I’ve recently designed and made the costumes for Lost Estate/Arenksy Chamber Orchestra’s new immersive show, ‘The Great Christmas Feast’
Event details: https://thenudge.com/london-things-to-do/the-great-christmas-feast-2018/?fbclid=IwAR2dp0Wy0Ao0Zlf5I6tgjq9005LXk18B4GSWgl-3JbTX8SyxWjE8bF74x8Q
Photo’s to follow!
The People Pile!
This weekend I had the pleasure of performing an interactive disco dancing act with The People Pile at Dabbers Bingo!
Dabbers: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/30/bingo-for-hipsters-the-modern-revival-of-a-great-british-pastime
The People Pile: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thepeoplepile/
Immersive Theatre in Luxos Magazine
This week I appeared in Darling and Edge’s immersive theatre feature in Luxos Magazine:
Full article can be read: https://www.luxos.com/london/things-to-do/9034-ball-gowns-and-banquets?fbclid=IwAR1tFTmUVhVCWn3kGkk_MiLo5y6X48fKduLCi9IxVbG0s99APZ5fi21QqY0
LET Charity Bal
This weekend I performed an interactive walkabout act of a Southern Belle for Les Enfant Terribles at their annual Charity Ball in support of Pancreatic Cancer.
Details on how to donate to the cause here: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/donate/
Reuben Feels... REBELS!
Last week I performed for interactive events company and immersive story tellers Reuben Feels… on their art installation in collaboration ‘Widow Series: Rebels’ with Veuve Clicquot. The event was curated by Tom Hingson and featured an array of sculptures, video art and live performance.
Event write up: https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/immersive/veuve_clicquot_widow_series/12446
Company: http://reubenfeels.com/
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Our short fashion and dance film ‘Feeling Blue’ has been officially selected for Aesthetica Short Film Festival - look out for screenings!
Institute of Flavourology
This week I worked with Gingerline on their immersive event ‘The Institute of Flavourology’ playing Professor Astrid Newton! Photos below:
https://www.flavourology.co.uk
Hanson Leatherby for TGMB
Hanson Leatherby dropped by this summer to take some photos of Lost Estate/Darling and Edge’s ‘Swan Lake: The Great Masked Ball’. Here are a few of my favourites:
Watch out for more from Lost Estate soon!
Frances Farmer @ London Horror Fest reviews!
Here are a few select pull quotes from the reviews our horror cabaret received at LHF last week:
As director:
‘Fascinating, funny and sad’ - 555/666 Horror Hot House
’A heartfelt, funny, campy horror show about a very real woman’ - On in London
’Sometimes comical, sometimes sincere and sometimes violent… The most enjoyable moments came from audience participation’ - London Pub Theatres
As designer:
’The set is ritzy and eye-catching with sparkling silver streamers covering every conceivable surface, gold streamers covering a keyboard and a coffin in the corner Frances and her musical accompanist, Leonard, are immaculately made-up to look like the undead. Green skin, contoured faces, glitzy costumes. Frances dons glittering red lipstick; a pink fluffy dressing gown; purple fluffy slippers and blonde hair styled in the fashion of the Golden Hollywood era. The attention to detail is faultless.’ - London Pub Theatres
We plan to rework the show and put it on again soon - so, look out for it!
Dancing Times Magazine
Lost Estate/Darling and Edge’s ‘Swan Lake: The Great Masked Ball’ is featured in an article by dance critic Graham Watts discussing underground immersive dance!
https://www.dancing-times.co.uk
Palmistry Mermaid
Earlier this month I played a palmistry mermaid in COW Events immersive sideshow/vintage circus evening at the Victorian Bath House. Photos below:
Photography: Kit Myers
Costume: Ylana Lovell
Weekend Walkabout
This weekend i’ve performed a few walkabout acts… just in time for halloween!
The first was an acting/foh role with Les Enfants Terribles at their immersive ‘Kraken Screamfest’ event, convincing audience members to sign over their souls and the second was playing in the haunted woods in Gypsy Disco’s extravagant, decadent and obscure twisted fairytale at Chinawhite.
London Horror Festival Promo Shoot
This week were lucky enough to shoot our promo shots for ‘Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star’ with fashion photographer Eric Li in the wonderful Immersive Ensemble’s ‘Great Gatsby’ space!
Frances Farmer - Briony O’Callaghan
Leonard - James John Bryant
Photographer - Eric Li
Art Direction/HMUA/Styling - Chloé Doherty
Pink Gown - Vivien Wilson
Set Design - Immersive Gatsby
Tickets are available now! 241 PROMO code is ‘STARLET’
**** for 'Everything That Rises Must Dance' by Complicité
‘Everything That Rises Must Dance’ has received 4 stars from Dance Tabs!
Full review here: http://dancetabs.com/2018/10/sasha-milavic-davies-everything-that-rises-must-dance-london/?fbclid=IwAR2Q7Hw_KsLOi2Sh-eExWc0I4e5x6ckj19oL2bcV00hXtMzK7jW9tMa2PBw
Photo credit: Outdoor arts company ‘Wet Picnic’
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Everything That Rises Must Dance... Closes!
This week we closed Complicité’s ‘Everything That Rises Must Dance’ at Somerset House. Here are some show snaps from Ali Wright (www.aliwrightphotography.com):
Link to trailer: https://vimeo.com/293502075
And an article documenting the show: https://buzzonearth.com/celebrating-100-years-of-the-women-winning-the-voting-rights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Poison Ivy Walkabout for Gypsy Shrine
Last week I did some interactive walkabout for Gypsy Shrine’s press launch of their upcoming ‘Hallo-Queens’ collaboration with Warner Bros!
Video of the event highlights can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/thegypsyshrine/videos/vb.1561262727535507/1095428150609985/?type=2&theater
Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star
This week Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star has been featured in the Evening Standard as one of their recommended shows for London’s upcoming Horror Festival!
”On November 1, France Farmer: Zombie Movie Star shows that you can have it all even if you’re undead”
Full article here:
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/london-horror-festival-theatre-comedy-musical-a3948851.html
Running 1st-3rd November.
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Complicité in Time Out
Yesterday our upcoming outdoor dance piece made it into Time Out’s feature on the ‘Dance Umbrella’ festival!
See below:
Come and see us on the 29th Sept, 7th and 13th Oct!
Rod Penn 'Swell Mob' Character Portraits
Whilst up in Edinburgh we were lucky enough to have photographer Rob Penn come in and get some portraits of characters from our 5* immersive show, 'The Swell Mob' by Flabbergast Theatre.
Here are a few of them:
@rod_penn
Roman Ackley and Chloé Doherty as Roman Ackley and Oliana Jung
Henry Maynard and Jordan Cooper as 'The Master' and Elizabeth
Dale Hughes and Rosy Pendlebury as Cornelias Fairweather and Tabby Skinner
Daniel Christoper as Mozart
Jordan Chandler and Jordan Cooper as Elizabeth and Louisa
Conrad Sharp as Billy
Director Henry Maynard took some great character portraits too!
See the ones of me below:
Photo credit: Swell Mob director, Henry Maynard
Photo credit: Swell Mob director, Henry Maynard
Coming to London soon!
London Horror Festival
This autumn i'll be directed a reworked version of 'Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star' (as seen as Vaults Fest '18) for this years London Horror Festival. We'll be on 1st-3rd November.
More acts to be released soon: https://www.londonhorrorfestival.co.uk/
Full details: https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/frances-farmer-zombie-movie-star.html