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Scavengers
Photograph Douglas Sandberg

	joshua sofaer


	Performance, Live art, Installation-based

SIZE OF COMPANY
Individual artist (and performers as necessary)

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to large-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artist
Joshua Sofaer

Producer
Ayla Suveran

ARTISTIC POLICY
Joshua Sofaer is a live artist who produces cultural events which bridge the boundaries between contemporary performance practices and popular culture. He can devise one-off pieces to specific commission.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'Canny and a delight.' San Francisco Chronicle (Scavengers)

'Scavengers encouraged participants to engage with art in a purposeful way – and even to become artists themselves.' New Statesman

'Brilliant!' Channel 4 Television (Scavengers)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Scavengers City-wide scavenger hunt and exhibition with full audience participation, cabaret and cash-prize, running over several days. Devised for the opening or closing of festivals. Fully multi-lingual, working with performers from host country. (2 days, 2 main performers plus assistants, 12 on stage, 2 on the road, suitable for a large gallery or theatre space, DVD on request)

The Performance Pack A ready-made kit containing all the materials needed to develop a lecture-based performance. Only suitable for English-speaking audiences. (80 mins, 1 on the road, suitable for a small seminar room or theatre space)

Any Questions? Two performers ask the audience if they have any questions. Only suitable for English-speaking audiences. (Variable duration, 2 on stage, 2 on the road, suitable for gallery or small theatre space)

The Monologue Machine Solo performance in which the audience decide what characters are performed and what (fake) language is spoken. Fully multi-lingual. (Variable duration, 1 on stage, 1 on the road, suitable for small theatre space or specific site)

All pieces rely on local technical operation and support.

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Getting To Know You A new work in which the audience form the narrative and content of the work.

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Joshua Sofaer is a highly experienced workshop facilitator. Scavengers has considerable possibilities for student attachments. The Performance Pack can be accompanied by workshops ranging from a two-hour intensive to a two-week extended group devised programme.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 USA (SFMOMA Scavengers), Switzerland (What is Live Art?), Belgium (The Daily Grind/Performance/(his) Everyday Life)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.