BOCK & VINCENZI

Installation-based performance, Integrated dance, Performance

SIZE OF COMPANY
13–20 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Simon Vincenzi

Choreographer
Frank Bock

Artists’ Producer, Artsadmin
Nicky Childs

Assistant Artists’ Producer, Artsadmin
Frances Scott

ARTISTIC POLICY
Bock & Vincenzi explore the relationship between the language of movement and the mystery of the image. Memory, communication, time, the divided self, consciousness, death and disappearance are recurring themes that develop uncanny, evocative and intensely visceral stage worlds. They draw together collaborators from a broad range of disciplines: dancers, actors, performance artists, composers, magicians and film-makers, developing the work with the idiosyncrasies and strengths of those involved.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘As the piece ends in a roaring darkness, it’s as if we finally join (the performers). And you’d be amazed at just what a blast that is.’ Luke Jennings, The Observer

‘The joy of the piece was in its repetition… the opportunity to observe so closely the minuatiae of each movement sequence induced a wonderful hypnotic quality.’ John Daniel, Total Theatre

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not An exploration of our relationship to absence, to the memory of the body and our perception of time and space, an epilogue that presents no end. (90 mins, 13 on stage, 20 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown Takes as its starting point two fictional characters – the filmic creation of Dr Mabuse and the theatrical character of King Lear – presenting a battle between image and text. (8 performers and 13 on the road.)

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, masterclasses, artist talks, post-performance discussions, lectures/seminars for artists and students in higher education and possibility for longer residency periods.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 France (Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not)
2006 Belgium (Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not)
2005 Italy (L’Altrove)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not available from late summer/autumn 2008
The Infinite Pleasures of The Great Unknown available from early summer 2008