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A Ship of Fools - The Karavan Ensemble1st to 9th May- 6.30pm to 9.30pm
6pm Big Lemon Bus from Old Steine
Kids Matinee 2nd & 9th May 1.45 to 4pm Tickets £8 (£6 concs)
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Open a door within and be taken by a unique unfolding site-specific experience, a journey through dance, physical theatre, music and installation. A gripping adventure into the realms of human nature. A true Fringe show! Created by Yael Karavan
www.yaelkaravan.com and the Karavan Ensemble, A Ship of Fools will anchor at Coachwerks from 1st to 9th May.
"With elements of Butoh and Dance, Karavan’s physical discipline is extraordinary. Every pulse and movement counts as she lets us into the intimate womb she inhabits" TOTAL THEATREAfter years of sharpening the tools of her craft, internationally acclaimed award winning performer, Yael Karavan (DEREVO, MAMU Dance Theatre) is now directing the Karavan Ensemble - a diverse group of international performers with an exciting mixture of skills and backgrounds.
Thanks to... The Big Lemon
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Three Works - Daniel Somerville 11th to 16th May- 8.30pm to 9.30pm Tickets £8 (£6 concs)
Daniel Somerville presents three solo movement performances, including a new work, I’m Leaving You, a revival of his acclaimed First Piano Concerto and a new adaptation of his opera, My Egypt Stories. Dark, emotional landscapes of sexuality and vulnerability that combine the focus of Butoh, political potency of neo-burlesque and extended emotions of operatic performance.
“An enthralling and frightening dance routine that rooted out our fear of being alone.” Richard Pilgrim, Nottingham Visual Art.Somerville has toured internationally with Inprocess Collective, Ajaykumar’s 8, The Straight Acting Theatre Company, Restless Night and Vivienne Westwood. Festivals include Edinburgh Fringe, London’s neo-burlesque symposium and the One Festival in Nottingham.
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The Alpha Project - Simply Told & Professor Richard Wiseman18th May – 12 noon to 10pm Performances every half hour. Booking essential
Tickets £5 (£4 concs)
Part theatre, part psychological experiment, The Alpha Project explores belief in psychic abilities, blurring the boundary between physical and extrasensory experience. Devised by Simply Told and best-selling author, award-winning magician and professor of psychology Richard Wiseman, The Alpha Project is a unique, immersive theatrical encounter for two people not to be missed.
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Shakespeare’s Richard II - The Nomadic Academy of Fools19th to 23rd May- 3pm to 6pm Tickets £12.50 (£8.50 concs)
Using a unique theatrical technique called Fooling, created by world famous practitioner Jonathan Kay, this epic physical theatre performance of Shakespeare's play enters into a dream-world, one without props or set and with all of the performers playing all of the parts.
"Mesmerising, like a dream, with a window into layers of the soul” - Mike Sells The internationally acclaimed theatre director Jonathan Kay debuts his forth sell out Shakespeare play after the hugely successful international tours of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1993-1998), The Tempest (2000-2002) and Romeo & Juliet (2003-2004.
