unashamed celebration of group juggling features Iñaki Fernandez Sastre, Sean Gandini, Manu Laude and Kati Ylä-Hokkala. The Gandini quartet is a tightly knit precision machine, weaving complex patterns with balls, clubs and rings – 30 minutes of joyous virtuosity set to the music of Vivaldi. Photo © Hugo Glendinning Hugo © Photo Also at: Croydon Leicester Exchange Fri 16 Jan Fri 16 Jan Sat 17 Jan Sat 17 Jan Thu 15 Jan Clocktower Phoenix Arts 020 8253 1030 01635 522 733 0116 255 4854 Newbury Corn explores the big Kristjan Paolo Nani and The Art of Dying 8PM

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MON 19 – TUE 20 JAN The Letter, winner of the 1992

RUNS APPROX 70 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL TICKETS 020 7960 4242 PURCELL ROOM you might just die laughing'. man and his fragility - 'Great comic theatre about Kristjan Ingimarsson seems set for similar success. times all over Europe. This new production with European Comedy and Award performed more than 600 his previous show, Italian born Paolo Nani scored a hit at the festival with straightforward.. never before. But in the fantastic mystery of Life Before Death, nothing is quite in the middle of a successful tour? With nothing to lose, it's time to enjoy the 'now' as instructions? How to die without politely, making a mess? And does it really have to be Suddenly one of them learns he is dying. How does a clown die? Are there any Ingimarsson are two clowns, a long-standing double act at the peak of their career. Supported by the Royal Danish Embassy Presented in association with SBC and touching'. LOFOTPOSTEN. NORWAY 'Incredibly funny, 'Incredibly warm funny, L'ECO DI BERGAMO. ITALY In 70 minutes of wordless and hilarity, tenderness, taboo issue we all have to face but want to ignore. page page 8 DENMARK UK page page 11 ICA MEMBERS) INC M’SHIP DAY + 8PM

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MON 12 – WED 14 JAN do you ICA TICKETS 020 7930 3647 RUNS APPROX 60 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION: TUE 13 JAN (LIMF 2003) all those people I have met

DANCE EUROPE ‘The startlingly talented A2 company are crafting compelling work that seduces and illuminates in equal measure.’ THE STAGE Photo © Hugo Glendinning Tell me you Tell love me Why? I want to hear how it sounds What sort of sound are you looking for? It really doesn’t matter as long as it sounds real…. An emotionally provocative investigation about human relationships and the games we the play, personalities we are conditioned to hide and those we see fit to reveal. From the sublime to the ridiculous, (Alit Kreiz & Anton Mirto) expose the personal behaviour patterns of two women, who, in order to find solutions for must being choose together, between living their lives out of fantasy or reality. A2 conjure a modern fairy tale that never ends, stops but in rather, interesting places, creating a series of sensual and poetic images to linger in the memory. recent projects A2’s include want this once again? and (Hoxton Hall 2003). Their next project is a residency at Parc de la Villette, Paris. ‘Their special gift appears to be an ability to lure us into their world and hold us there charmed, touched and rapt.’ Photo © Robert Ramos Robert © Photo Pep Also at: Wed 21 Jan Wed 21 Jan EXCHANGE 01635 522 733 NEWBURY NEWBURY CORN

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FRI 23 – SUN 25 JAN Bufaplanetes explores a secret universe and its mysteries, great and small. www.pepbou.com EVENING POST. NEW ZEALAND EVENING POST. 'Never have I been so enchanted.... Bufaplanetes has won a string of awards in Europe and it's not hard to see It's enchanting why. funny, and simply delightful'. In one of the most extraordinary creations imaginable, Catalan theatre magician Pep Bou grew up in Barcelona where he originally trained as an architect. In a twenty year performance career his work has held audiences spellbound around the world. Bufaplanetes was previously featured in a sold-out season at the 1998 Festival. Early booking recommended. Bou conjures a seductive planetarium of airiness brilliant and colour, light. Infused with the alchemy and off-beat humour of an exotic Mediterranean tradition of visual theatre, Pure enchantment, technical fleeting wizardry, and fragile - and it's all done with soap bubbles! A classic. Suitable for all ages. Presented in association with SBC TICKETS 020 7960 4242 PURCELL ROOM 4PM MATS FRI 8PM, - SAT-SUN SAT page page 10 SPAIN SPAIN page page 13

'It is rare to be in the presence of an artist like Joan Baixas. His long career as performer and visual artist coupled with great humanity lend a profundity to his explorations on stage.’ LE FIGARO CURTAIN UP. NEW YORK UP. CURTAIN 'Visual poetry.' In a spell-binding experience for eyes and ears, Catalan artist Joan Baixas creates paintings live on stage. For almost twenty years, from New Lincoln Center to York's the Sydney Opera House, Baixas toured the world with his ground-breaking mime and puppet ensemble, Theatre La Claca, for which he devised, directed and appeared in extraordinary performances produced in collaboration with acclaimed painters, most famously his friend, Joan Miro. He has directed and designed theatre projects with Els Comediants and Circus Oz, events for cinema, TV and the fashion world and was director of Barcelona's International Visual Theatre and Puppetry Festival. His last show Prenyada was seen Terra at Brighton's Visions Festival. In this sensual new work Joan Baixas explores events, issues and emotions image, through colour, energy and projection. Using a lit backdrop he paints a journey through cycles of life and death, love and loss. Live deejay music provides the sound texture. ICA MEMBERS) INC M’SHIP DAY + 8PM

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THUR 15 – SUN 18 JAN TICKETS 020 7930 3647 ICA RUNS APPROX 60 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION: FRI 16 JAN page page 12 SPAIN FRANCE page page 15 think £6.50/£8) S

Sunday S Plan B is directed IJK at last year's Festival, ( FRI 16 – SUN 18 JAN FOR UNDER 16 £10/£13/£16 (SUN ONLY: UNDER16 £10/£13/£16 (SUN ONLY:

Compagnie 111 returns with its spectacular new Presented in association with SBC Supported by the French Institut Embassy, français du Royaume-Uni and Association Française d’Action Artistique/Ministère des Affaires Etrangères RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE: 8 YEARS AND ABOVE SPECIAL HALF PRICE OFFER ON 18 SUNDAY JAN - £13 / REDUCED £16 TO SEATS £6.50/£8 LA DEPECHE DU MIDI Compagnie 111 members trained at the Lido Circus and School worked in with Toulouse Theatre Mladan before Materic's setting Tattoo up their own ensemble in 1999. show - a thrilling mix of circus, dance, video, 'sonic' white- ball juggling and optical illusion. Performed on a cunning, tilting set, in itself a source of tricks and transformations, Plan B also juggles with perspective and the laws of From gravity. the opening magic of Aurelien Bory's haunting guitar the show unfolds like a dream. Impressive, complex and Seeing witty. is believing, or more likely not! ‘Sensational! With its magical inventiveness, its technical perfection, its humour and poetry, Plan B makes the dream of Icarus come true.’ of it as Stomp with balls or Mondrian on acid Times) by Phil Soltanoff, artistic director of Mad Dog Theatre Company in New York. Following its success with TICKETS 020 7960 4242 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL FRI 7.45PM, – SUN SAT 4PM AFTER SHOW 17 DISCUSSION: JAN SAT page page 14 FRANCE CANADA page page 17 Breath, this is an TORONTO STAR make theatre, all ‘To you need is a defined space and things that enter and leave could that even space. make You a play without an actor. Theatre is presence and absence.’ RICHARD FOREMAN Inspired by Samuel Beckett's famous 30 second drama, unforgettable journey through colour and sound, mirroring the flow of energy centres or chakras, positioned along the human spine. Theatre 2.0 company is established a to Toronto-based produce the radical work of set and Steve lighting Lucas, designer, whose more than 200 theatre, dance, performance art and opera productions include work with Robert Lepage. It focuses on original concepts or adaptations where process, structure and meaning are equally important. 'A sensory extravaganza, a mind-stretching voyage... for every person that ventures down this rabbit hole, the experience will shape a different story.’ ICA MEMBERS) INC M’SHIP DAY +

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is a play without words or actors, a play that happens to you, not [e] WED 21 – SUN 25 JAN Performed in a specially created environment for twenty seven people at a time, BREATH just in front of you. The room is dark, sit the and seats wait are You until few. a blackness creeps up over you, embraces you, and then the sound begins – the heartbeat sound, the rasping sound, it surrounds you and swallows you until you are unsure if it comes from outside of you or from within you. Keep your eyes open. Keep your heart beating. And forget don’t to breath[e]… Presented with support from the Canada Council for the Arts Conseil des Arts du Canada TICKETS 020 7930 3647 ICA WED – FRI 7PM, 8PM 6PM. 7PM, SAT 8PM SUN 3PM RUNS APPROX 30 MINS page page 16 CANADA UK page page 19 1PM FREE

Presented in association with SBC Education BALLROOM FLOOR HALL FESTIVAL ROYAL 17 – SAT SUN 18 JAN The Chipolatas FREE Festival favourites present a family full circus- colour, theatre featuring show, scratches and samples, samba and fun(ky) street styles with their own inimitable explosive energy! This year they have teamed up with local youth group The 99A Project to create music and movement that celebrates communication beyond mere words. Ideal for families and fun for all ages.

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The Singularity The Singularity

Co-production: Art of Regeneration - A project of The National Theatre, The Albany and London International Mime Festival ‘Paka’s act is ‘Paka’s singularly funny.’ Critics Out. choice, Time ‘Firmly in the tradition of futuristic performance artistry… uniformly stunning: the aesthetic eccentric and inspiring.’ Beware the Cat Magazine. £10 (£6 CONCS) (CONTINUES TO FRI 30 JAN)

THU 15 – SUN 18, WED 21 – SUN 25 JAN RUNS APPROX 70 MINS WITHOUT INTERVAL

new show Paka’s is a spectacular story of one man and his horse. And not just any horse – Paka whistles up his life-sized mechanical steed and escapes on an adventure into his past. An extraordinary journey unfolds – deserts are crossed, storms endured and seas swum. A magical equestrian act appears before your eyes, a life-changing accident rears its head and our grubby hero confronts the dragon of his worst nightmare. Forget Me Not features London’s cutting-edge clown in a show that boasts at least forty hands (and we’re not talking horse height). Directed by Andy an array Lavender, of international artists harness their talents to create a theatrical event filled with puppetry, pyrotechnics, robotics, music and video. Created by the team that produced the sensational The Singularity (LIMF 1998), this is horseplay with a difference- a stunning ride and a tender treat. Presented with the support of Arts Council England, Lewisham Council, Central School of Speech and Drama and The Circus Space. TICKETS 020 8692 4446 THE ALBANY 8PM (7PM SUNS) page page 18 UK page 21 In the successful ‘scratch performance’ format pioneered by BAC, SCRATCH PERFORMANCES @ BAC & ICA the Mime Festival presents an early glimpse of new work in development.

It’s 24hrs since this mess started and the hottest day in living memory. PATTER The Experts have been summoned. RIDICULUSMUS There’s evidence to weigh, dust to be sifted, The Experts prints lifted. But it’s fragile, willfully unstable. How to be Funny Clues are evaporating in the nerve-crackling Fresh from the success of its latest show heat and a thunderstorm is about to break. Ideas Men... (’sublimely amusing’ Telegraph Time check: 16:00 hours. ’inspired’ Times) first seen as a scratch In one hour the rain will come and wash performance at LIMF 2003 before enjoying everything away. a hugely successful run at the Barbican's The clock is ticking… BITE:03 and now touring the UK, Combining a vivid soundscape with an Ridiculusmus takes time out to present irrepressible physicality, The Experts is a some new ideas at the ICA, scratching under darkly humorous visual poem exploring the title How to be Funny. crime scene analysis and forensic truth. Ridiculusmus is Jon Hough and David Woods. ‘an utter delight from start to finish.’ Its previous shows include Yes, Yes, Yes, The The Herald on Patter’s debut show: Exhibitionists (LIMF 2000) and Say Nothing. patter… a playful meditation on magic

BAC Supported Artists 2003 Ridiculusmus is produced by Your Imagination Commissioned by BAC

BAC TUE 13 – THU 15 JAN 8PM ICA MON 19 JAN 8PM RUNS APPROX 40 MINS TICKETS 020 7223 2223 £4.75 (£3.50 CONCS) TICKETS 020 7930 3647 £5 (£4 CONCS + ICA MEMBERS) INC DAY M’SHIP

No sooner are we born than a clock begins ticking towards our inevitable death. And yet at each moment of life, with every breath, we share an BLIND SUMMIT GECKO instinct that drives us to survive. Martin’s Wedding The Race We ourselves are the latest in a long line of Fashion photographer puppet Martin wakes on his wedding survivors, carrying with us the stories of those morning with a MASSIVE hangover. Full of regret, he throws who came before and ensuring the survival of our himself out of a window. He hits the ground, bangs his head and race. And yet, we live in an age where we feel when he comes round he can't remember anything… increasingly isolated from each other, from our The story of a small man, pursued by three women, trying to get personal histories and from ourselves. to the altar to marry a woman he can’t remember… An opportunity to see an early stage in the Following their success with Pirate Puppetry in BAC’s Octoberfest development of Gecko’s second show; the first, last year, and hot from touring The Spaceman, Blind Summit Taylor’s Dummies, was Guardian Pick of the apply their unique actor-puppeteer style to scratch a new show Fringe, 2002 and Time Out Critics' Choice of the about London, fashion and wedding nerves. Year, 2002.

‘A remarkable evening… thrillingly unconventional.’ ‘Gecko combines a deliciously warped Time Out on Mr China’s Son imagination with all-out physical daring.’ The Times ‘Hugely inventive theatre.’ Metro on The Spaceman BAC Supported Artists 2003 BAC Supported Artists 2003 Commissioned by BAC

BAC FRI 16 - SUN 18 JAN FRI – SAT 8PM, SUN 6PM BAC TUE 20 – WED 21 JAN 8PM RUNS APPROX 70 MINS TICKETS 020 7223 2223 £4.75 (£3.50 CONCS) TICKETS 020 7223 2223 £4.75 (£3.50 CONCS) UK WINTER CLOWN SCHOOL page page 23 The and is led by

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Slava’s My Life Is Yo Like A Yo only fools no horses ago, de Castro has developed an international reputation as a master clown performer De and Castro teacher, director. is a Nesta (National Endowment for & the Science Arts) Technology Dream Fellow and Time a 2003 Arts Foundation She Awardee. toured with groundbreaking contemporary circus groups and is well known for her clown ‘Rough’ in the award- winning extensively toured her own shows, Gift and currently has a show about Shakespeare’s fools, Opera in development. No Business There’s Like Show Business Juliet Hill. This workshop is for everyone who wants to develop their rhythm and pitch, develop a and better learn ear, to sing more confidently with others and on their own. If you like singing in the bath, if you’ve ever wanted to put singing into your performing but never felt confident enough to do it, then this workshop is for you! TO BOOK: Contact The Why Not Institute for a booking form and for any queries on 020 7739 8363 The Why Not Institute, People Show Studios, Pollard Row, London E2 6NB E-mail: [email protected] Grantham. In this workshop there will be a chance to learn time-honoured Show Biz routines, as well as eccentric steps made famous by performers like Max Little Wall, Rubberneck and Jackley, Snakehips Tich, Johnson! I Sing Like In To The Bath

Mon - Fri 9.30am-6pm is a practical

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Led by Angela de Castro, Founder/Director of The Why Not Institute, with guest teachers Juliet Hill and Barry & Joan Grantham, this is an opportunity to learn clowning, group singing and eccentric dancing, putting them all together into an exciting performance of The Why Not the clown HaHarmonics, choir, Institute’s at BAC. "This is a wonderful self-contained course which we ran very successfully in Edinburgh in summer 2003. The singing and dancing act as supporting disciplines to the clowning, giving students a great chance to put it all together immediately in a performance at the end of the school." de Castro Be How A To Stupid clowning and performance craft workshop about the profound search for the clown within. Clowning is not a technique but a state and the aim is to encourage participants to find their path to this state. As an introduction to method, de Castro’s the workshop builds trust, confidence and a common vocabulary among the participants. It works as a process of discovery for beginners and reassurance for those who are already clowning and need a burst of energy and focus. This workshop is inspiring, emotional, reassuring, energetic and not for the faint- hearted. Be ready to work hard, have homework, think, be challenged and laugh! Angela de Castro England from her native Brazil 17 years with Barry & Joan Grantham HOW HOW TO BE A STUPID clown workshop with Angela de Castro THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS I LIKE TO SING IN THE BATH MON 12 – SUN 25 JAN Choir performance dates: Sat 24 & Sun 25 Jan Course fee £350 Lavender Hill, Venue: London SW11 Bookings: The Why Not Institute 020 7739 8363 with Juliet Hill Photo © Sheila Burnett Sheila © Photo I'm A

Daily Telegraph) and Daily Telegraph) '90 minutes of pure will lure you into a world of A Little ( Fantasy Shoot Me In (CONTINUES TO 22 FEB)

£14.75 (£6.50 CONCS) 25 WORKSHOP: PAGE and ‘beautifully judged performances’ Daily Mail), promises to be a freewheeling look at the nature of I’m a Fool to You Want complete the celebration of their tenth anniversary.

pleasure, a deeply eccentric and beguiling show' Playing The ( Victim by an Told Idiot Based on the life and work of French cult novelist Boris Vian, Conceived and directed by Paul Hunter ‘Britain's barmiest physical theatre ensemble’ The Heart). Fool To Want You Fool To deception, an act of revenge, and the desire to live in the moment. Inspired by Vian's bizarre death, and performed in a style of extreme comic physicality, the fantastic where the unexpected is perfectly normal. The company will be joined by Perrier Jazz award-winning pianist Zoe Rahman, who will by perform an alongside Idiot Told co-founder Hayley Out Carmichael Best (Time Actress and Award), regular 'Idiot' Stephen Harper (I At Weep My Piano Developed at and commissioned by BAC MINIMUM AGE: 15 THE GUARDIAN A unique theatre experience, fusing live jazz, improvisation, and a new dance craze where the world literally turns upside down. Following the sell-out runs of SAT 24 – SAT SUN 25 JAN TICKETS 020 7223 2223 BAC SAT 8PM, SUN SAT 6PM AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION: SUN 25 JAN page page 22 UK WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND SPECIAL EVENTS page page 25 I'm a

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TOLD BY AN IDIOT The Sound of Surprise Sat 31 Jan-Sun 1 Feb: 10am-5pm As a companion to their new show by an , Idiot Told offers Fool this to You Want dynamic two-day workshop. Using live and recorded sound, the company will explore the use of music to provoke spontaneity and chaotic improvisation. Price: £65.00 Bookings, venue and workshop info: 020 7978 4200 Course fee: Booking: Maider Illana on 0208 969 7004 or email [email protected]. London International Venue: School of Performing Arts 272 Latimer Ground Road Floor, London W10 6QY Latimer Road (Hammersmith Tube: & City Line). Exit right along Bramley Rd, passing under and the take flyover, 2nd left into Oxford Gardens. At the end, turn right into Latimer Rd. is LISPA on the right just by Latimer Place. ASPECTS OF MAX WALL The Greenwich Theatre Sat 24 Jan: 11am-11pm First major event of the recently established Max Society Wall to celebrate the life and work of this unique and much loved actor/ clown. The day includes an exhibition of his life and achievements and Bill a of Variety mime, mirth, movement and music. Full details direct from Greenwich Theatre Box Office 020 8858 7755 or by post (with SAE) from: The Max Society, Secretary, Wall 11 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road WC2N 4EZ the Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and Amy Russell, Chair of the Naropa University MFA Programme in Physical Theatre at LISPA. pm (with 3.30

Sat 24-Sun 25 Jan: 10am to 1/2 hour break) This two-day workshop will give an introduction to the dramatic use of time, rhythm and pace and is based on the teachings of the late Jacques Lecoq. It is addressed to actors, dancers and other performing artists, who are attracted to the idea of creating her or his own theatre. The workshop is animated by Thomas Prattki, founder and director of the London International School of Performing Arts and former (LISPA) pedagogical director of THEATRE DE L'ANGE THEATRE FOU & ECOLE DU MIME DRAMATIQUE CORPOREL Making Visible the Invisible (Etienne Decroux) Sat 17-Sun 18 Jan: 11am-2pm A two-day intensive workshop, offering the opportunity to explore the infinite theatrical expression of the human body through the precise and creative method of Corporal Mime. Led by Steve and Wasson Corinne Soum, the last assistants of Etienne Decroux, directors of the Ecole du Mime Corporel Dramatique, and members of their company, Theatre de l'Ange Fou, this training will be divided into several areas: Technique, Improvisation and Repertoire. Course fee: £60.00 Belgravia 157-163 Workshops, Venue: Marlborough Road, London N19 4NF Booking: 020 7263 9339 Station. Archway Tube Transport: (Marlborough Rd is off Holloway Rd towards Hornsey Rd). Buses: 43, 210, 271. THE TEACHINGS OF JACQUES LECOQ The workshop will be tailored to the the needs. menu However, will participant’s include ways of making simple things complex and complex things more accessible. Course fee: £25.00 Bookings: The Circus Space 020 7729 9522 The Circus Venue: Space, Coronet Street, London N1 6HD

GANDINI JUGGLING Half-day juggling workshop with Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala Sat 17 Jan: 2-5pm Led by Sean and Kati who have been researching and teaching juggling for the last decade, this workshop will be about enjoying the many possibilities involved in throwing and catching. The day is aimed at jugglers of all levels and hopes to give participants an opportunity to widen their skills and learn new patterns. TOTAL THEATRE TALKS TALKS THEATRE TOTAL An exploration of female practitioners within the physical and visual sector. Box, Royal Voice Festival Hall: Sat 17 Jan 2.30-4.30pm The discussion will look at the way in which female practitioners work and explores issues surrounding working methodologies. The international panel will be led by Dick McCaw. £5.50 (£3.50 concs). The event is Theatre FREE Members. to Total One ticket per two Individual/student member, tickets for all other membership categories. Limited capacity so early booking is recommended. Please e-mail: [email protected] or call 020 7729 7944 Further details of speakers available on the Theatre Website: Total www.totaltheatre.org.uk

page page 24 WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND SPECIAL EVENTS BOOKING page page 27 Royal Festival Hall Royal Festival incorporating Room and The Purcell Hall Queen Elizabeth SE1 8XX Belvedere Road 020 7960 4242 www.rfh.org.uk Shows: Pandora 88 White Cabin The Art of Dying Duet / Quartet Bufaplanetes Plan B The Chipolatas In Person: RFH Box Office daily 11am- 9pm QEH/Purcell Room 1 hour before performance. By Phone: 020 7960 4242 daily 9am-8pm. Handling charge £1.50 per phone transaction. Christmas closure: from 5pm on 24 Dec, re- opening at 1pm on 26 Dec and from 6pm on 31 Dec, re-opening at 2pm on New Day. Year's By E-mail: [email protected] On-Line: www.rfh.org.uk By Post: Cheques should be made payable to 'South Bank Centre' and sent with first class s.a.e. or add 50p postage to The Box Office, at above address. Leave amount blank but indicate upper limit. Please quote your name, address and phone numbers. Minicom Textphone: 020 7921 0921. Transport: By Tube: or cross river from Waterloo, or Embankment Temple, Charing Cross. By Bus: 1,4,26,59,68,76,168,171,172,17 6,188,243,341,501,521,X68 or Waterloo By Train: East Waterloo CENTRAL ADVANCE CENTRAL ADVANCE BOOKING FACILITY are We offering you the facility to book all your tickets in advance by post, if your order reaches the Mime Festival office by Thursday 18 December. A booking form is available from www.mimefest.co.uk Or we can fax you a copy if you ring us on 020 7637 5661 The Mall SW1Y 5AH The Mall SW1Y 020 7930 3647 www.ica.org.uk Shows: miss, did it hurt... Dopamine Suite How to be Funny Breath[e] In Person/By Phone: Mon-Sun 12 noon-9.30pm (most busy between 6-9pm) On-line: www.ica.org.uk By E-mail: [email protected] allow 24 hours for processing. By Post: Send cheque made payable to 'ICA Ltd.' with a 1st class Office, at s.a.e. to the Ticket the above address, or provide credit card details, adding 50p for processing. Christmas closure: 24-26 Dec, 31 Dec, 1 Jan Transport: By Tube/Train: a short walk from Charing Cross, Embankment and Piccadilly stations. By Bus: 3,6,9,11,12,13,15,23,2 4,53,77A,88,91,159,176 which stop on Strand or Whitehall and 29,91,139 stop on Pall Mall.

Directors: Helen Lannaghan & Joseph Seelig Press Representative: Anna Arthur PR (020 7637 2994) Festival Co-ordinator: Silvia Maroino Production Manager: Bill Deverson Marketing Consultant: Daniel Pursey Brochure/web design: Iain Lanyon @ Kean Lanyon (www.keanlanyon.com) Printed by: Fulcrum Colour Printers LIMF: 35 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HH 44 (0) 20 Tel: 7637 5661 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7323 1151 e-mail: [email protected] www.mimefest.co.uk FOR THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL Katharine Street, Croydon Katharine Street, CR9 1ET 020 8253 1030 www.croydon.gov.uk/ clocktower Show: The Art of Dying In Person/By Phone: Mon-Sat 10am-8.30pm Sun 12 noon-8.30pm Christmas closing: to Box Office closed 24 Dec 1 Jan inclusive Transport: By Train: East or 10 minutes from either Croydon stations West By Bus: close to the major Croydon bus routes and 10 mins from Croydon bus garage. West By Tram: nearest stop is George Street. By Car: nearest car park is 'Fairfield' in Barclay Road or 'Surry Street' in Scarbrook Road.

Allow 30 mins for bus journey. www.bac.org.uk Lavender Hill SW11 5TN Shows: The Experts Wedding Martin’s The Race I’m a Want You Fool To In Person: Mon 10.30am-6pm 10.30am-9pm Tue-Sat Sun 4-8pm Christmas closure: 24-26 Dec, 29, 31 Dec, 1 Jan By Phone: 020 7223 2223 until 6pm (7pm on Sun). By Post: Send cheque made payable to 'BAC Ltd' to The Box Office, at the above will address. Tickets be held at the box office. Online bookings www.bac.org.uk Reservations: Unpaid reservations should be collected within 3 working days of the booking, or 1 hour before the show if the booking is made less than 3 days before. BAC cannot guarantee late admission. Transport: By Train: 10 minutes from Clapham Junction station (from or Waterloo Victoria main line left out stations). of Turn station and walk up the hill. Cross the junctions with Falcon and Latchmere Roads. BAC is on the left just after Theatre Street. Victoria Line By to Tube: then 77 Vauxhall, or 77A bus. 020 020 7223 2223 The Barbican Silk Street EC2Y 8DS 0845 120 7553 www.barbican.org.uk Show: The Overcoat By Phone: Daily 9am-8pm. Booking fee £1.75 including return of tickets by 1st class postage, time permitting. In Person: At the Advance Box Office, Silk Street entrance, Ground Floor (Level 0) Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 12 noon-8pm. Christmas closure: 25-26 Dec, 1 Jan By Post: Cheques made payable to 'The Barbican Centre' and sent to the Box Office at the above address. Please include s.a.e. or add 50p to cover postage. On-Line: to all Tickets events can be booked on-line 24 hours a day on at www.barbican.org.uk the reduced booking fee of £1. Transport: By Tube/Train: 5 minutes from Barbican station, 10 minutes from Bank, Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Moorgate,Mansion House and St. Pauls. By Bus: 4 and 56 stop on Aldersgate, 153 stops on Beech Street, 55 and 243 stop on Old Street, 43,76,141,214,271 stop on City Road, 100 stops on London Wall.

Paolo Nani + Kristjan Ingimarsson www.thealbany.org.uk Show: Black Hole Box Office - Sun Open Tue 3 hrs before performance Christmas closure: 25-26 Dec, 1 Jan Disabled access. Ring for details Transport: By Train: Frequent CONNECT METRO to Deptford/New Cross from London East/ Bridge/Waterloo Charing Cross. Journey time approx. 10-15mins. By Tube: East London line from Whitechapel to New Cross. By Bus: 21,36,47,136,171,177,188, 225, N1, N3, N47, N21, N53, N70, N81 020 8692 4446 The Albany Douglas Way Deptford London SE8 4AG

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