Sleight of Hand Theatre Company London

1. Theatre

Transformative Theatre with a Punchline: responding to exigent themes, challenging material and a variety of spaces in boundary-breaking ways

Description

Sleight of Hand is an innovative theatre company pioneering shape-shifting theatre which seeks to respond to exigent themes, challenging material and a variety of spaces in boundary-breaking ways. Through projects which begin in an intimate studio setting and move through an in-depth Research, Development and Devising process, culminating in the creation of large-scale immersive and interactive theatrical experiences, Sleight of Hand keeps its finger on the pulse of audience response, creating theatre which is directly reactive to spectator engagement and contemporary culture. Sleight of Hand promotes collaboration between artists of all disciplines, and between creative companies and other institutions, including universities and scientific organisations, in order to connect life and art in inspiring ways. Starting with an inspirational text, story or theme, the company uses specific material as a springboard to create exhilarating new work. This unique approach involves responding to the original material as well as gathering detailed audience and peer feedback, continually testing ideas through performance, and conducting interviews with appropriate people (such as experts in the field or those with relevant real-life stories): all of which influences an imaginative devising process, with a creative team of skilful performers, theatre-makers, and artists. Through a cunning concoction of illusion, text, physical theatre and art installation, Sleight of Hand creates exciting worlds that are dreamlike and fantastical in nature but nonetheless raise very real issues: connecting with audiences on a deeply human level. The company seeks to challenge conventional reactions, and defy common ways of engaging with individual and collective narratives. An intriguing network of associative trails and a multi-dimensional combination of styles (including the realistic, the symbolic and the surreal) tempt audiences into another world where reality is turned on its head: allowing them to view human life and experience in an entirely different, and illuminating, light. Sleight of Hand is transformative theatre with a punchline that alters what you thought you knew, turning traditional perception on its head: teaching audiences to expect the unexpected, and open their minds to the undiscovered.

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Summary

Sleight of Hand Theatre Company London is London based place and this enity listed in Theatre category.