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Press Release 23.08.02 |
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| visions, a ten day festival of
visually amazing performances, exhibitions and films opens in Brighton
this October. This year’s visions has a distinctively global
flavour, with around thirty five companies taking part from as far
afield as India, Australia, Spain, Israel, Germany and France as well
as Britain. Twelve UK premieres include work newly commissioned for
the festival. Linda Lewis, Artistic and Executive Director of visions feels people should expect to find something surprising at the festival: "visions wants to show British audiences, artists and promoters how companies from different cultures and traditions are putting a fresh spin on theatre. Many companies spice performances with video, projections, animated objects, soundtracks and actors to create a very contemporary dramatic experience." visions has commissioned British company Wireframe to make a piece that will be shown in Fabrica, a contemporary art gallery in a disused church. Elevation will run as both an installation and an animated performance, with bird-like creatures flapping around the space and promises of indoor kite-flying. visions’ second commission, in collaboration with South East Dance, brings together choreographers and puppeteers to make short performances under the mentorship of choreographer Yolande Snaith and puppeteer Graeme Gilmour (whose work has included Shockheaded Peter). Other premieres include Children of the Beast, an Israeli-German co-production between Teatron Theater and Figuren Theater Tübingen. This powerful adult animated theatre production uses actors, masks and puppet figures to relate experiences of the Holocaust by different generations. And Igneous, from Australia, present Body in Question. Ex- DV8 dancer James Cunningham explores perceptions of body image in a stunningly beautiful performance which re-tells the story of his own disabling motorbike accident using dance and a life-sized puppet. During the packed festival opening weekend, puppets will be taking to the pavements with many free "visions starters" performances before ticketed shows. These include large-scale animal puppets from Orisa in India. visions has plenty of entertainment for families over half term, including a new show from Theatre-rites and Meiningen Theatre’s interpretation of The Tin Soldier fairytale told in an incredible inflatable domed tent using multi-media projections, shadow puppets and live performance. For press information contact: Sarah or Lisa at Sarah Heyworth PR on 01273 608021 sarah@heyworth-pr.com |
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Thurday 24th October 2002 |
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Release, Brighton Graphic Design Students win pitch to re-brand
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Release, visions: Launchpad Saturday
26 October 2002 |
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| 'Elevation' by Wireframe (Installation commission) | |
| visions archive, 2001, 2002 | |
| Contact Details for visions:
Telephone: 01273 643194 Linda Lewis, Director visions, Gallery and Theatre Office, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY |
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