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Loser
Photograph Robert Daly
company fz

Devised theatre, Physical/visual theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
3- 9 including technical staff

SCALE OF VENUE
Minimum 8m wide x 6m deep x 6m high

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Directors
Flick Ferdinando
John-Paul Zaccarini

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

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'A deeply felt, unpretentious rollercoaster of a play… outstanding performances.' Rogues and Vagabonds (Loser)

'It will seduce you with its melting beauty.' The Guardian (Loser)

'An engaging, entertaining piece of visual theatre in which joy and pain, grief, humour, the gorgeous and grotesque all co-exist.' Total Theatre Magazine (Loser)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Throat Confounds the idea that circus is just for kids. A witty, sexy fusion of circus, physical comedy and dance. An exploration of masculine identity, vulnerability and the nature of performance. (60 mins, 3 on the road. contains strong language)

Loser New version of production. A highly visual and surprisingly comic emotional journey through friendship, loss and grief. An elegant spiral staircase that bursts into flame, frozen pictures that melt, and dynamic physicality combined with minimal text. (75 mins, 4 on the road)

Rope An aerial duet harnessing the effects of water, light and a single rope. (15 mins, 3 on the road)

Cabaret Besame Mucho A quirky, unusual combination of comedy, circus and song. (90 mins, 9 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Spike Islands A beautifully crafted study of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, integrating circus skills, minimal text and video animation. A piece of highly charged, emotive visual theatre. (80 mins, 7 on the road)

We can Be Heroes He stands alone. The decision is made. He employs an older brother and embarks on a journey to fill in the gaps of his past. This is the story of a contract, a special contract between two men, drawing them into an unexpected future. Visual, dynamic, thoughtful and distinctive.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Post-show discussions, workshops in physical theatre and basic circus skills for use in visual theatre for university students or professionals.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Netherlands (Loser)
2005 Belgium (Loser), Canada (Throat)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Throat, Loser and Cabaret Besame Mucho available January–June 2007.
We Can Be Heroes available from September 2007.
Spike Islands available from September 2008.