Michael Addison
4.14 Paintworks
Bath Road
Bristol BS4 3EH
T +44 (0)117 971 3344
E michael@kompanymalakhi.com
W kompanymalakhi.com
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SIZE OF COMPANY
From 2–10 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
General Manager
Michael Addison
Artistic Director
Kwesi Johnson
Education and Learning Co-ordinator
Emily Bull
ARTISTIC POLICY
Kompany Malakhi is an innovative interdisciplinary company whose work seeks to challenge and deconstruct preconceptions through fresh and exciting physical language. Kompany Malakhi’s productions bring together influences from physical theatre, hip-hop culture, and contemporary dance. The company offers a unique and unexpected performance style and attracts a young, diverse audience to both its theatre, site-specific and outdoor productions. The work is supported by an education and learning programme that seeks to nurture new talent and increase opportunities for participation.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Hunt them down. Cheeky, emphatic and totally off the wall.’ Dance Europe
‘A dance force to be reckoned with.’ Newcastle Journal
‘Kwesi Johnson’s Kompany Malakhi brings together the most innovative and interactive theatre… in eons to the stage… truly compelling.’ The New Nation
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Fuses B-boys and BMX riders to explore the exchange of vocabulary between bike and bodies. An ambassadorial outdoor piece, celebrating the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. (4–8 performers, 2 technicians.)
Breaks down obstructions using physical theatre, dance, hip-hop culture, and parkour. The set acts as a metaphor for social barriers in 21st century society. (80 mins, 5 performers, 4 technicians.)
WRAP-AROUND
Kompany Malakhi provides workshops, residencies, masterclasses, post-performance discussions, and lecture demonstrations. The majority of wrap-around activity can be adapted to suit age ranges 13+ and Kompany Malakhi can work with both amateur and professional audiences and participants. Workshops and residencies include the vocabulary and dance styles that Kompany Malakhi employ in their work.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2009 Vietnam ()
TOURING AVAILABILITY
available 2010
available spring/summer 2010 onwards
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