>> Artizani
James Macpherson
Director
Hey Barn Farm
Glossop Road
Little Hayfield
United Kingdom
M: 07770 300 907
P: 01663 745 793
http://www.artizani.net
info@artizani.net
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Artizani has been creating high quality street theatre and cultural animation since 1989. In the last couple of years we have worked with: Singapore Arts Festival; Dubai festival; Henley International Festival; Waterford Spraoi; the Commonwealth Games; the National Theatre and many more with over 300 performances a year.
Currently touring we have:
"SYROVY" - small-scale static show suitable for almost any venue:
“..a beautifully constructed and executed solo show by James Macpherson that combines silent-movie clowning, acrobatics and slackrope walking to explore one man's ambivalent relationship with
everyday objects.” Total Theatre Magazine
"Thanks for Syrovy, which is really working so well now" Anne Tucker/Jeremy Shine -MIA
“..the reports that I got back were rapturous, both from the staff and from conversations with the Public.” Jonathan Holloway - National Theatre
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"THE CHERUBS" - walkabout
A memorably visual piece of theatre. Painted Gold from head to toe and unaware of humiliation or the cold, two gilded angels take to the street on golden scooters innocently interacting and spreading divine mayhem. They court the banal and the profound, communicating without words and creating the most surreal images on their journey.
“With Gaulier-style relentlessness he pushed the moment as far as it would go then pushed some more….. A perfect example of taking the moment when offered and using it to the full."
TOTAL THEATRE MAGAZINE
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”PUNT!" - walkabout
Two Oxbridge undergrads descend from their ivory towers and are off for a relaxing punt. Blissfully unaware of reality and physics the boat drifts down busy streets as they regale and serenade the public. This promenade performance is based on an adapted electric vehicle– it works both as a surreal image glimpsed from a distance or as comic interaction.
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"LIFEBOAT!" - Walkabout
Following on the success of Punt! This “Street Boat” is based on an 8ft clinker-built skiff. The show extends the fantastically surreal images of the Punt and carries two hilarious and eccentric characters. The Shipwrecked Captain and Boatswain’s Mate have been adrift since 1786 and are more than a little confused!
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STILT CHARACTERS
Specialising in animating spaces, Artizani's stilted characters bring colour and humour to any space.
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NEW for 2004
“FARMER GILES”
Replete with his own mobile 5-bar gate, Farmer Giles gives untrustworthy farming advice to all and sundry – The Archers on acid.
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" DESERT ISLAND'
Imagine a tropical desert island complete with castaway, gramophone; and flotsam and jetsam. Surreal, comic, tragic and a little bit crazy, Artizani’s new show compresses 20 years of isolation into 30 minutes of mayhem.
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IN Development...
“REVOLUTION”
We currently have an application in to the arts council for the development a new static show which we intend to gently work in in 2004 and fully premiere in 2005.
We are actively seeking commission partners for this show. Please contact us for details.
Jeremy Shine, MIA
0161 224 0020/mia@streetsahead.org.uk
Kathryn McDowell, City of London Festival
020 7377 0540/admin@colf.org
Bill Gee, B.G.A./ISAN
0207 633 9330/mail@b-g-a.co.uk
Jonathan Holloway, National Theatre
020 7452 3333/JHolloway@nationaltheatre.org.uk  Back to the Search Results
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