Compagnie MPTA are a regularly returning company to the London International Mime Festival with their forward-thinking and beautifully presented contemporary circus.
NEWS: James Pidgeon announces his first season at Shoreditch Town Hall
James Pidgeon today announces his first season as Director of Shoreditch Town Hall bringing together work exploring the themes of identity, time and place. The season opens with the UK première of Compagnie MPTA’s Santa Madera, part of London International Mime Festival.
NEWS: James Pidgeon announces his first season at Shoreditch Town Hall
James Pidgeon today announces his first season as Director of Shoreditch Town Hall bringing together work exploring the themes of identity, time and place. The season opens with the UK première of Compagnie MPTA’s Santa Madera, part of London International Mime Festival.
ONLY BONES – Soho Theatre
Short and sweet, classic and comical. Thomas Monckton performs a solo piece glued to his spot, centre stage beneath a low hanging lamp, which obscures his body from the shoulders up for at least half of the work. Only Bones is a classic example of body manipulation that playfully explores all the possibilities that a clown can find and make with only his body, one square metre of space, and one light.
CIRCUS DIARIES: All Genius All Idiot, by Svalbard
All Genius All Idiot is the youngest of the shows at this year’s Mime Festival, and Svalbard‘s springlike greenery sometimes yields vibrant novelty with an exciting energy, while at others makes me feel like a long-suffering nanny hoping the company will get along with the maturing process soon.
KITE – Soho Theatre
Grief doesn’t need words to communicate. Music and movement are much better mediums for the relentless, gut ripping echo that is losing someone you love. The Wrong Crowd’s latest work Kite depicts the simple, family friendly tale of Girl’s move to her grandmother’s home in the city after her mother’s death. Puppetry, movement and music completely replace words in this visual theatre piece that quietly charms in its simplicity.