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For 3 weeks the world’s finest artists make ZOO their home, coming together in one space to present an exclusive body of work which truly challenges and inspires.  Our 2017 season brings together A unique collection of international work, mixing flavours of Brazil, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Korea, USA, with those from the UK into a melting pot of uncompromising and visually stunning performance.
A G RE AT F E A R O F SH A L LOW L I V I N G IN TANDEM THEATRE COMPANY Funny, moving, bold. A Great Fear of Shallow Living is a trilogy of stories about being torn, about needing to be two things but having to be one. Inspired by the Celtic legend of the Selkie, these familiar stories with unfamiliar twists will have you itching to shed your skin and slip into forbidden, forgotten waters. In Tandem Theatre Company use live folk music and the modern chorus to bring a spellbinding physical life to myth. Previous work: ‘magical, fast paced, compelling’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Absorbing’ **** (Stage). ‘Uncanny, intense, and brilliantly entertaining’ ***** (FringeReview.co.uk).
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 16:15 (1h) £10 (9)
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A HUNGER ARTIST (KAFKA ADAPTATION)
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SINKING SHIP PRODUCTIONS A man sits alone in a cage, starving himself for your entertainment. A ‘beautifully imagined’ (CultureBot.org), darkly comic adaptation of the Kafka story by acclaimed Brooklyn-based company Sinking Ship. ‘Talented!’ (New York Times). ‘Splendid!’ (Time Out). Once cheered by thousands, the Hunger Artist is now forgotten by everyone except his one-time manager. What begins as a simple nostalgic story transforms into a startlingly inventive trip into the nature of memory, art, performance and spectatorship, as told by the only person who remembers an artist whose act was simply... to hunger.
ZOO | AVIARY 17:45 (1h 10m) £11 (9)
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AC TIO N AT A D ISTANC E ARGONAUT In a small Nevada town, out-of-work plumber Chris stumbles across Josh, a charity worker exposing the truth behind US drone strikes in Syria and Iraq. Her fascination with his world and determination to win his approval sends her down a path towards desperation, obsession and the darkest of ethical dilemmas. Action at a Distance explores the relationship between money and morality and the detachment of American citizens from the international actions of their country.
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ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 10:10 (1h) £10 (8)
‘An ingenious plot and a head-f*ck of a concept... A really scary, exciting bit of work’ (Steve Waters).
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ALICE – UNDERGROUND LIVES MY BURIED MIND (DEFLOWERING LEWIS CARROLL’S SCRIPT) BAK THEATRE COMPANY In a large and sophisticated house lives Alice and her family. Bright and airy rooms; except the one where at night rests the child whose body is in transition between the naive girl and the impetuous woman. She confronts herself with her own ghosts, coming to question if this world is really the Wonderland. Alice is us. Naked before the world, thrown into it to face it.
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A NYONE ’ S G U E SS HOW W E G OT H E R E BARREL ORGAN She’s standing in what used to be her bedroom. She’s come back to reclaim what she buried. The car waits outside. Debt, eviction, childhood and the thing under the floorboards. What remains, long after you’ve paid it off. From multi awardwinning company Barrel Organ, Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here is a road trip. A haunted house. A bedtime story. A photo album. An 80s fantasy film. A demolition project. A riot. Commissioned by and developed at Camden People’s Theatre, with support from Manchester Royal Exchange. ‘This young company are the future’ (Lyn Gardner).
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 12:45 (1h) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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BEAM
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HEATHER MORGAN AND LUCY HAIGHTON This is one of Granny’s stories. A true story of 10 pairs of knickers, a leap, a waft of lavender, a blue suit, and true love. True Love? Does that even exist anymore? Times are hard, put on your slipper socks and join Granny – she has something sweet to share. ‘Just hearing how Granny tries to describe Tinder is worth the price of admission alone’ (ExeuntMagazine.com). A multi-sensory romance originally selected for A Nation’s Theatre festival and debuted at Moor Theatre Delicatessen in 2016.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 11:25 (1h) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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THE BEARPIT KOPFKINO The night is young. The world is ending. The relationship is exploding. The Bearpit is about love, destruction and the meeting point between disorder and togetherness. Flora and Nic appear to have the perfect relationship but privately are completely atomised. As they goad and manipulate each other into ever more compromising scenarios, eventually the illusion must crack.
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ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 15:05 (55m) £10 (9)
Weaving movement, original music and text into a two-person show, Kopfkino’s debut piece interrogates what we tell ourselves to be true versus the reality raging beneath the surface.
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CELE BRATIO N EMERGENCY CHORUS
The past year’s been a bit rough, hasn’t it? At times, it’s felt like the world has been slowly unravelling, a ball of string hurtling down a hill in painful slow motion, all of us clutching the frayed end of the roll as if that were helping. The future is murky and uncertain. But we say: sod that. Let’s make joy! Let’s feel our way into the future with blind and trusting hands. Part theatre, part dance party, part funeral, Celebration aims to give anyone who can’t quite believe the world they live in something to believe in.
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THE CONCRETE JUNGLE BOOK HIGHRISE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTSDEPOT The Concrete Jungle Book is a brand-new piece of hip- hop theatre that catapults Rudyard Kipling’s classic story and characters into the streets of inner-city Britain. As the jungle’s trees become tower blocks, Mo(wgli) navigates his way through relationships, unstable housing conditions and hostile creatures, trying to find the father figure he has always longed for. With live rap music, spoken word and high energy physicality, HighRise Theatre present The Jungle Book like you’ve never imagined.
ZOO | SANCTUARY 15:30 (1h) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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THE DRIVE
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ANGEL EXIT THEATRE WITH LIGHTHOUSE POOLE’S CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Two women. A fractured friendship. A car full of boxes and a message from a dead friend. An unexpected Nordic road trip sees two estranged friends thrown together on a tense journey from London to Oslo. The further Becky and Nat get from home, the closer they come to confronting the demons of their shared past. Spliced through with humour, slick physicality, an original contemporary soundtrack and video projection. A show about friendship, grief and coming of age in the 1990s. ‘Angel Exit weave stories with more than a little theatrical magic’ (Lyn Gardner, Guardian).
ZOO | AVIARY 11:45 (1h) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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ECH O ES INFALLIBLE PRODUCTIONS LTD
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ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 19:00 (50m) £10 (8)
In a Black Mirror-esque near future, two men face each other across a table. A bomb has been dropped on purpose on the motherland’s civilian population. Why? Everyone has reasons, even the cruellest of plans can be defended. In an era of fake news and dystopic visions becoming everyday occurrences, the two men sitting at the table seem to be very distant in their arguments and ideologies, but their shifting convergence will bring a deflagration, like bringing matter in contact with dark matter. Echoes is a taut twohander that will generate long discussions and food for thought.
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E D GAR AND M E CHARLOTTE BLACKBURN Charlotte has a pen pal, but he sends her his letters from death row. Her mum thought she’d be murdered. Her friends thought it was bizarre. But Charlotte and Edgar have been writing to each other for the last six years. Adapted from the real-life correspondence between these unlikely friends, come peek behind the walls of Terra Haute prison, and uncover the intricacies of life spent on the inside. Join Charlotte for this moving spectacle as she welcomes you into their story, explore a life spent waiting for execution and the improbable relationships you might find.
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EDISON STATIC ASSEMBLY The life, career, and brutally stolen dreams of mastermind Nikola Tesla culminate in this genre-bent play, sponsored by one of the biggest assholes in history, Thomas Alva Edison. Featuring Tesla: troubled genius and brilliant inventor, and Edison: cunning businessman and crook, Edison brings to light this true story based on the life of the original electrical wizard. Conflicted between financial gain or the grace of invention, Tesla discovers that the greatest finale may ultimately be an erasure from the history books via a ride on a golden disco ball with his beloved Pigeon by his side.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 17:45 (1h) £10 (8)
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THE F WORD
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C H PRODUCTIONS ‘They’ve given me six weeks. Like the summer holidays. Except I won’t be going back after this one. Six weeks until the end... and we’re gonna f*cking make the most of it.’ Seventeen-year-old Jacob and Tommy are ordinary teenage boys with an ordinary friendship, who happen to find themselves in a rather extraordinary situation. Why? Because Jacob is dying. A comedy drama exploring the wonder of teenage friendship and youthful positivity, even when the odds are set against you. This isn’t a story about death. It’s a story about life, friendship and a funeral.
ZOO | AVIARY 15:05 (1h) £8 (6) - £9 (6)
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( FE AR) MR AND MRS CLARK An honest, raw and hilarious exposé of a life pitted against constant news stories of potential war, terrorist attacks and deadly viruses. (FEAR) will leave you asking if society ever wanted us to feel safe. Expect a tour of early childhood memories, public information films and a man facing a midlife crisis in full confessional mode. Mr and Mrs Clark follow up their Amnesty International shortlisted show, Smash It Up, with another performance questioning the way we live.
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ZOO | AVIARY 11:45 (1h) / 19:10 (1h) £10 (8)
‘We certainly all felt much better after spending an hour with this extraordinary entertainer’ (Theatre-Wales.co.uk). Supported by Chapter Arts Centre.
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FIVE ENCOUNTERS ON A SITE CALLED CRAIGSLIST Y ESY ESN O N O Sam wants to tell you about five encounters he had on Craigslist. This is a chance for you to get to know him. This is a show performed by one person who needs an audience to tell his story. This is a show about one person’s selfsabotaged attempts to know those around him, that considers whether a group of people in a darkened room can ever get to know each other. Desperately hilarious and achingly bleak; a tender questioning of our attempts to encounter each other in a technologized world.
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G O L D I LOC K , STO C K A N D T HR E E S M O K IN G B E A R S THE WARDROBE THEATRE The silver-tongued Goldilock can see that her days of selling moody goods on the cobbled streets of East End London are numbered. But when circumstances leave her on the run from a pack of bears and badly indebted to a notorious gangster, will our young heroine be able to raise the needed “bees and honey” in time and avoid doing porridge? A madcap merging of the classic porridge-thieving fairy tale with Guy Ritchie’s cult cockney caper to create something new, exciting, smart and very, very funny! ‘A side-splitting affair... raucously funny’ **** (TheFixMagazine.com).
ZOO | SANCTUARY 18:10 (1h 10m) £12 (10)
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HELP!
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VIKI BROWNE Viki jumps into a bush. She isn’t coping. Welcome to her sequin-encrusted world. Rats wear capes, butters race and you’re invited to dance in the disco of dirty secrets. Help! is about falling apart, pulling yourself together and being surprised by what you’re left with. It is for anyone who’s ever struggled. ‘Truly uplifting, something which brings humanity in all its vulnerability to the fore and offers a real and tangible sense of hope.’ (Express & Echo). ‘One woman in a leotard bringing attention to that big silver elephant in the room’ (Bristol247.com). Bristol Old Vic Ferment Scratch Commission.
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 16:30 (1h) £10 (9)
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HOW TO DROWN A FISH GRACE GIBSON Offstage a cassette is taken out of its box and put into the player. The music crackles and she bounds on to stage. With hairspray in her saliva, she dances on an uneven floor. The air is wet, her hair drips. She is drowning in a moment. Unpacking personal experiences involving children’s dance competitions, How to Drown a Fish dissects the point when it all goes wrong. Inspired by a moment of failure, we watch a girl with a hairspray- fixed smile do her best to stay afloat.
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ZOO | AVIARY 16:25 (50m) £10 (9)
Supported by Camden People’s Theatre.
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LAST OF THEIR GENERATION B HUM I CO L L ECT I V E ‘The more I try to remember her, the more I’ve forgotten her.’ Bhumi Collective returns to Edinburgh with the world premiere of Last of Their Generation – a solo-show by SingaporeUK theatre-maker Mohamad Shaifulbahri about the encounters we have with the people, places and things in our lives.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 12:40 (1h) £10 (8)
Digging deep, he reconnects with memories (or what’s left of them) of the elders in his family, old friends who have moved away, places he grew up in that have stayed or disappeared and objects that have remained untouched but not unloved for many years.
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THE LUCKY DURHAMS: THE FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME YOUTH CONNECTION THEATRE COMPANY This play, set against the historically accurate backdrop of the first day of the Somme, features fictitious soldiers from the Durham Pals regiment, preparing for the big push. Extensive research of the Durham Light Infantry and local events have shaped the script, with reference to actual newspaper articles. Set mainly in the trenches, this production incorporates multimedia effects and music to convey the emotions associated with life on the battlefields of 1916. A new play by a local writer, whose work has been performed in London and the Fringe.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 11:25 (1h) £9 (8)
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UCLU RUNAGROUND 1533: Henry VIII’s London, the height of negotiations for Britain’s separation from Europe – and Jean and Georges are having their portrait painted. Now: Charlie is the media personality everyone loves to hate. He’ll say anything to get clicks and sell papers. But just how low will he go? What is he really thinking? And why is he being stalked by two Tudor diplomats... and a giant skull? A surreal fusion of people, puppets and rightwing journalism, with the very human story of a life barely lived caught in the middle.
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 14:00 (1h) £9 (7.50)
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MINE PUT THE BOOK DOWN
Put the Book Down return to Fringe with their award-winning, critically acclaimed, intense onewoman play.
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ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 19:00 (1h) £10 (8)
She loves him. Isn’t that what parents do? But is it still possible to love someone like that? Winner of the IYAF BEST OF BRIGHTON FRINGE THEATRE AWARD 2017 and featured in the Scotsman’s Top Rated Shows at the Edinburgh Festivals 2016, Mine is a harrowing examination of what a parent must overcome when their child is arrested for something truly unspeakable. A moving play about shame, courage, guilt and good parenting. **** (Scotsman) **** (AYoungerTheatre.com) **** (BroadwayBaby.com)
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NOCTURNES IMITATING THE DOG Internationally acclaimed imitating the dog premiere their latest work. Nocturnes is a multimedia twist on a 50s spy thriller, a mixture of le Carré and Kafka, digitally remixed for the post truth generation. Two operatives in a Berlin apartment in the Russian Zone await instructions. As time passes, their relationship with each other and to the orders they receive from their superiors falls apart. Performed on what appears to be a soundstage, two actors voice a film they can’t see and never acknowledge.
ZOO | SANCTUARY 17:00 (1h 15m) £14 (12)
Nocturnes asks important questions about truth, control and free will. Part of the British Council Showcase.
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ON ONE CONDITION DAN DAW CREATIVE PROJECTS AND MURMURATION On One Condition draws on stories from Dan Daw’s lived experiences, asking us to question our own perceptions of normal while offering a stripped back look at the world we live in. We invite you into Dan’s childhood home and on an intimate whirlwind through belonging, struggle, comfort and need. ‘Expect to have your expectations shattered. This work will stay with you’ (BroadwayWorld. com). ‘A masterful combination of dance and theatre that will ensure you leave the show moved’ (Advertiser, Australia). 2017 Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award winner for Best Theatre. Directed by Graham Adey.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | MAIN HOUSE
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GRUFFDOG THEATRE Deep in the mountains, the irrepressible Peer Gynt dreams of becoming emperor of the world. From the frozen peaks of Norway to the dusty streets of Egypt, one man spends a life understanding what it means to be at war with trolls. Peer Gynt is a sprawling, cinematic saga of mountains and monsters, revealing an intimate story of love, sin and dangerous ambition. With its distinctive combination of puppetry, live music and ensemble movement, Gruffdog Theatre brings a fierce intensity to Henrik Ibsen’s poetic classic. ‘Electric’ ***** (Cherwell, 2016).
ZOO | SANCTUARY 13:55 (1h 10m) £12 (10)
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PRESCRIBED (A LIFE WRITTEN FOR ME) VIV GORDON
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ZOO SANCTUARY 15:30 (1h) £10 (8)
PreScribed (a Life Written for Me) examines the mental impact of being a GP whilst the NHS meltsdown. An emotive show from performance artist Viv Gordon, using dance, verbatim text from GPs on the brink, jelly and tennis balls. Gordon takes us on a trip to the doctor that reveals an underbelly fraught with burnout, caffeine and an overdose of Beethoven. Made with original research undertaken at the University of Bristol looking into improving understanding and access to support for GPs living with mental illness.
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THE ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE HOUSE STAND BY THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LINCOLN COMPANY Josh finds the outside world a fascinating and frightening place. At a time when he is most vulnerable, a room of forgotten things quickly becomes the perfect place for him to escape reality. His family make a desperate attempt to help him realise there is more to life than photos on a shelf and postcards under the door.
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 11:40 (50m) £10 (9) - £12 (10)
This is an honest and uplifting show about fear and the impact our decisions have on those we care about, told through mesmerising movement, poetic text and visual inventiveness.
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SANDMAN ADIE MUELLER AND MIKE CARTER When Nathaniel, a student, is visited by a mysterious dread figure from the past and falls in love with a woman who isn’t all she seems, nobody can prevent his life from spiralling out of control. Haunted by terrifying childhood memories, Nathaniel is convinced that the Sandman is back to take his eyes and destroy his life... This compelling and visceral reimagining of ETA Hoffmann’s gothic story The Sandman for a solo performer fuses high energy storytelling, expressive physicality and puppetry to immerse you in a thrilling nightmare world. ‘An incredibly sinister and successful show’ (FemaleArts.com).
ZOO | AVIARY 16:20 (1h 10m) £10 (8)
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SUPERGLUE ASSEMBLY LINE Z works in an office. Z wants to keep her job. It’s her safe place, her happy place; there’s just one thing that’s getting in the way: her work. Z must work harder to keep what she wants, but it’s slipping out of her hands, and it’s spiralling out of control. Z must think fast and act even quicker, but her reality and her TV are blurring, and it’s hard to know which is real and which is not. Is she insane? Is she an alcoholic? Or is she just really bad at her job?
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SLAP AND TI CKLE LIZ AGGISS Slap and Tickle, ‘a machine gun of visual joy’ (WritingAboutDance.com) is a dark, ribald physical commentary featuring Liz Aggiss: a maverick, anarchic, indomitable and fearless performance artist, who, with ‘refreshing irreverence’ (TheatreBubble.com) litters the stage in a disorientating display of interpretations and received contradictions about women, girls, mothers and pensioners.
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ZOO | AVIARY 19:10 (1h) £10 (8)
This feminist soup ‘drenched in raucous, uninhibited humour’ (SeeingDance.com) lurches from spoken word to expressionist movement, music hall to radio nostalgia, costume change to prop manipulation. Come on everybody lets have a party! Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017.
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SPACE ROCKET ODDITY MAN GARDYLOO Floating in deep space, an astronaut pleads with his lover to let him back in the airlock. She feels the relationship is going nowhere, and as the ship’s navigational computer, this is a problem. Space Odyssey meets Ross and Rachel.
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T HI N G S W E F IN D IN T H E DA R K ECHO ECHO ECHO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LINCOLN COMPANY
Children have always believed that monsters lurk underneath the bed. As they get older, they forget that monsters really do exist. Sam locked these creatures away and, in all that time, they stayed hidden and grew stronger until, one day, Sam is plunged into a world of monsters, misfits and an evil that waits in the shadows. With an explosive physical theatre cast, Echo Echo Echo tells the tale of the darkness within each of us that lurks just below the surface.
ZOO | AVIARY 10:40 (50m) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
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THE FLAME COLLECTIVE Set in Eastern Berlin (1989) and the Calais Jungle refugee camp (2016), Walls intercuts the true stories of young people who have been denied freedom by political and physical borders. In Berlin, we see a girl attempt to cross the Berlin Wall from east to west; in Calais, we follow the story of an Afghan boy who is trying to reach his family in the UK. Incorporating an array of physical ensemble movement, storytelling and live music, Walls is a visual whirlwind that has a lasting message about humanity. Winner at the London Student Drama Festival (2017).
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 12:45 (1h) £10 (8)
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WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY! OR, A GUIDE TO MANAGING SOCIAL ANXIETY USING THEORETICAL PHYSICS RUNNING DOG THEATRE
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ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 21:30 (1h) £10 (8) - £12 (10)
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people. Is the hokey cokey really what it’s all about? Josh doesn’t know, but he’s damn well going to find out. A new show about social anxiety, about coping mechanisms, about big ideas and how they impact on small things. About taking chances. And about dancing. Mixing storytelling and physical comedy, Running Dog Theatre create a show that is part physics lecture, part dance lesson and part school disco. ‘Extremely intelligent and heartfelt... words succumb to dancing’ (ExeuntMagazine.com).
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BOBBY (OFF EASTENDERS) PAPERBACK
‘I’m not like most actors. I’m not acting.’ Annie’s 13 and she wets the bed. After landing a huge role in a late-night television drama, she’s left alone in an adult world, struggling to make sense of the things she is told to say on camera. Soon, Annie’s comfortable childhood begins to fall apart.
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Charting the decline of a young TV actress, this daring new play explores society’s uneasy relationship with child violence. Debut play from George Attwell Gerhards. Produced by Paperback with the generous support of the Lord Rootes Memorial Fund.
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YOU, M E AN D E V ERY T H I N G E L SE CAMISADO CLUB
‘An engaging and cleverly constructed piece of theatre’ (TheReviewsHub.com).
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If you could send a mixtape to outer space on behalf of planet Earth, what would be on it? Right now there’s a golden record hurtling through space. It’s about you, me and the universe. It’s a mixtape of humanity, a collection of songs, sounds and pictures from Earth, a valentine from the human race to whoever or whatever finds it. A science-fact love story. Two ordinary people look out into the universe and find the most human thing: love.
ZOO | MONKEY HOUSE 17:45 (1h) £9 (7)
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This year we celebrate the new, with an exclusive programme of ZOO Firsts. One off scratch nights from the best artists trying out their ideas. See website for details. 19
AFTE R 4 – OVER TH E M O O N
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | STUDIO 14:00 (50m) £10 (9) - £12 (10)
After 4 – Over the Moon, the meaning of the 4 is the world after death. Korean professional choreographer Sun-Hoo creates a special collaboration with one beautiful dancer and four different musicians (angel or envoy). She draws an eternal dreamy picture on stage. World premiere. Ensemble with live music and live drawing arts! The story of After 4 – Over the Moon: a dream of an 80-year-old woman. When an 80-year-old woman was dead, she crossed over four rivers and met four angels of death. Then she reincarnated in a flower.
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B ATACC H I O CIRK LA PUTYKA
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Award-winning contemporary circus company mixes breathtaking acrobatics, original music, magic tricks and unexpected illusions in a fantastical journey to the spectacular comedies of the 19th century. Batacchio fluctuates between real and unreal, truth and illusion, combining new circus, dance and theatre with disciplines rarely seen on stage – ventriloquism and stage magic. This UK debut for Batacchio marks the company’s third Edinburgh appearance following sell-out seasons in 2011 and 2015. Total Theatre Award nominee.
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18:30 (1h) £14 (12)
‘Memorable theatre‘ (Scotsman). ‘One of the best things you’ll see at the Fringe‘ (InformedEdinburgh.co.uk). Presented by Aurora Nova. Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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CA ITL IN LIGHT LADD AND EMBERTON
Only 20 people per show. Part of British Council Showcase 2017.
ZOO LAURISTON HALLS MAIN HALL 12:00 (1h) / 12:00 + 18:30 (AUG 24)
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FAG IN’S T W I ST
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Caitlin was the wife of poet Dylan Thomas. At the start of the 1970s, 20 years after he died, she started going to Alcoholics Anonymous. Join her in the circle of chairs as she deals with their tempestuous past. The audience are placed at the heart of action and are witness to Caitlin’s recounting of a relationship that was fuelled by love, addiction, jealousy and infidelity. The work is brutal and tender, physically powerful and at times grotesque. Best Dance Production, Wales Theatre Awards 2015.
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PRESENTED BY THE PLACE ‘High energy, precision crafted choreography creates a dark twist on a classic tale’ **** (Stage). ‘Daring, dynamic and hugely enjoyable rethink of a much loved Victorian tale’ **** (Times). A tale you think you know unravels and explodes. Fagin’s Twist is a high-energy, contemporary hiphop reimagining of Dickens’s Oliver Twist. Taking the classic as its starting point, choreographer Tony Adigun presents an evocative story of Fagin’s youth, corrupted by greed and worn down by poverty. Commissioned by Theatre Bristol, East London Dance, Pavilion Dance South West, DanceEast and The Place. Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017.
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13:00 (1h 20m) £13 (11)
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FO LK NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES
‘Finn knows how to choose a resonant image, and how to orchestrate emotions’ **** (Guardian)
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G OSS I P LENKA VAGNEROVA AND COMPANY
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NDCWales will be performing Caroline Finn’s award- winning, darkly comic Folk as part of the British Council Showcase. Folk features artistic director Caroline Finn’s quirky and highly engaging choreographic style. Exploring themes of social dynamics, familiar and surreal scenes and characters come alive in an enchanting landscape.
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20:30 (1h 15m) £14 (12)
Gossip, blather, misinformation and rumours are a cross- cultural phenomenon of humanity. The power and punch sound of the word uttered in the form of slander is often more powerful than the gun. Thrilling and impressive dance huddle, combines dance, physical theatre, puppetry and dramatic theatre. Multi award-winning dance theatre company is back to the Fringe! ‘Perfect harmony, perception, suppleness and nimbleness of all dancers, it all seemed almost incredible’ (Generace21.cz). ‘The overwhelming concentration of thoughts and attitudes that the individual sections reveal is truly extraordinary’ (SvetADivadlo.cz). ‘A truly brilliant staged show’ (I-Divadlo.cz). Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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# J E S UIS AAKASH ODEDRA LIMITED
Each of our dancers tells us about the struggles of trying to be who you are in places where you are told to be someone else.
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LOS ING IT
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#JeSuis is an edgy new choreographic work by renowned British dancer Aakash Odedra. With dancers from Turkey, Aakash explores the strangulation of freedom of speech, the rise of xenophobic attitudes and the displacement of people through conflict. I matter and I exist. As atrocities in Paris and Brussels trend, #JeSuis gives voice to stories that our media readily forget.
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Performed by a clown duo enrolled in Cirque du Soleil, accompanied by one-man orchestra Bird Radio and comedy directed by critically acclaimed Cal McCrystal, this show is a daring fusion of laughter and tears. An odd and elderly immigrant couple is waiting for their children... A life defined by vegetables, routine and memories is illustrated through grotesque body-mask, mime, object manipulation and live music played on classical instruments and kitchen utensils. ‘5 Star Theatre’ (Berria). ‘One of Marcel Marceau’s finest students’ (AYoungerTheatre.com). ‘Refined and expressive puppetry’ (LondonDance.com). ‘A must-see live act’ (Evening Standard).
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M O P E Y TH E CLOWN THE CLINCH THEATRE COMPANY
Through physical, non-verbal comedy and clowning techniques this punchy and zany piece follows Mopey’s efforts to break free from his isolation; bodybuilding, watching pornography and attempted suicide.
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T H E NARRATO R SPITFIRE COMPANY
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Mopey is a severely anxious adolescent whose isolation is manifested visually as a clown. In a hyper-gendered, caricaturistic and garish world, he attempts to emulate the stereotypical man through a series of fruitless endeavours.
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A story about secrets, about the unspeakable truth, about being a woman. Told in the only way possible. Cécile Da Costa dances, sings and undergoes extreme physical strain in order to tell her intimate story. A stunning visualisation of the deep memories the body cannot completely forget. Award-winning Spitfire return with a one-woman tour de force of spellbinding performance commitment.
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17:00 (1h) £14 (12)
‘The experience one gains from The Narrator is physical in its nature. The intensity of the emotions the performer has to cope with is so strong that it allows no discussion’ (Kulturissimo. cz). Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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ONE STEP BEFORE THE FALL SPITFIRE COMPANY & DAMÚZA ‘Theatrical knock-out’ (Times). In this awardwinning show that’s captivated audiences from Stockholm to Beijing, dancer and singer fight in the boxing ring for their destiny. ‘A gut-wrenching tour-de-force’ ***** (Herald).
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O RIG I N S ANIMIKII THEATRE
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The untold story of the world’s first murderer. After murdering his brother in cold blood, we meet Cain, living out his life exiled from his homeland. Afflicted by his memories and haunted by figures of the past, Cain must now retrace his steps back to Eden in pursuit of answers. Origins is a psychological thriller that plunges deep into the heart of darkness, where movement, sound and rhythm fuse to create a physically pulsating stage adventure. Journey into the landscapes of dream and reality, and confront life’s primeval questions of faith, death and immortality.
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Inspired by Muhammad Ali, from champion boxer to Parkinson’s sufferer. Weaving hypnotic music and dance together to create a unique theatrical experience taking us to the heart of the pugilist. ‘The passion, the desperation, the drive, the joy, the weariness, the pain, an exploration of what it means to be a boxer unencumbered by the usual cliched storylines’ (Total Theatre). Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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P RO CESS DAY A sensory experience transforming dancers into sleek, androgynous, nocturnal beings guided through shadows by a futuristic techno soundtrack. Pulsating movements capture the universal drive of striving for fulfilment and release. This darkly delightful combination of cutting- edge choreography and club culture leaves you feeling its grip long after the piece is over. Award-winning duo Eyal and Behar have created numerous critically acclaimed works for world-class companies including Batsheva Dance, Nederlands Dans Theater and Carte Blanche.
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19:00 (45m) £12 (10)
‘Your imagination tingles: this is bold, breathtaking stuff’ ***** (Herald]). Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017 and Made in Scotland 2017.
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PRO FUND IS NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES
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NDCWales will be performing Roy Assaf’s playful, vibrant and provocative Profundis at the British Council Showcase. Assaf’s Profundis challenges us to ask questions about what things are and what they are not in this whimsical wordplay, which features a haunting soundtrack. ‘A tapestry of exquisitely detailed gestures adorned with sparkling stories’ (Buzz Magazine).
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SHOKO SEKI: DEADLINE SHOKO SEKI This part-choreographed, part-improvised piece explores the Japanese phenomenon of death through overwork: Karuoshi. What brings large swathes of Japanese society to dance on the edge of existence and mortality? Shoko Seki tests the ethical penumbra of long-respected societal truths: self-sufficiency, loyalty and trust. In the world’s most connected society, how can an individual fall off the grid?
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TRIBE TEMPER THEATRE
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Returning to Edinburgh before an international tour. Ru’s tribe comes for him and opens his eyes to a truth that connects us all. Through ensemble movement and fragmented imagery, Temper unleash a world between worlds. Lightningfast, cinematic-style sequences skilfully bound together with fluid, muscular movement, vivid lighting and soul-shaking soundscapes. Temper continue to develop their dynamic, multidisciplinary approach to physical theatre under the direction of Finn Morrell. ‘Armed with an engaging topic, an electrifying energy and outstanding choreography, this is well worth anyone’s time’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com, 2015).
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Join this intimate piece that flits between beautiful Japanese tradition, emotive contemporary dance and a sprinkle of improvised musical play!
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16:50 (50m) £10 (8)
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Powerful and complex, TuTuMucky explores how we’re shaped by the world around us, searches for peace in chaos, and celebrates revolt against the regiments of modern daily life. Blurring the boundaries between ballet, contemporary, and hip hop technique, this new work challenges traditional convention to offer a distinctively innovative form of dance. A fresh, rhythmic, and explosive journey to places both familiar and strange set to an original musical backdrop by beat producer Torben Lars Sylvest.
ZOO SOUTHSIDE | MAIN HOUSE
19:00 (35m) £12 (10)
‘Determinedly confrontational and challenging’ **** (Scotsman). ‘A score that powers through your veins’ **** (List). Part of Made in Scotland 2017. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com
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TH E VERY IM P O RTANT CH ILD
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THE MOSTLY EVERYTHING PEOPLE Ever wondered how you got this way? Why you shout at the TV? Why simple hunger turns you into a toddler? Did the starry-eyed 20-year-old that you were turn into a kind, hardened adult? Why? A lecture about conflict and a theory of ego development goes bad. Explosive, poetic, comedic contemporary theatre for grown-up babies of all ages. This is about throwing your toys out of the pram.
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‘I was enthralled throughout’ (ViewsFromTheGods.co.uk).
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‘My mind full of bubbling thoughts and an honest smile on my face’ ***** (BuzzMag.org).
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VI R AG O SUE LEWIS / JOHN F WAKE Virago: a story about social injustice with as much relevance today as in Victorian Wales. Descended from Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine, Minnie McGuire, the most arrested woman in Victorian Wales, was a victim of poverty in a period of extreme hardship. Convicted as a teenage prostitute, dependent on alcohol, she notched up over 100 court appearances for lewd behaviour, amongst other things.
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Our piece explores Minnie’s life in an engaging, funny and sad way and fills in the gaps. Alongside original music by Welsh singer/songwriter Lorraine King, choreographer Sue Lewis brings you an entertaining theatre experience.
LE FESTIN DE SATURNE
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The war breaks out. Juan, a young private, and the virile Captain Fidel Castra are stranded alone in the most complete solitude, far from the front line. The enemy is approaching... They are awaiting the orders... The show alternates intense violent moments with lighter poetical instants in the style of comic trash. It is a politically incorrect and caustic show that involves the art of pantomime and plays on different genres; burlesque and art performance. Not to be missed!
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WHAT LIES BENEATH ROMANTIKA
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15:15 (1h) £10 (8)
Romantika (Sweden/UK) presents a surreal and humorous journey, exploring men’s reluctance to express their emotions, with specific focus on grief. Contrasting comedy with tragedy, and realism with surrealism, the production includes visual and physical theatre, live folk music, and a set and lighting design inspired by Scandinavian landscapes.
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W H E RE IS H O M E ? STATE OF EMERGENCY
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A man finds himself alone in the mountains. He has come here to run away from everything and everyone he knows. Tormented by grief that originated in the loss of a dear one, he is unable to process these feelings and decides to seek the answers in the stillness of nature.
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PRODUCTIONS Where do you come from? Where are you heading? Where is home? Soweto, late 80s. A young man struggles against the security forces, confronts tribal tensions and deals with the death of his mother. He falls in love with a girl from the wrong neighbourhood and together they run away from home and everything they have ever known... A new twist on a 1,000-yearold fable with great music and dance from South Africa, London and Los Angeles.
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Choreography: Bafana Matea, Michael Joseph and Dumisani Ngubane. Score: Steve Marshall and Grammy winner, Wouter Kellerman.
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W IND-UP 420PEOPLE
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YOU ARE NOT THE ONE WHO SHALL LIVE LONG
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‘A dynamic dance bursting with energy, culminating and exploding in cycles with original music by the Israeli musician Amos Ben-Tal’ (Czech National Radio). Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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Czech dance in its ultimate form. Inspired by energy’s accumulation and explosion, Prague’s 420PEOPLE deliver a dynamic sextet made of ferocious energy, finest movement and original music. Labelled as a killer show by audiences. In collaboration with musician Amos Ben- Tal, choreographer Václav Kuneš and his company 420PEOPLE indulge in contemporary dance full of energy, a torrent of images and witty, repetitive action dealing with the motive of memories of the past.
DOT504 You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept. But there is nothing. There is nothing to explain. Except for acceptance that what we do, and who we are, is in flux. Is what we do who we are? Or is what we do just a reaction? A look at features of political and social criticism and the obsession with satisfying our needs, whether it is love, sex or money. Part of Czech Showcase 2017.
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BURKLYN BALLET THEATRE This ‘professional ballet company in microcosm’ (Scotsman) tells the tangled tale of Aladdin and his famous lamp condensed into a delightful hour. Aladdin encounters a genie, jewels and snakes while seeking the love and approval of the princess. Meanwhile, an ‘evil sorceress and deliciously evil bats in their silvery body suits and batty little ears’ (ballet-dance.com) thwart the plan.
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11:00 (1h) £10 (8) - £32 (Family)
‘Sumptuous costumes, create the fairy-tale feeling that draws in kids and adults alike’, ‘The grand finale, with the full cast filling the stage with a whirlwind of color and sparkle, came all too soon’ (CriticalDance Forum Ballet-Dance.com).
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FANCY GLI TTER FANCI ULLA ON TOUR WI THOUT THE BAND ROXANE KALT
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Rock’n’roll in all its facets. Fancy Glitter Fanciulla can perform all by her self for the first time ever! Her biggest dream comes true! She rocks the stage with everything she has: movement, words, singing, all with the help of her little partner in crime: a mandolin-banjo called Mandy. Through the variety the spectators learn more about her story. Welcome to the fantastic and funny world of Fancy Glitter Fanciulla!
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ALI V E : M U S I C F O R TH E N IG H T O F T H E L IV I N G DEA D CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PRESENTS MODERN ROBOT Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans. Modern Robot presents a live performance to accompany this film. Ben Singer brings together the tradition of silent film, the aesthetic of film scoring and sounds of contemporary instruments to create a mesmerising score. Under its flesh and gore, Romero’s film is stark, personal and resonates with politics today; with Modern Robot, it’s an experience to get under the skin.
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E-DO E-Do is an ensemble of six incredibly talented musicians who combine traditional and contemporary rhythms with consummate ease. The group is led by Kyung-Hwa Yu, one of the most acclaimed artists in Korea. Kyung-Hwa Yu, who took her first traditional dance class at the age of four, is credited with reviving the chulhyungeum, an ancient instrument from Korea that was almost on the verge of extinction. E-Do’s profound understanding of traditional Korean music is complemented with a singularly contemporary re-oriental. The resulting music is precise and technically exact yet spontaneous and fresh.
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