Theatre of Europe to Present Site-Specific Premieres from International Collaborators

Theatre of Europe and Chelsea Theatre were granted Arts Council England funding to pilot a year of adventurous work from the continent in repertory. The Season opens with Danish company Fix&Foxy staging Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE in different people's homes around London, followed by an audio tour by German/Swiss company Rimini Protokoll (Kaegi/Karrenbauer) through the streets of the city.

Theatre of Europe commissions leading theatre directors from the continent with British creatives to premiere European work for a UK audience. The producing company develops each project over several years, bringing together some of the most exciting artists across the continent and in the UK and working to widen access to continental European theatre practise within mainstream British theatre.

Artistic Director Henriette Morrison said: "Brexit will inevitably create some logistical hurdles for future collaborations of this nature but what has become clear over these past few weeks is the resolve of theatre makers to continue collaborating with artists across borders. So Theatre of Europe's overarching aim to encourage the periodic return of international partners feels all the more vital."

For further information, visit www.theatreofeurope.org.uk.

IF YOU GO:

Theatre of Europe and Chelsea Theatre in Rep present

REMOTE LONDON by Rimini Protokoll (Kaegi/Karrenbauer)

4:30pm

August 1st, 11th, 16th and 18th

September 8th, 10th, 15th, 21st, 24th and 28th

October 1st, 5th, 6th, 12th and 20th

BOOKING INFORMATION - The start point is at St George's Gardens (62 Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AB). Please meet here to be equipped with the audio equipment from 3:30pm. We ask audience to bring valid ID and to come prepared for all weather conditions. The running time of the performance is up to two hours and will end at a different point in London. We advise using public transport to reach the starting point.

Concept & Direction: Stefan Kaegi

Research & Co-Direction: Jörg Karrenbauer

Sound Design: Nikolas Neecke

Sound Design in London: Ekaterina Reshetnikova

Dramaturgy: Aljoscha Begrich

Director Assistance: Ilona Marti

Technical Direction: Sven Nichterlein

Production management: Juliane Männel

Acclaimed Swiss/German company Rimini Protokoll will create a unique trail through London for 50 people at a time. People who have never met before will come together, wearing radio headphones, to explore the city from the perspective of Artificial Intelligence. GPS takes centre stage and transforms London into a living playing field.

REMOTE LONDON is the first long-term project Rimini Protokoll has been invited to make in the UK. The project has taken place in locations across the world including Berlin, New York, Basel, Moscow and Milan. REMOTE LONDON is supported by Arts Council England, Goethe-Institut London, Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Culture Fund UK and Sennheiser.

REMOTE X is a production of Rimini Apparat. It had its opening in Berlin in May 2013 where it was co-produced by HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal and Goethe-Institut Portugal, Festival Theaterformen Hannover/Braunschweig, Festival d'Avignon, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Kaserne Basel. Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund Berlin and by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and Fachausschuss Tanz und Theater Kanton Basel-Stadt. A House on Fire coproduction with the support of the Cultural Program of the European Union. Voices by Acapela Group.

Theatre of Europe and Chelsea Theatre in Rep present

A DOLL'S HOUSE after Henrik Ibsen concept and direction by Fix&Foxy (DK)

7:30pm

(September - December dates to be announced )

BOOKING INFORMATION: The performance venue is a domestic address in London - exact address to be communicated via email 24 hours before each performance.

Directed in the UK by Pelle Nordhøj Kann

Performed by Cassie Raine, Ben Samuels and Jamie Zubairi

Award-winning Danish theatre company Fix&Foxy will work with Cassie Raine, Jamie Zubairi and Ben Samuels to stage a unique production of Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE with real participants in homes around London. Fix&Foxy is lead by Tue Biering and Jeppe Kristensen, award-winning Danish artists who innovate with pop culture, blockbusters, media and kitsch to make playful and poetic theatre that deals with modern societal taboos. Recent projects include: a reimagining of the cult series Twin Peaks performed in eight cars around the remote Odsherred peninsula of Denmark; Pretty Woman A/S, a staged version of the Hollywood movie, starring real life prostitutes; a live cinematographic recreation of Triumph of the Will. The project is in partnership with the Danish Arts Foundation.

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