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Image: (be)longing / Photographer: Hugo Glendinning

Image:Photographer: Hugo Glendinning

CURIOUS

Text-based: medium, Installation-based performance, Interdisciplinary

SIZE OF COMPANY
2–3 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Leslie Hill
Helen Paris

Artists’ Producer, Artsadmin
Cheryl Pierce

ARTISTIC POLICY
Helen Paris and Leslie Hill are known for their edgy, humorous interrogations of contemporary culture and politics, work that has been called ‘as smart as it is seductive’. Their work embraces live performance, digital media, installation, publication, film and video. As Curious, they have produced over 30 innovative works, as well as collaborations with international artists and companies.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
The Guardian ()

The Guardian ()

The Stage ()

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Camouflaged in cowboy shirts with fancy stitches made to hide broken hearts and deflecting vulnerability with sequins and high heels, Curious take a road trip to discover what they long for and where they might belong. (55 mins, 2 on stage, 3 on the road.)

A site-specific performance exploring the elusive connections between smell and memory that takes place in people’s homes. Audiences are invited on intimate and aromatic journeys as three distinctly different performers exude their own darkly humorous and seductive essences throughout the house. (40 mins, 3 on stage, 3 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
(working title) New work for 2008. (Details tbc.)

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, residencies and professional development for artists and students of higher education. From Guerrilla Retreats to individual mentoring and performance writing to solo performance.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Austria, Canada (), Czech Republic ()
2006 Greece ()
2005 Australia, Canada ()

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From January 2008

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