SIZE OF COMPANY 2 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small to medium
PERMANENT STAFF Artist Yara El-Sherbini Producer (for Artsadmin) Manick Govinda
ARTISTIC POLICY Yara El-Sherbini’s playful, multi-disciplinary art practice uses humour and popular culture to explore ideas of what art is and can be. El-Sherbini uses popular formats such as pub quizzes and game shows to make works that playfully disarm viewers and the participants, engaging them with the socio-political ideas at the heart of her work.
REVIEW EXTRACTS A brilliant way of making people think by stealth. The Age (Pub Quiz)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS Universality Challenge A game show that playfully explores art and life in the presence of a live audience, involving the participation of two teams recruited by the presenting venue. Commissioned by Chelsea Theatre. 60 minutes. No interval. On Stage: 9 people. Crew: 3
WRAP-AROUND Yara is able to lead and take part in post-performance discussions/seminars/lectures on politically engaged work, humour, and popular culture. She is also able to lead longer residencies to develop context-specific work Age range for activity can be anything from 16-60.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK 2008 Australia: A Pub Quiz
TOURING AVAILABILITY Universality Challenge 2009-2010
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