The programme for the 2006 London International Mime Festival has been
announced:
Compagnie 111 / Phil Soltanoff (France)
More or Less Infinity
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wed 11 - Fri 13 Jan 7.30pm (runs approx 75 mins)
Compagnie 111 directed by New Yorker, Phil Soltanoff, presents the
final part of its trilogy exploring spatial concepts.
Compagnie Mossoux-Bonté (Belgium)
Twin Houses
Purcell Room
Sat 14 - Tue 17 Jan
A wordless monologue for one performer and five mannequin alter egos.
But who is in control and who is manipulated?
Faulty Optic (UK)
Horsehead, or The Rise and Fall of the Back and Front
ICA
Sun 15 - Thur 19 Jan 8pm (runs approx 70 mins)
A beetle infested skull, a desolate sanitorium, a clown with a bayonet,
a ghostly amputee and puppet nudity are some of the horrors in Horsehead.
Circus Ronaldo (Belgium)
La Cucina dell’Arte
By and with David and Danny Ronaldo
Barbican Centre, The Pit
Tue 17 - Sat 21 Jan 7.45pm (runs approx 70 mins - no interval)
The rocky relationship between a chef and his assistant provokes a
power struggle amongst the pots and pans - the ultimate cookery show.
Blind Summit (UK)
Lowlife
BAC Studio 2
Tue 17 Jan - Sun 5 Feb
Tues - Sat 8pm, Sun 6pm (runs approx 65 mins)
An alcohol-soaked cabaret of deadbeats and losers - a world where
Tom Waits meets puppetry. Developed at BAC Low Life now has
its London premiere at the Mime Festival.
Compagnie Adrien M (France)
Convergence
Purcell Room
Thurs 19 - Sun 22 Jan
Thurs - Sat 7.45pm, Sun 6pm (runs approx 55 mins)
Convergence is a spectacular mix of actual and virtual juggling,
movement, light and sound, incorporating cutting-edge computer technology.
Andrew Dawson (UK)
Absence and Presence
ICA
Fri 20 -Sat 21 Jan 8pm (runs approx 60 mins)
Dawson reflects on the death of his father, whose body lay undiscovered
for ten days.
Matilda Leyser (UK)
Line, Point, Plane
Linbury at the Royal Opera House
Fri 20 - Sat 21 Jan
8pm (runs approx 90 mins incl interval)
An aerial triptych, combining physical theatre with circus aerial
skills, dance, original writing, music and design.
Gamarjobat (Japan)
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jan 1pm (40 mins) FREE
Gamarjobat are Ketch and Hiropon, a Japanese duo whose funky, free-wheeling
blend of silent physical comedy transcends all cultural and language
barriers.
Claire Heggen/Théâtre du Mouvement (France)
Le Chemin Se Fait En Marchant (Life’s What You Make
It)
Purcell Room
Mon 23 - Tues 24 Jan 7.45pm (runs approx 80 mins)
A portrait of her own life and experiences as a performer, highlighted
with extracts from the company's shows both live and on film.
Pierre Rigal/Compagnie Dernière Minute (France)
Erection
ICA
Mon 23 - Wed 25 Jan 8pm (runs approx 50 mins)
Pierre Rigal tracks the evolution of man from primitive life to Homo
erectus.
Stephen Mottram's Animata (UK)
The Seed Carriers / The Seas of Organillo / In Suspension
BAC Main House
Tues 24 - Sun 29 Jan
A retrospective season featuring three of his most acclaimed productions.
NOT suitable for children.
Familie Floez (Germany)
Ristorante Immortale
Purcell Room
Wed 25 - Sun 29 Jan
Wed - Fri 7.45pm, Sat 6pm, Sun 4pm
Somewhere between heaven and hell is the Ristorante Immortale, in
the middle of everywhere and nowhere, a place which never closes but
never really opens, a microcosm of self-deception and unfulfilled
ambitions.
Silvain Meret (France)
Le Modèle de Molinier
ICA
Fri 27 - Sun 29 Jan 8pm. Runs approx 45 mins
Pierre Molinier (1900-1976) was a one-time member of the Surrealist
movement. Inspired by Molinier's images, Sylvain Meret's solo performance
explores gender ambiguity and sexual fantasy.
Theatre Momzit (South Korea)
Empty Hands
BAC Studio 1
Fri 27 - Sun 29 Jan
Fri - Sat 8.30pm, Sun 6.30pm. (Runs approx 60 mins)
A visual theatre performance based on Korean ritual ceremonies and
shamanism, accompanied by traditional percussion music. Empty Hands
is about the futility of human obstinacy and greed and the wisdom
of simplicity.
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