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Current Productions
GETS THE FIRST 5-STAR REVIEW AT THE
2010 ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL!
Read the full reviews here:
The Adelaide Advertiser
The Independent Weekly
Rip It Up
Buzzcuts
Receiving more 5-star reviews than any other show
at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe, and shortlisted in the final seven for TOTAL
THEATRE AWARDS (Physical/Visual Theatre), ZEITGEIST is set
to repeat its success at the Adelaide 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.
"An edgy gender-bending
triumph" (Adelaide Advertiser)
"Two
questions: what took them so long to come to Edinburgh, and when are
they coming back?" (The Scotsman)
"The
audience greet them with rapturous applause. They have surely seen one of the
finest shows to come to the Fringe in years." (Hairline Reviews)
"Imperfectly
perfect theatrical dance by a world-class company" (Broadway Baby)
"Completely captivating" (The Scotsman)
Dates:
12 Feb - 13 March, 2010
Venue:
The Garden of Unearthly
Delights, Adelaide Fringe Festival
Bookings: http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au
or at the Garden of Unearthly
Delights on the night.
DIRECTOR
Lynne Bradley
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ben Hughes
COMPOSERS
Colin Webber, Emma Dean &
Jacob Diefenbach
COSTUMES
Angela White
PRODUCER
Hannah Myers
STAGE MANAGER
Xani Kennedy
PERFORMERS
Harriet Devlin, Hannah Fox, Jill
Geurts, Krystal Hart, Mark Hill, Jamie Kendall, Dale Thorburn & Andy Townsend
(Photography: Keith Dumble)
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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 (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) which is richly imaginative and intensely political, Dante's Inferno will unpack the concept of Hell in the contemporary world.
Directed by Zen Zen Zo Associate Artist, Stephen Atkins (Sub-Con Warrior 2.0, Dracula), and performed in Zen Zen Zo's highly visual and physical house style, this performance will take audience members through three stations around the grounds of Brisbane's heritage-listed Old Museum Building. Book early to avoid disappointment!
 Dates
Previews: 6 & 7 May, 2010
Season: 8 - 22 May, 2010
Times
Tue/Wed/Thur/Sat - 7.00//8.00pm
Fri - 9.00//10.00pm
Venue
Old Museum Building
Crn Bowen Bridge Rd & Gregory Tce
Bowen Hills QLD 4006
Tickets
Adult: $35
Conc/Group (10+): $25
Schools: $20
Bookings
(07) 3252 5540
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 My Sublime Shadow
is a new work that fuses the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era
Cabaret, with 1920s Burlesque and Butoh. This show combines the talents
of Zen Zen Zo performers with long-term collaborators,
singer/songwriters Emma Dean and Jacob Diefenbach.
The show
investigates the Jungian archetype of the Shadow, which represents our
darker sides, unacceptable impulses, chaotic wild selves, our demons,
our fears. The Shadow comes out to play in dreams, fantasies,
nightmares... Jung insists that the only path forward is to meet our
Shadows, to confront them, to "devour" them.
My Sublime Shadow
will be a night of cabaret and dance-theatre featuring both famous and
original songs sung by Emma Dean and Jacob Diefenbach, as they journey
inexorably towards meeting and "devouring" their shadows...
Dates: 28 August - 4 September, 2010
Times: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sat 8.00pm
Fri 9.00pm
Venue: Old Museum Building, Bowen Hills
Bookings: Call (07) 3252 5540; or email
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The Odyssey + Unleash the Warrior |
Schools Touring
Production
with Queensland Arts Council
 One of the greatest
adventure tales ever recorded, The Odyssey is the exciting epic
journey of Ulysses, the mighty Greek hero. Based on Zen Zen Zo's 2004 Matilda
Award winning production, The Odyssey has been adapted especially
for the classroom for touring throughout Queensland in 2009.
Introduce your students to
the hero who won the Trojan war with his giant wooden horse and battled gods and monsters as he travels
through mythical lands in search of Ithaca, his beloved home.
An exploration of what it means to be a hero, this production of The
Odyssey features stunning costumes, atmospheric original
music and a compelling display of world-class theatrical skill make this an
unforgettable introduction to the magical world of Greek Mythology and
storytelling at its timeless best.
In addition to this production, a 90min workshop - Unleash the Warrior: Body Bootcamp - is being offered. The workshop introduces students to Eastern and Western physical theatre philosophies and explores the principles of becoming an “Extraordinary Actor”.
With demonstrations by world-class performers and costumes from some of Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre’s most famous productions, this workshop is an amazing tool for teaching students techniques to heighten physical awareness, focus, breath and voice.
For more information and
bookings, please call Arts Queensland on 07 3846 7500 or CLICK HERE.
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