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intercultural dialogues in theatrical forms
intercultural dialogues in theatrical forms
this page is information for presenters looking to book work
this page is information for presenters looking to book work
Based in the United Kingdom, Two Destination Language draws on various artforms to create work which speaks on the issues we face in today's increasingly divided world.
Focused on working with and across differences, rather than inside the boundaries of one group, the company creates work for stages, galleries and in response to individual sites. This approach has led to successful touring of stage work and engagement projects, in the UK and internationally, as well as awards and critical plaudits.
We also work on a variety of scales with local people to develop projects about their worlds. Supporting them to tell their stories through visual languages or words, we've worked with groups from infants through to elders.
contacts
contacts
for theatrical spaces
for theatrical spaces
Fallen Fruit
Fallen Fruit
70 minutes
A young woman's memories of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the story of a couple breaking up and an interactive 80s style gameshow, all told with 200 cardboard boxes.
Easy to get in and out, the piece is well-suited to festival settings, particularly around 2019's 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (and Brexit).
International freight: 3 suitcases, one oversize (1m x 1m x 30cm)
Manpower
Manpower
60 minutes
Totally revised following the Brexit vote, this piece features a right-wing migrant woman's critique of British working men since the 1975 vote to remain in the EU, with a DIY building project, hi-fi and humour.
The work is not expected to be available after Brexit occurs.
International freight: set driven by van within Europe
Near Gone
Near Gone
60 minutes
The Total Theatre Award winning sensation, Near Gone uses a simple but emotionally affecting story to investigate the spaces between us and how to wrestle with the unknown.
International freight: normal luggage
Declining Solo
Declining Solo
65 minutes
Heavily influenced by Bulgarian folk traditions, this work features a specially commissioned sound score, projected home video, and sculptural play with paper to tell the tale of a young woman clinging to memories of her ageing father.
International freight: set can be recreated on location cost-effectively; projection required; costume travels as excess luggage
Lone Wolves (2020)
Lone Wolves (2020)
Currently under development, Lone Wolves is a solo performance playing with the invisibility of those who service the spaces we live and work in. Made for festival settings but suited to a number of institutional and public spaces, the live work has a counterpart video installation.
Contact us to find out more.
Fault Lines (2020)
Fault Lines (2020)
Fault Lines is a piece which celebrates difference, visible and invisible: from the small but potentially significant choice of which football team to support to more socially significant questions of disability, ethnicity and sexuality. As identities become increasingly a shifting intersection of ideas, rather than a fixed set of beliefs, this is work which reflects contemporary trends through the form of a (dysfunctional) fashion show. Five diverse performers reveal various versions of themselves, challenging how we see each other, while audience members choose between simultaneous soundtracks.
beyond theatrical spaces
beyond theatrical spaces
Our work encompasses exhibitions, inhabited installations and work with people in their own places. Much of this is bespoke, so these are only examples. Get in touch to discuss potential projects, and see our website for more about past work off stage.
A Journey of a Home
A Journey of a Home
One on one audio performance walk
Audience members walk with a performer holding their hand, and listen to an audio recording which combines the story of a girl leaving her home country for the first time with reflections on the nature of travel. Audience and other visitors can leave their own journeys on a growing installation of postcards around the booth from which walks begin.
International freight: can travel by car, but normally cost-effective to rebuild booth
Storyville
Storyville
inhabited installation
The artists' own belongings are installed in a cross between a shop and a living room. Each item is priced for sale, and they have committed to parting with goods for the price listed, however personal their history. Visitors can rummage through the belongings and talk to the artists about the histories and value of objects, and how this came to be the curated collection of their lives.
Freight: this project requires a full cargo container of belongings to be packed and shipped
LANDED
LANDED
one on one performance (engagement project)
Following work with community elders, audience members can hear the true stories of love shaped by the artists with the elders. Revealing the wealth of objects, people and experiences which make up the tapestry of lives well-lived, the project emphasises the value of older people in a community -- particularly in the context of contemporary performance festivals.
Freight: within Europe, set can travel by van
Engagement
Engagement
From short workshops to projects over several months, we've run many different kinds of projects with a huge range of participants. Some have never engaged with the arts before, and some are professionals themselves. Projects may have no public outcome, can become performances (like LANDED above) or can take other forms, such as Dusty Feet.
We'd be delighted to discuss work as an add-on to programming or as a commission in its own right.
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