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The Race
Photograph Neil Hanna
gecko

Physical/visual theatre, Dance theatre, Humour

SIZE OF COMPANY
9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Co-Artistic Directors
Amit Lahav
Al Nedjari

ARTISTIC POLICY
Gecko’s theatre is a highly energetic exploration of movement led by the emotions and involving great athleticism, physical contact and visual explosiveness. Physical theatre specialists Amit Lahav and Al Nedjari founded Gecko in 2001.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Tantalising raw new theatre from these physical theatre heroes.' Time Out (The Race)

'Turns hope, fears, fantasies and the survival of the human race itself into a wondrous piece of theatre.' Metro (The Race)

'Gecko combines a deliciously warped imagination with all-out physical daring.' The Times (Taylor’s Dummies)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Race How can a man prepare to see his first child? Visually stunning and astoundingly athletic, this gently moving show chronicles a man trying to reconnect his feelings and truly live. (65 mins, 9 on the road)

Taylor’s Dummies Imagine Vertigo directed by David Lynch and performed by De La Guarda to the riffs of 1950s jazz. This production is for those who love the unexpected and crave an adrenaline hit. (65 mins, 8 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
New work (title tbc) A new small-scale show devised and performed by Gecko’s Artistic Directors inspired by their respective Arab and Jewish backgrounds. (4 on the road tbc)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Post-show discussions, physical workshops and residencies.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 USA, France (The Race)
2005 Russia
2004 Colombia, Croatia, Ireland, Mexico, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Turkey (Taylor’s Dummies)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
The Race and Taylor’s Dummies from January 2007.
New work (title tbc) from autumn 2007.