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Preview by Paul Nelson
THROAT,
a witty and sexy fusion of circus, physical comedy and dance, will open at
the Drill Hall on April 5, at 8.30pm, for a run of eight performances
only.
Throat is a stunning display of physical grace and eroticism, and deals
with sex, male identity and the yearning to be loved. Harnessing the effects
of light and water, Throat also explores the nature of performing for
oneself, a partner, an audience.
John-Paul Zaccarini shifts from hilarity to despair, vulnerability to over-confidence,
suspended above the stage, shedding clouds of flour, slithering in pools of
water on stage; transforming himself into representations of all levels of
sex, love and that messy stuff in between.
Zaccarini has worked with DV8 Physical Theatre (Enter Achilles), appeared
in pop videos with various artists including Jamiroquai and The Rolling Stones,
and starred as SkyBoy in The Millennium Dome Show.
Throat was the first creation of Company F/Z, a unique duo whose theatre
derives from a contemporary circus root. Recent recipients of the Jerwood
Prize for contemporary circus, Company F/Z are hailed as innovators because
of their original synthesis of comedy, thrilling physical energy and spectacular
visual effects.
Theirs is a very particular collaboration - Flick Ferdinando, a comedy/physical
theatre director and Zaccarini, a choreographer/dancer and consummate aerialist.
Throat won a Total Theatre award at the Edinburgh Festival last year.
It continues the Drill Hall season of weekend performances Saturdays at 6pm
and 8.30pm, Sundays 4pm. (Please note that there will be no 6pm performance
on April 5)
Future productions in this season at the Drill Hall include:
Elizabeth Mansfield's Portraits in Song (March 8-30);
MTL's brand new version of The Marriage of Figaro (May 11 - June 8);
Irregular Records artists performing a short season of English Chansons
(March 20 - 30), Ernesto Tomasini in True or Falsetto The Secret History
of the Castrati (April 3 - 17);
Barb Jungr's The Ballad of Norah's Ark (May 1 - 10);
MTL's Cabaret and Screenings season (May 13 - June 8).
Throat, Directed by Flick Ferdinando, Choreographed and Performed by John-Paul
Zaccarini, Produced by Company F/Z in association with Martin Sutherland at
the Drill Hall, 18 Chenies Street, London WC1. Tickets 020 7307 5060.
Performance details: April 5-27: Saturdays 6pm (not 5 April) and 8.30pm, Sundays
4pm
Prices: £10, £7 concs, Sundays: £5
RELATED LINKS: Click here
for The Drill Hall Theatre website...
