Companies

Red Ladder

• Look at social injustices or political issues
• Social change, global justice
•  About and around human struggle
• Of and for many people

• Rooted in radical socialist movement in Britain
•  Work fearlessly
• Stimulating
• Use unique history as a leadership resource for theatre and theatre- makers seeking contemporary forms which speck to the politics of now
• Frantic Assembly (Chair Duet)

• Two people move each other
• Chemistry with other actor, reliance
• Peripheral vision
•  A lot of practice

Gecko Theatre

• Physical and visual
• Contemporary dancing
•   Striking, emotional

• Circus performance
• Total theatre: anything is possible in their productions and words are not a priority
• Open to interpretation
• Believe in social media
• Lecoq
•  Stick workshop

Ex Machina

• Lepage
• Needles and Opium
• Does not rely on story- instead relies on personal experience
• Intuition
•    Variety of people
•    Ex. Playwrights and scientists
• Ex. Architects and artists
• Images and technology > language

Off Balance, International Devising Theatre Company

Robin Hood Performance Moments

• Transitions 
• used their fingers to walk long distances
• Timing
• Every move they were always together as an ensemble 
• Using their facial expressions as parts of the chair
• Their backs hardly faced the audience (unless it was on purpose)
• The angle that they performed was interesting 
• Sound effects
• They used their hands, feet, and mouths. 
• Multiple characters were being played by the actors
• One actor was never limited to one character
• The Space
• Small box (very creative) 
• always stayed inside the box
• Used their bodies as the set 
• furniture, the woods, etc.
• The ending was very symbolic
• Energy and tension levels are important
• The rain 
• Used their finger tips to make sound effects
• Left the box together and in sync 

IBTA Space Study Response

Performers: Molly Larson, Karen Song, and Lynn Chong 

• What are the artistic moments you don't want to forget?
• I really liked their usage of the stage. I think the opening scene was intense and really captured the audience's attention immediately. The rhythm in the background helped set the stage and carried throughout the performance nicely. 
• What is one thing you experienced that you hope will inspire or challenge you in the future? 
• I enjoyed watching their movement. It was clear that they all worked together and were observant of each other on stage. This performance demonstrated how movement can still be intense and slow. 
• What emotions did you feel as you watched the space studies?
• I felt confusion, curiosity and fear. 

Performers: Goose Masondo, Shannon Bae, Michael Kim, and Andras Sardi 

• What are the artistic moments you don't want to forget?
• I liked how they used music and were playing tag in the beginning. I also really liked how they used the curtains. I think it brought the performance to life. 
• What is one thing you experienced that you hope will inspire or challenge you in the future? 
• I thought how they used water was clever. I think when performing with water, it can be very risky. However, this being said, the way they were able to incorporate it and still continue the flow was impressive. 
• What emotions did you feel as you watched the space studies?
• I felt attached, surprised, and sadness.  

Performers: Kate Grandy, Antonio Garcia, and Adam Bengsston 

• What are the artistic moments you don't want to forget?
• I liked how we 
• What is one thing you experienced that you hope will inspire or challenge you in the future? 
• I think my biggest challenge was performing. I personally believe it's much easier performing in a front of a thousand people you don't know than 20 that you do know. I also have stage fright, and although we weren't necessarily on a stage, there was still an audience. 
• What emotions did you feel as you watched the space studies?
• I felt fear while saying the lines - mostly because I don't like to perform, but also because I was able to relate to the poems. Our space study was meant to portray how many of us are third culture people who are constantly moving. My role of our performance was meant to be a new home (in the beginning) that eventually was left behind. It was supposed to represent how we forget about the places that we've lived in because sometimes it's easier that way. It's much easier forgetting about the great memories one has had at one place than always mourning and wanting to go back. 
• What inspired your space study and how did the stimulus help you design your compositions? 
• Our inspiration came from our past  memories and how each of us has experienced moving around a lot. We wanted to express those emotions through the usage of poetry and sounds.