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SIZE OF COMPANY
3–9 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small-, middle- and large-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director/Performer
Benji Reid
General Manager
Lisa Eaton
ARTISTIC POLICY
Benji Reid – stand-up tragedian and body-popping comic with a b-boy style – produces work of pathos and comedy, poignancy and pace. He layers contemporary vision with classic inspiration to create highly energised, emotionally conflicting, physical theatre. Reid creates work that both challenges and draws in audiences, bridging the gap between theatre and street art forms.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
Daily Telegraph, Australia
The Guardian
The Sun, Toronto
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Accompanied by two musicians and a DJ, the show travels from bebop to hip hop and all stops in between. With the high energy of freestyle popping, text and rap, Reid creates a montage of the 20th century, working as a human sampler to create 21st century hip hop.
This dark and instinctive proposition on escapism is both funny and harrowing.
Improvisation inspired by hip hop and jazz, danced like a slapstick puppet creating text over muffled beats.
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
(working title) A rollercoaster ride to redemption that explores the struggles within a dysfunctional unit as the youth seek power through desperate measures of dominance. A highly engaging piece of physical theatre.
WRAP-AROUND
Education programme available including masterclasses, lectures, demonstrations, talks and residencies. For ages 14 plus and professional level. Post-show discussions also available.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2005 Canada, USA ()
2004 France, Italy, Netherlands (
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Throughout 2008
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