At the turn of a new decade, Zen Zen Zo is pleased to welcome Mary-Ann Vale into the position of Company Manager. After 10 years in administration, producing and serving on the Board at Griffin Theatre Company, she was awarded Life Member of Griffin and the SBW Foundation at NIDA. She established the Performers Club and Cabaret at the Stables, producing both shows over a 5 year period. In addition, Mary-Ann has extensive experience in directing and performing; and has run her own teaching business for 10 years.

We look forward to working with her this year and into the future!

This 30-minute documentary is designed for secondary students and explores the relationship between training, creation and performance in Zen Zen Zo's unique style. Spanning the different stages of The Tempest's development, from the first production in Hong Kong through to the sell-out season in Australia, this DVD includes footage of performance, rehearsals and interviews. An accompanying 20-minute workshop includes supplementary classroom exercises introducing a basic awareness of the Viewpoints and Composition.

$110         Inside the Tempest DVD

$209         RESOURCE PACK: Inside The Tempest DVD, The Tempest Live Performance DVD & The Tempest Soundtrack by Emma Dean and Colin Webber

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Physical Actor Training (Brisbane & Melbourne)

These classes run annually (4 terms) in both Brisbane and Melbourne from February to November and are designed specifically to equip actors for high energy, physical performance. Using the Suzuki Method of Actor Training as the foundation, these classes provide an opportunity to address the elements of stage presence - energy, breathing, centre, concentration - resulting in the body being open to exploring emotion and truth in a theatrical context.

Places are available in Melbourne. Brisbane classes are full until second term.  Contact the office on (07) 3252 5540 to reserve a place.  

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BUTOH DANCE THEATRE CLASSES (BRISBANE)

Butoh is a contemporary avant-garde dance-theatre form that originated in Japan. It has been described as a dance of the senses, or "pure" emotional states expressed through the body (instead of through words), of universal imagery, of poetry and metaphor. It combines dance, theatre, improvisation, and ritual, crossing cultural borders in its search for the universal.

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In 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre hosted extremely exciting weekend workshops with Zen Master KwanShi (Lawrence) from the USA, a renowned teacher of The Enneagram and of the Zen Buddhist/ Taoist View of Human Nature. We are pleased to welcome him back in 2010.

This year he will be hosting two different weekend workshops:

Advanced Enneagram

20 & 21 March, 10am - 5pm
$200 for the weekend

Relationship: Beauty & Flow (NEW!)

27 & 28 March, 10am - 5pm
$200 weekend / $125 day

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Zen Zen Zo's 2010 Performance Season has kicked for the year - bookings are now open for Zeitgeist and Dante's Inferno!

Zeitgeist - Adelaide Fringe Festival - Opens Feb 12th

Smash hit of the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe, ZEITGEIST is performed in Zen Zen Zo's infamous physical-theatre style which fuses Butoh, Cabaret, Burlesque, Comedy, and Contemporary Dance. ZEITGEIST is an award-winning collection of raw and provocative dance-theatre pieces that reflect ‘the spirit' (GEIST) ‘of our times' (ZEIT). This explosive production is an apocalyptic vision of our times presented through a maelstrom of 8 bared bodies on stage.

"Imperfectly perfect theatrical dance by a world-class company" (Broadway Baby)

"Completely captivating" (The Scotsman) 

Tickets are on sale now, so book soon for your chance to see the show that received more 5-star reviews at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe than any other production.

Dates: 12 Feb - 13 March, 2010

Venue: The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe Festival

Bookings: http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/

Dante's Inferno - IN THE RAW STUDIO SEASON

In 2010, the highly popular IN THE RAW Studio Season production will be Dante's Inferno. Based on one of the greatest works of world literature, the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, Dante's Inferno will unpack the concept of Hell in the contemporary world. This performance will take audience members through three stations around the grounds of Brisbane's heritage-listed Old Museum Building, and will be performed in Zen Zen Zo's highly physical and visual house-style.

Dates: 6 - 22 May, 2010

Times: Tue/Wed/Thur/Sat - 7.00 & 8.00pm, Fri - 9.00 & 10.00pm

Venue: Old Museum Building, Bown Hills

Bookings: go directly to http://www.webticketing.com.au/DisplayEvent.aspx?eventid=48.

Zen Zen Zo is excited to announce their 2010 Company Interns:

Morgan Aldrich - Seattle (USA) - Directing Intern
Melissa Budd - Melbourne
James Casey - Brisbane
Brandon Christine - Tasmania
Andrea Jenkins - Melbourne
Alexandra Kennedy - Brisbane
Earl Kim - Boulder (USA)
Amanda Laing - Sydney
Hannah Myers - Edinburgh (UK)
Gabrielle New - Melbourne - Directing Intern
Samuel Plummer - Armidale
Lia Reutens - Sydney
Martin Ventura - London (UK)
Francis Walton - Brisbane - Directing Intern
Frances Worster - Vancouver (Canada)

Congratulations! We look forward to spending the next 6 months with you!

Zen Zen Zo is excited to announce a new sponsorship relationship with Brisbane-based Copycat Printing & Stationery.

Check them out at www.copycatprint.com.au

Check out Zen Zen Zo's performance show reels, including Zeitgeist and Sub-Con Warrior 2.0, in the Gallery section of the website!

Also - brand new photos from 2009's THE TEMPEST are now available to view!