Three Island project (The birth of the company) Based on the short story by Gabrielle Garcia Marquez that deals with issues of a small community affected by change.The project took place in three locations. Malta , Cyprus and Hayle in Cornwall. The show was adapted to each location. Working with Artists , Actors, Musicians and …
‘Four story tellers enter in grubby vest and pants with suitcases,They wash their feet, put on their shoes and wait.A beautiful woman enters.Khachaturian’s waltz plays.The memories flood back-of hopes and dreams, lives and loves all gone.They all dance.’ This was a breakthrough production for Kneehigh. DIrected by Emma Rice, designed by Bill Mitchell and devised …
Artistic Director Will Coleman and I have a strong creative working relationship. Having been original members of Bedlam Theatre in the early 1980’s , we can also both have a passion for Cornwall and it’s intangible culture. In recent years I have worked for Will’s company on three different projects as an actor, workshop leader, …
Cornish sporting treasures on a world stage Kernocopia was a pioneering partnership between Cornwall’s sporting, cultural, arts and heritage communities to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics. It was the first time these cultural forms had worked together with a singular goal – to interpret Cornwall’s sporting stories and roll them out on a global stage. …
Directed and performed by Will Coleman. Hal Silvester as Lead Designer/Maker, Brett Harvey as Performance Director, Bec Applebee as Performer and Community Engagement Officer Jim Carey as Musical Director The team designed and built a ‘wagon-train’ set, which toured iconic locations from cliff-tops to castles across Cornwall. The company hosted afternoon programmes of ‘cultural offerings’ …
The Largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain, a brainchild of Goldentree productions, The Man Engine is a celebration of Cornish mining history and a demonstration of Cornish ingenuity and engineering. Built originally to celebrate Cornwall’s Mining World Heritage status this is a project of Epic proportions. During The Man Engine’s first tour he was seen live …
Ravenheart was an outdoor physical theatre show based on ‘The story of Carmen’ by Bizet. It was a co-production with the acclaimed Manchester band Inner Sense. Devised by the company and directed by Bill Mitchell it was a riot of wild music, dance, theatre, passion and fire. The show started life at The Minack and …
The Guardian review Fri 6 Feb 2004 If theatre were a box of chocolates, then this co-production between Kneehigh Theatre and BAC would be the champagne truffle in a dark chocolate robe. It is light, scrumptious and has the right tang of bitterness as it slips down. You want to go back for another bite. And I …
Tides Reach So Proud to be a part of this Press release Tuesday 2 November 2021 What COP26 Leaders can Learn from Synchronised Swimmers“As world leaders come together for COP26 to shape the world’s future, they need to find a way to move forward as one. A group of amateur swimmers in Cornwall believe those …
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