SIZE OF COMPANY
1 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Richard DeDomenici

ARTISTIC POLICY
Richard DeDomenici recently disavowed his mission statement of six years, which described him variously as an “anarcho-surrealist” and a “one-man-subversive-think-tank”. People were beginning to take it too seriously, he claims. Thus he is presently seeking a replacement ideology with a new angle that will appeal to the academics, whilst not alienating wider audiences.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Turning what we think we know on its head.’ Arena

‘Beautiful acts of absurdity.’ Guardian

‘This is the Future.’ Time Out

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Embracing Failure Motivational lecture citing examples of creative failure in DeDomenici’s life between 1988 and the present day. Highlights include an attempt to turn coal into diamonds in Chicago, and trying to target the guns of HMS Belfast onto his mum’s house in Watford. (60 mins, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

Did Priya Pathak Ever Get Her Wallet Back? Provocatively topical one-man touring show in which DeDomenici explores the complex and contradictory relationship between his artwork and the police. (60 mins, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

SuperJumbo Ambitious, prop-heavy, but self-contained one-man show set within a new Airbus A380. Promises to be a lo-fi audio/visual spectacle, but may fail to meet this promise. (60 mins, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

Get Locked in a Box DeDomenici invites passers-by to get locked in a box, thereby experiencing a brief period of sensory deprivation. This ambiguity between stress and relaxation reflects the dichotomy of fear and hope felt by asylum seekers. (Durational, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

Richard DeDomenici's Caipirinha/Crap Karaoke Club Challenge DeDomenici invites guests to sing a song using his homebrew karaoke kit, in exchange for which they receive a free caipirinha which he prepares in between the songs. (Durational, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

House Arrest Touring installation/performance in which DeDomenici constructs a domestic nuclear fallout shelter in a luxury hotel room, which he then lives in for 14 days following detailed British Government instructions. (Durational, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Plagiarism Entertaining and educational new illustrated talk about the problem of intellectual copyright theft in the creative industries. Case Studies include DeDomenici’s recent and ongoing disputes with international corporations including News International and the BBC. (60 mins, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

Eurovision Marathon DeDomenici sits on a sofa in front of a television and attempts to watch all 53 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, back to back, without sleep. (Durational, 1 week approx, 1 on stage, 1 on the road.)

WRAP-AROUND
Residencies and creative workshops such as Positive Activism, Protest-Banner Making, Pamphlet-Making. Artist talks including Artist Publishing, Managing An Asylum Seeker, Boyband, Art and Politics. Student studio visits/crits. Curating events/festivals/exhibitions. Blogging.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 Austria (Tag/Anti-DeDomenici Protest/Did Priya Pathak Ever Get Her Wallet Back?), Canada, USA (Did Priya Pathak Ever Get Her Wallet Back?)
2006 China (Rolling Stones Beijing Street Performance), Germany (EscalatorChair), Ireland (Various performances)
2005 Finland (Unattended Baggage)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request