Physical Festival returns to Liverpool this week aiming to promote physical theatre across the city.
The international celebration will take place across venues including Liverpool Everyman theatre, Unity Theatre, and Invisible Wind Factory. Running since 2005, the festival attracts participants from all over the world and is only one of two dedicated physical theatre festivals in the UK.
The production is Liverpool-based theatre company Tmesis Theatre's most ambitious to date, featuring an ensemble of performers from Liverpool, the USA, Spain and Portugal, with AV design from digital artist Noel Jones and live music from Me and Deboe.
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Tmesis Theatre kicks off the festival, which takes place from June 29-July 7, with the premiere of SealSkin at the Liverpool Everyman. The Unity Theatre will then host international shows throughout the programme, including Estonian clown Julia Masli's, Choosh! and Blind from the Netherlands' Duda Paiva Company, who create physical and visual performances with puppet dance partners.
The Unity Theatre also hosts DIVE - a night of new work from four female artists. Performances elsewhere will include American artist Doctor Brown who brings his clown show to the Invisible Wind Factory.
For younger families wanting to join in the fun, Tmesis Theatre will create a new outdoor show to be enjoyed for free over the first weekend. Performed by a cast of ten and accompanied by a vibrant soundtrack, they will be instantly noticed by passers-by.
As well as performances, the festival hosts an eight-day programme of workshops from local, national and international artists, including London's Babel Theatre, and Colectivo Jat from Portugal, who will be exploring the Japanese Suzuki theatre technique.
Physical Festival's full line-up can be found below.
Thursday, June 29
- 7:30: Sealskin, Tmesis Theatre. Liverpool Everyman
Friday, June 30
- 7:30: Sealskin, Tmesis Theatre. Liverpool Everyman
Saturday, July 1
- 2pm: Ice Scream! Tmesis Training Company. Stanley Park, Anfield, next to the playground.
- 6pm: Ice Scream! Tmesis Training Company. Suitcases, next to LIPA- Hope Street.
- 7:30pm: Sealskin, Tmesis Theatre. Liverpool Everyman
Sunday, July 2:
- 1:30pm and 3:30pm: Ice Scream! Tmesis Training Company. Green Space- Lodge Lane/ Corner of Grierson St.
Monday, July 3
- 8:30pm: Choosh! Julia Masli. Unity Theatre
Tuesday, July 4
- 7:30: Dive - A night of female work. Unity Theatre
Wednesday, July 5
- 7:30pm: Blind - Duda Paiva (Netherlands)
Thursday, July 6
- 6 - 8pm: How do we create Work? A conversation. Hope Street
Friday, July 7
- 7:30pm: Dr. Brown Betruns - Dr . Brown (USA) UK premiere. Invisible Wind Factory
You can find tickets for Physical Festival's shows here.
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