PUBLISHED: January 3rd, 2012
PANeK Presents Showcase
The showcase of work being made by and with staff and students of the Drama Department of University of Kent Canterbury took place at the Gulbenkian Theatre from 7.30pm on Friday 3rd June 2011.
The programme consisted of:
STREET DREAMS
Devised and performed by Little Cauliflower
In a world where everything is animated nothing is what it seems; the rubbish dump is a place where laughter can be stumbled upon in the unlikeliest of places. Everyday waste comes to life, whilst a confused puppet in the middle tries to make sense of it all.
The piece is articulated with live music and Foley sound. It combines Bunraku puppetry with contemporary clowning and abstract storytelling.
Street Dreams went on to a great reception and multiple 4 and 5* reviews for performances at Underbelly as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
ONE BY ONE
Performer and deviser: Electa Behrens
Directorial Advisor: Jørn Riegels Wimpel
Text Creation and Montage: Electa Behrens and Jørn Riegels Wimpel with extracts from the Gnostic text “Thunder, Complete Mind”, Patti Smith, Sam Shepard and Tori Amos
Ever had those moments when you stare at the ceiling of your bedroom searching for the impulse to get up and not finding it? Ever had those moments where your heart starts to pound and you know you will never be the same afterwards? This story lives in the space between those two.
It is a futuristic fable about an airline stewardess searching for contact in a world where technology has isolated the individual.
The performance is an eclectic collage of devised writing, ancient text, sound and media, popular and traditional song and the science of Creeping Normalcy. Using minimal technology to maximum result, it looks to speak about the global by touching the very personal.
MOVING ON
Created by StevensonThompson in collaboration with associate company members of the Moving Memory and Making the Move projects.
The work draws on stories, memories and musings revealed in movement workshops involving a range of participants which include members of the public, company members comprising women of 50 and over, and residents in local care homes, many of whom are living with dementia. The piece explores different perspectives of age and ageing and seeks to capture some of these revelations in a performance choreographed alongside a group of younger performers.
Artistic Directors: Sian Stevenson & Jayne Thompson
Performers: Danielle Arkwright, Wendy Asprey, Emma Bainbridge, Ginette Casey, Alissa Churchyard, Marie Collins, Laura Etherington, Glyn Fenton, Alex Fleetham, Richard Franklin, Sam Furness, Estelle Gratus , Jess Hall, Chloe Leckey, Jayne May, Sarah Roberts, Ryan Parsons, Val Saunders, Lucie Sherwood, Alex Smith, Maureen Smith, Andy Thompson
Lighting: Ian Baird
Filming: Andrew Palmer
Photography: Katie Prior
Production manager: Charlotte Whitehead
Stage management; Jess Boatright & Tom Pengelly
Sound recording: Jared Evans