SIZE OF COMPANY 2 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small
PERMANENT STAFF Artist Gemma Paintin Artist James Stenhouse
ARTISTIC POLICY Action Hero makes live art and performance that involves the audience as collaborators and co-conspirators. They create work that unifies the audience as part of the live event, building a temporary community.
REVIEW EXTRACTS Resolutely off-kilter but entirely accessible…it’s brilliant…immensely clever. Metro (A Western) The atmosphere throughout the performance was incredible. Epigram Magazine (A Western) An ecstatic atmosphere. Metro (Watch Me Fall)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS A Western Scenes from an imaginary western are enacted, in collaboration with the audience, in a celebration of generic heroes, cheap whores and the failure of the all-American idol. A performance for a bar or similar public space. (50 mins, 2 on the road) Watch Me Fall An exploration of those who attempt the impossible, the futility of their attempts and their inevitable fall from grace. An intimate yet epic event for an audience expecting daredevils on fire, motorcycle jumps and human cannonballs. (1 hour, 2 on the road)
WRAP-AROUND Workshops for all ages and levels from 16 years old upwards, pre and post-performance discussions for both audiences and professionals, lecture demonstrations for professional artists and academics.
TOURING AVAILABILITY A Western available for touring from January 2009 Watch Me Fall available for touring from February 2009
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