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bill aitchison

Live art, Site-specific theatre, Interdisciplinary performance

SIZE OF COMPANY
1–3 people, according to performance

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- and medium-scale venues

PERMANENT STAFF
Performance artist
Bill Aitchison

ARTISTIC POLICY
Bill Aitchison creates performances for general audiences that are immediate, intimate, cerebral and engaging. They combine live art, experimental and movement theatre practices, a precise use of language, and sound art in a fluid and inimitable way.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'The most successful evocation in waking life of a dislocating/dislocated dream state I have ever witnessed.' Body Space Technology (D-P-M)

'Guerrilla live art like this should be seen more often.' Live Art Magazine (D-P-M)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
24/7/52 A conceptual vaudeville that calls upon multi-tasking ad absurdum. This theatre/gallery performance produces meticulously structured chaos through its sophisticated sound score and crazily interweaving tasks. Developed at BAC. Co-produced by Plateaux Festival/Mousonturm. (70 mins, 1 performer, 3 on the road)

Micro-Macro-Scope A collaboration with writer Julia Lee Barclay, MMS is a journey through the city and imagination of individual walkers followed by a performance devised for each city. (Installation/tours available for 2–4 days and lasting 60 mins, closing performance 60–120 mins, 2 artists)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Workshops, talks, post-show discussions, artistic mentoring.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Germany (24/7/52), Finland (Micro-Macro-Scope)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
24/7/52 from mid-February 2007
Micro-Macro-Scope throughout 2007