SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Artists/Directors
Simon Vincenzi/Frank Bock
Artists’ Producer (for Artsadmin)
Nicky Childs

ARTISTIC POLICY
Bock & Vincenzi explores the relationship between the language of movement and the mystery of the image. Memory, communication, time, the divided self, consciousness, death, and disappearance are recurring themes that develop uncanny, evocative, and intensely visceral stage worlds. They draw together collaborators from a broad range of disciplines: dancers, actors, performance artists, composers, magicians, and film-makers, developing the work with the idiosyncrasies and strengths of those involved.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
As the piece ends in a roaring darkness, it’s as if we finally join [the performers]. And you’d be amazed at just what a blast that is.
Luke Jennings, The Observer
Whatever you make of Vincenzi's slightly abusive messing with the audience's heads, though, it's a performance of staggering emotional force and skill; and a fitting show for the age of what he calls 'the death of reality', and the coming of something much more frightening, and easily manipulated.
Joyce McMillan. The Scotsman
The joy of the piece was in its repetition…the opportunity to observe so closely the minuatiae of each movement sequence induced a wonderful hypnotic quality.
John Daniel, Total Theatre

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Infinite Pleasures of the Great Unknown
The Infinite Pleasures takes as its starting point two fictional characters – the filmic creation of Dr Mabuse and the theatrical character of King Lear – presenting a battle between image and text. NB Performance is adapted to space and context.
2 hours, 6 performers, 2 crew

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
King Real
A performance-installation that will be a companion piece to The Infinite Pleasures…Both will be developed and adapted to take the form of a continuous performance to be presented in non-theatre spaces.
6 performers, 2 crew

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, masterclasses, artist talks, post-performance discussions, lectures/seminars for artists and students in higher education and possibility for longer residency periods.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Germany, Italy :The Infinite Pleasures of The Great Unknown
2007 France (British Council showcase, Roubaix): Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not
2006 Belgium (Kunsten festival des Arts): Here, As If They Hadn’t Been, As If They Are Not

TOURING AVAILABILITY
The Infinite Pleasures and the new work King Real are available for commission in 2009