SIZE OF COMPANY
3–7 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Nigel Charnock

Producer
Gwen Van Spijk @ CUE

ARTISTIC POLICY
To freely cross from dance to drama and be unbound from the traditions of individual forms. Nigel Charnock’s work includes elements of many art forms, synthesising text with movement, dance, music and more recently film. The aim is to experiment with form and content whilst also producing work that is entertaining and accessible to a range of audiences. Productions are characterised by Charnock’s unique blend of morbid irony, furious entertainment and black comedy.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Feverishly talented… a core of discipline, a liberating energy.’ The Times (Frank)

‘Charnock skillfully mixes a wildly effervescent dance-cocktail sparkling with intelligence.’ Aamulehti, Finland (Intelligence of the Heart)

‘So unusual, so witty – one does not stop being amazed.’ Frankurter Neue Presse (Frank)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Stupid Men Improvisation and performance project for four men directed by Nigel Charnock. Each performance is a unique experience for the performers and the audience, a completely free improvisation, and an act of total theatre. (60–70 mins, 4 on stage, 6 on the road.)

Frank A solo devised and performed by Charnock. A fiercely comic blend of improvised monologue, song and dance. Unashamedly honest, daringly physical and very entertaining. (60–70 mins, 1 on stage, 3 on the road.)

Fever Collaboration between saxophonist Michael Reissler, Nigel Charnock and a string quartet. A moving, comical and incisive interpretation of Shakespeare’s Love Sonnets. (60–70 mins, 6 on stage, 7 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Rite and Rong A twisted view of The Rite of Spring, combining Stravinsky’s music with passionate physicality. Funny, romantic, raw and joyous, this new production will feature seven male performers and is conceived of to be presented in the round with the audience in close proximity to the action.

WRAP-AROUND
Nigel Charnock offers a full spectrum of teaching and training suitable for advanced level students and practising artists, including creative residencies and workshops that give an insight into his creative methodology and unique style of performance.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Armenia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain (Frank and associated workshops)
2006 France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Switzerland (Frank and associated workshops)
2005 Canada (Frank and associated workshops), Greece (commission), Lithuania, Macao, Sweden (Frank and associated workshops), Switzerland (teaching)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.