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ACTION HERO / Image: A Western / Photographer: Richard Anderson

Image: A Western
Photographer: Richard Anderson

ACTION HERO

Performance|Performative events|Site responsive

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