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COMPANY FZ / Image: We Can Be Heroes / Photographer: Mark Morreau

Image: We Can Be Heroes
Photographer: Mark Morreau
COMPANY FZ

Circus|Physical/visual theatre|Devised theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Flick Ferdinando
John-Paul Zaccarini
Producer
Rosie Kelly
Producer
Simon Zimmerman

ARTISTIC POLICY
Company FZ creates work that is comic, tragic, visual, and physical, incorporating a unique synthesis of circus, physical theatre, vocal language, and emotional intelligence. The company's work is devised from the collective minds of the performers and directors.  

REVIEW EXTRACTS
This is a fabulous piece of work, as passionately executed as it was beautifully conceived.
The Times (Throat)
Do anything you can to bag yourself a ticket for this rip-roaring, rambunctious ride through filthy gorgeous naughtiness and mayhem.
BBC Berkshire (Besame Mucho Cabaret)
An off the wall divertingly skewed view of the world...it will seduce you with its melting beauty.
The Guardian (Loser)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
We Can Be Heroes
Using a physical and visual language We Can Be Heroes reaches into the heart and mind of a man who fears his life without change.
Duration: 80 mins + 15 min interval
People on stage: 2
People on road: 4
Performance includes partial nudity (not full frontal) and stylised violence
Cabaret Besame Mucho
An evening of dark delights offering a collection of diverse circus and variety acts. A full night of naughtiness and mayhem.
Duration: 80 mins + 15 min interval
People on stage: various
People on road: various
Performance includes partial nudity (not full frontal)
Rope
Internationally acclaimed aerialists in a visually moving duet harnassing the effects of water, light and a single rope.
Duration: 15 mins no interval
People on stage: 2
People on road: 3
Spike Islands
A reflection on Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, this production harnesses the adrenalin of acrobatics on the ground, the poetry of bodies in the air and the knife-edge precision of juggling objects.
Duration: 60 mins no interval
People on stage: 4
People on road: 6

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Horse
A kaleidoscope of horse tales and characters spanning classes, countries and eras. Using everything from daft comedy to startling visual imagery, circus-inspired choreography, song and audience improvisation.
Duration: 60 miins (approx)
People on stage: 1 People on road: 2
Production will contain strong language and partial nudity

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, post-performance discussion, masterclasses, seminars, talks, lecture demonstrations, mentor programmes
Age range: 18+ professionals

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Belgium, Holland:Loser
2006 Canada, USA:Throat

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Besame Mucho Cabaret–ongoing
We Can Be Heroes – autumn 2009
Horse – summer 2009 ongoing
Rope – on request
Spike Islands – on request