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Image: The Arab & The Jew / Photographer: Ed Collier

Image: Photographer: Ed Collier

GECKO

Physical/visual theatre, Dance theatre, Humour

SIZE OF COMPANY
5–9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Amit Lahav
Al Nedjari

ARTISTIC POLICY
Gecko’s theatre is a highly energetic exploration of movement led by the emotions and involving great athleticism, physical contact and visual explosiveness. Physical theatre specialists Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari founded the company in 2001. Gecko runs an extensive education and participation programme alongside its work.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Time Out ()

Metro ()

The Times ()

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Having grown up on opposite sides of the Arab-Israeli divide, Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari celebrate their brotherhood and laugh and cry at their reflections. An explosive performance. (60 mins, 5 on the road.)

How can a man prepare to see his first child? Visually stunning and astoundingly athletic, this gently moving show chronicles a man trying to reconnect his feelings and truly live. (65 mins, 9 on the road.)

Imagine directed by David Lynch and performed by De La Guarda to the riffs of 1950s jazz. This production is for those who love the unexpected and crave an adrenaline hit. (65 mins, 8 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
(working title) A physical exploration of the themes of confinement, hope, fear and masculinity, inspired by the novel Das Boot (Wolfgang Peterson). This will be a middle-scale piece. In development 2008-9.

WRAP-AROUND
Post-show discussions, physical workshops, residencies and teacher training.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Spain ()
2006 USA, France ()
2005 Russia ()

TOURING AVAILABILITY
from February 2008

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