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THE TEMPEST 2009 (75 mins DVD)
The Tempest brings to life Shakespeare’s last play in Zen Zen Zo’s visually and aurally stunning promenade theatre house-style. Featuring legendary Shakespearean actor Bryan Nason, this production draws on Post-Colonial readings to breath new life into the “Others” of the island — Caliban, Ariel, and the dispossessed jesters — to challenge the powers that be. Filmed and Edited by PixelFrame & Produced by Simon Woods/Zen Motion.
INSIDE THE TEMPEST: PHYSICALISING SHAKESPEARE (75 mins DVD)
This documentary 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 intitial sell-out season in Australia, this DVD includes footage of performance, training and interviews.
An accompanying 20-minute section includes supplementary classroom exercises in Devising and The Viewpoints. Documentary Directed by David Pawsey & Produced by Simon Woods/Zen Motion.
THE TEMPEST RESOURCE PACK (2 DVD & SOUNDTRACK)
This must-have educational resource pack includes:
• The full-length DVD of Zen Zen Zo’s The Tempest
• The Tempest Soundtrack CD
• Inside The Tempest: Physicalising Shakespeare DVD
• The Tempest Teachers’ Notes (optional)
MEDEA: THE RIVER RUNS BACKWARDS (75 mins DVD)
This award winning production utilized multimedia, contemporary performance, dance, and song to bring to life one of the greatest plays of the Western cannon — Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy, Medea.
Lauren Jackson stars in a bravura performance as Medea, well supported by the chorus of highly trained Zen Zen Zo performers bringing the traditional Greek Chorus to life through visually stunning physical theatre techniques and styles.
BUTOH EAST & WEST: THE MAKING OF GAIA (60 mins DVD)
This documentary tracks the fascinating cultural event that took place when Dairakudakan, the world’s oldest and largest Butoh company from Japan, created a new work for Australian physical theatre company Zen Zen Zo. It features training, rehearsals, and interviews, as well as footage of the performance of Gaia, an impacting new work about the current environmental crisis.
Included is a 20-minute supplementary classroom exercises section that covers a number of Butoh exercises and training methods.
NB: The documentary section contains some brief footage which includes partial nudity (in performance footage only) in line with the Butoh aesthetic.
(40 MINS DVD)
This Zen Zen Zo co-production with Dairakudakan from Japan & the Deep Blue Orchestra was an innovative Contemporary Performance piece which utilised both Immersive and Intimate Theatre styles.
The Zen Zen Zo company invited an intimate audience of 4 patrons at a time to join them for a Sleepover, during which time they journeyed (on a king-sized bed!) through a surreal night of dreams, fantasies and nightmares. Each intimate audience pre-selected the tone of their night’s dreaming – playful & edgy OR sensual & sublime…
Featuring 11 Zen Zen Zo performers, 1 Dairakudakan dancer, and 4 Deep Blue Orchestra musicians, this innovative new work took intimate and immersive theatre to a whole new level!
ZEITGEIST (75 MINS DVD)
ZEITGEIST, one of Zen Zen Zo’s most successful shows in the history of the company, touring to national and international festivals (including Edinburgh & Adelaide) between 2008 - 2012. The production received more 5-star reviews than any other production at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (an astonishing 7 in total) and was nominated for the prestigious TOTAL THEATRE Award.
ZEITGEIST was a collection of raw and provocative dance-theatre pieces which reflected ‘the spirit’ (GEIST) ‘of our times’ (ZEIT), and wove together the big issues of our age (global warming, terrorism, spiritual apathy) – with universal themes, myth and archetype.
Featuring 8 outstanding and athletic Zen Zen Zo performers, the production was performed in Zen Zen Zo’s infamous house dance-theatre style - which mixes Japanese Butoh, European Burlesque, Cabaret, comedy, contemporary dance and performance art.
WARNING: Butoh, Burlesque, loud music, partial nudity & flying food…
(75 mins DVD)
Based on The Bacchae by Euripides, this stunning physical interpretation of the classic Greek tragedy was originally produced for the 1996 Inaugural Brisbane Festival.
A pure example of the company’s philosophy and aesthetic, The Cult of Dionysus demonstrates the ritualistic power of Greek Theatre by combining a striking visual and physical language with the powerful chorus work that Zen Zen Zo is famous for.
NB: Contains partial nudity in line with the Butoh-inspired aesthetic.
HELLO SPACEBOY (60 mins DVD)
This enchanting devised Zen Zen Zo production, which featured at the OUT OF THE BOX Festival, mixes physical theatre, dance, comedy, magic and audience interaction as it weaves together the story of young Max, In search of his imagination.
Aided by Amy the Astronaut and other fantastic creatures, he ventures into outer space and back again, as he battles monsters, aliens and his self-doubt. Hello Spaceboy! has a message for young and old
- “Unplug yourself and free your imagination!”
NB: Appropriate for Primary and Secondary Students.
EPISODE 1: Drew der Kinderen (MEDEA: The River Runs Backwards)
EPISODE 2: Shock Therapy Productions (Undertow)
EPISODE 3: Dr Lynne Bradley (Zen Zen Zo's The Tempest)
EPISODE 4: Michael Futcher (The Drowning Bride)
Ever wondered how directors bring their vision to life?
THEATRE MAKERS: Directors at Work is a four part docu-series that follows four innovative theatre directors and their process in devising theatre. From interviews, working with actors on the floor in both workshops and rehearsals, to the polished scene, see how these contemporary directors bring their work to life. Each episode focuses on a specific director, and explores their personal philosophies, methodologies and approaches to theatre making.
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Nicole Reilly
Simon Woods
Brendan Williams ACS
Darrin Verhagen & John Cummings
Brett Straughan & Jordyn Hayney
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Presented by Magic Lantern and Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre.
This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
