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Archive Diary of Events for the Sallis Benney Theatre at visions 2002

	Exhibitions run throughout the duration of the visions festival at Fabrica, Gardner Arts Centre and the University of Brighton Gallery.

	Joan Baixas & Paca Rodrigo Terra Prenyada Sat 26 Oct 8pm £7/4.50concs Born out of the Australian desert, the mud plains of Russia and the dust of a million burnt books in the Sarajevo library, TERRA PRENYADA is driven by elemental symbols and desires. A collaboration between the acclaimed Catalan artist Joan Baixas and musician Paca Rodrigo, the highly innovative performance uses voice, live painting and projections in a process of ritual rather than a fixed theatrical show. Mud, water, light and darkness are composed into rough poetic material, shaped by chance. Come and make your own connection with this unique ceremonial performance. Adults and 14+

	Igneous Body in Question
	Fri 25 & Sat 26 Oct 6pm £5/3.50concs
	Do you like your body? What’s your idea of a perfect body? Cut from the thrill of speeding through a video game to the sickening shock of a crash. Body In Question portrays the true story of an Australian dancer who – after paralysing one of his arms in a motorcycle accident – journeys through the worlds of medicine, rehabilitation and disability. A former dancer with DV8, James Cunningham’s sinuous body, altered by the accident, finds new angles on perceiving the body, and new ways to move. Body image and concepts of "normality" are questioned. Australian-based Igneous create a multi-media environment where a heart monitor flashes across big screens to a disorientating soundtrack. A life-sized puppet represents the dancers emotional and anatomical reactions, as a diary comes to life. Adults and 14+

	Teatron Theater/Figuren Theater Tübingen Children of the Beast
	Sun 27 Oct 5pm & 8pm £7/4.50concs
	A skeletal figure rises from sand and so a series of stories begin to unravel……. About nine year old Momik, son of Holocaust survivors, who tries to decode the silence of his grandfather. About Momik, the grown up writer, who tries to retell his grandfather’s story. About the Grandfather himself, who has a tale to tell a Nazi interrogator. CHILDREN OF THE BEAST is an Israeli-German co-production between Teatron Theatre and Figuren Theater Tubingen. Based on the novel SEE UNDER LOVE by Israeli author David Grossman, this is adult animated theatre production uses actors, masks and puppet figures to spin a web of memories, stories and facts relating to how the second generation after the Holocaust copes with what happened and what was documented. This powerful performance has toured internationally to huge acclaim and visions is proud to present the UK premiere in association with the Jewish Film Festival.

	Garlic Theatre Fiddlesticks
	Tues 29 Oct 2pm & 4pm £3.50
	The playful spirit of a violin breaks free from his strings and leads you into a world of musical fantasy. On this magical journey puppets made from old instruments spring to life, birds fly out from musical scores, and a horse emerges from the bow of a violin….. Garlic Theatre conjure a spellbinding tale of rhythmical twists and turns with design by Tineola Theatre,Prague, clowning, table top puppets, percussion and live music. For ages 4+

	Ishara Puppet Company In Conversation
	Wed 30 & Thurs 31 Oct £8/4 concs 7pm
	Master puppeteers Dadi Pudumjee and Pura Bhatt create a performance with Anurupa Roy and IP Singh blending traditional Rajasthani marionettes with contemporary puppets styled by Dadi. In conversation is a series of vignettes which capture the spirit of India in its traditional form, as well as reflecting on India today – contemporary and breaking new ground. Visual poems, stories and music converse with macabre, strange and humorous images. Puppets, masks and Rajasthani marionettes take us through a journey of conversations between the performers, the past and present, body, soul and mind, and between you and me. Ishara Puppet Theatre was founded in Delhi in 1986 and is now considered one of India’s most innovative modern groups. A UK premiere. For ages 8+

	Ding Foundation Being a Bird
	Sat 2 Nov 2pm & 7pm £5/3.50concs £14 family ticket
	A piece of visually compelling theatrical animation, using puppets of all descriptions. A tall rickety house rattles as it awakens, a cranky wooden bird sleeps upstairs in a cage. BEING A BIRD follows the emotional journey of this prehistoric looking but domestic creature as it encounters aspects of its half-forgotten nature. Amidst a cacophony of beaks and legs, brightly coloured love bird’s search longingly for each other. The show casts a birds eye view on our relationship with nature and explores some of the emotive images that birds conjure up in the human psyche. With a rich and haunting score, this is a piece of visually compelling theatrical animation, using puppets of all descriptions. Adults and 8+

	Visions Launchpad
	Work from new up and coming performance companies
	Zerozero Theatre Body Parts
	Daytime Sat 26 Oct £3.00
	Our bodies are full of stories – the soul and it’s desires, the legs and their rivalry, the shadow and it’s power. Tales of life, death, and the afterlife are represented by grotesque Daliesque creations that are full of surprises. Freakishly fascinating with the horror played with tongue firmly in cheek.

	Idol Rich Model 200234 Sleeping – Waking
	Daytime Sat 26 Oct £3.00
	Rolling programme of Kinetic live art performance. Film, audio, image and movement combine to animate a life size super model figure. At first inert, she awakens and comes fully into being as her personal assistant grooms her for her role front of camera. After the take the routine reverses, abandoning the puppet in a state of undress. With the collaboration of Jean Shrimpton, Idol Rich open a window on the world of fashion and celebrity status.

	Waggingtongues proudly presents Wardrobe Airways
	On the hour from 11am-4pm (interactive performance lasting 30minutes) Sat 26 & Sun 27 October
	Come travel with us! Let us take you on a magical journey, somewhere you have never been before. Visit worlds you can explore. This is an invitation to cast off your inhibitions and play in an interactive installation. Set to get ‘tongues wagging.’ With thanks to Cuckmere Valley Turf Farm and ESP

	visions starters Free performances
	Castalet Portatif
	A puppet booth appears to move by itself around the street, a hyperactive puppet entertaining passers-by. Hidden inside is Frenchman Daniel Raffel. Spotted by visions at the Charleville Festival, we could not resist bringing Daniel to Brighton.

	Nandita’s Puppets - Masquerade
	Don’t miss the excitement of this fantastic celebration of Indian creative crafts. A troupe of puppeteers from Oriya in India will parade giant animal characters in jewel-bright costumes on the streets and in Churchill Square. Nandita’s Puppets will also run free half term workshops, for children from 5-12 years. No need to book – just come along.

	Les Locataires Fantasmagorie
	Thurs 24 Oct 6.30pm Fri 25 Oct 7.15pm Suitable for 8+ & Adults
	An open air cabaret performed from the boot of a car ! This amazing show, lit by car headlights, comes complete with miniature chairs and takes place outside in the Quad, within the University of Brighton on Grand Parade. French artist Beatrice Courette (who also performs Les Locataires at Komedia) plays with ambiguity and metamorphosis of characters to suggest a fantastic form of travel.

	Theatre Insomnia Amalia
	Tues 29 Oct 3pm, Weds 30 Oct 6pm, Thurs 31 Oct 6pm, Sat 2 Nov 1pm. Free
	A fully equipped miniature theatre will be taking up residence in the Sallis Benney Theatre Foyer, complete with a host on animated characters. Using glove puppets and other objects, Felicia Negomireanu brings to life tango dancers, an opera singer, a beautiful ballerina and spider woman !

	Saturday 2 November 2002
	Ding Foundation (Sallis Benney Theatre) 2pm & 7pm
	Joy Society (Komedia) 8pm Box office 01273 647100
	Forkbeard Fantasy (Corn Exchange) 8pm

	Fri 25 & Sat 26 October 2002
	Visions and South East Dance Commissions Pieces commissioned by visions and South East Dance from recently graduated choreographers and puppeteers from the region. Over the summer, short performances have been developed following master-classes with the prestigious choreographer Yolande Snaith and puppeteer Graeme Gilmour (whose work has included Shockheaded Peter). New performances lasting approximately ten minutes will be premiered at visions. The Freds Act no 790B Friday 25 & Sat 26 4-8pm Cartoonesque alien creatures with extraordinary body parts perform Act no 790B from their extensive catalogue including dancing, singing and shapeshifting. Look out for the Freds in the North Laine The Bread Knife Friday 25 October 11am, 1, 3 & 5pm Saturday 26 October 1, 3, 5 & 7pm Ridgeway has an answer for everything, until he finds an unusual filling in his sandwich. Is it a message? A threat? A mistake? A warning? And where has everybody gone? Free in Studio 204, University of Brighton, Grand Parade The Prince and his pleasures in the Royal Pavilion Fri 25 October 12.30 & 3.30pm Sat 26 1 & 3.30pm Tell Tales company present a royal extravaganza of mask, puppetry and costumed courtly dance. The lifestyle of the Prince Regent and his courtiers is creatively interpreted bringing to life the mythological creatures of the Royal Pavilion. The Music Room in The Royal Pavilion Royal Pavilion admission payable. Brighton & Hove residents £2.15 (with proof of residency – e.g. council tax bill) Produced with the kind permission of the Royal Pavilion supported by the Brighton and Hove City Council. Puppetry into Dance photos: John McKenzie Murdoch

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visions archive, 2001, 2002
Contact Details for visions: Telephone: 01273 643194 Fax: 01273 643038 email: visions.fest@bton.ac.uk Linda Lewis, Director Colin Matthews, Producer Sarah Heyworth, Marketing Director Debbie Park, visions Administrator Clari Little, Administrative Assistant (Finance) Gez Wilson, University of Brighton Administrator Graham Rees, Technician visions, Gallery and Theatre Office, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY

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