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Created by dipity on Jan 9, 2010
Last updated: 06/13/10 at 08:14 AM
Thalias Tjenere's 'Race Dog' has its official premiere at Musikhuset, Århus, Denmark.
Rehearsals start for Full Body + the Voice's show 'Hypothermia'. Music Loz Kaye, script and direction Vanessa Brooks.
Oskar lives in the state hospital in Andernach, Germany. He keeps the other patients in order, sings and tends to a fine collection of plants in the conservatory.
In the bleak winter of 1940, a dark visitor arrives.Two holes are dug in the ice of a frozen lake. Oskar has a decision to make... To live... or to die.
http://www.fullbody.org.uk/
The second round of development work begins on Thalias Tjenenere's show 'Race Dog'. Music Loz Kaye, direction Andrew Kim. Rehearsals in Århus, Denmark.
http://thalia1.dk/english/index.html
Launch of the CD of the soundtrack to the Horse + Bamboo show 'Veil'. Click the link to hear the first track.
http://soundcloud.com/lozkaye/there-was-a-great-king
Horse + Bamboo's show 'Deep Time Cabaret' opens at Clearwell Caves. It tours throughout the UK. Direction by Bob Frith, video Steff Lee.
The full touring version of Trestle Theatre's 'Glass Mountain' opens at Trestle Arts Base in St Albans. It tours throughout the UK. Music Loz Kaye, direction Emily Gray, text Anna Reynolds, design Katerina Radeva, consultants Anna-Helena McClean and Christopher Sivertsen.
First period of research and development for Thalias Tjenere's 'Race Dog' begins in Århus. 3 weeks of work towards creating a new outdoor touring show for 2010. Music Loz Kaye, direction Andrew Kim, masks Stephan Vernier.
Previews of the work in progress version of Trestle Theatre's 'Glass Mountain' start at the Capitol Theatre, Manchester. This day is unusual as Loz's music can be heard in 2 different Manchester theatres simultaneously.
'Little Leap Forward' is given a 4 star review by Lyn Gardner in the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/04/review-little-leap-forward
Horse + Bamboo's show based on the childhood of Guo Yue opens at the Royal Exchange Studio. It tours throughout the UK. Music Loz Kaye, direction by Alison Duddle, video Steff Lee.
'Den Store Bastian' is in the repertoire for Teatret Thailas Tjenere again. It tours in Denmark and the Netherlands throughout 2009. Venues include the heart of Copenhagen at Islands Brygge Kulturhus.
Loz performs once again in the Horse + Bamboo show 'In the Shadow of Trees'. It runs throughout December at the Bury Met. He performs in mask, and as a musician and singer. Direction Alison Duddle.
Performance at Trestle Arts Base following a residency based on contemporary Polish theatre hosted by Trestle Theatre. Residency lead by Anna-Helena McClean and Christopher Sivertsen. Loz performs as musician and singer with Maciej Rychly of Gardzienice. A further performance follows at the Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, London.
Loz presents his sound installation 'The Ocean Misses a Beat' as part of the 'Up the Wall' festival in Chester. The piece is installed in Chester Cathedral.
As part of their 2008 touring programme, Thalias Tjenere perform 'Den Store Bastian' at Århus Festuge- Århus' International Festival. Children's Theatre News review: "With a cheeky touch, Theatret Thalias Tjenere turn the weapons of the child-rearers against themselves, and the result is gruesomely hilarious. The wordless performance mercilessly brings fascistoid tendencies into razor-sharp focus...It's mean like nobody's business, and the girls are the worst. But that's also funny!"
This much loved classic by Roald Dahl runs throughout June at the Royal Theatre in Northampton. Loz Kaye creates the score for an actor/musician staging directed by Dani Parr. Birmingham Post review: “That, said beaming nine year old Jessica, was really, really, good. The second 'really' is the one that counts, lifting a reliably entertaining family show into some kind of childhood superleague... ...Loz Kaye's wonderful work on the music...…”
'Sans' is also in the 2008 repertoire for Thailas Tjenere, including performances at the Danish Festival for Children and Youth during April. April 12th sees 3 different Loz Kaye show all performed on the same day- 'Veil', 'Den Store Bastian' and 'Sans'.
'Den Store Bastian' is in Thalias Tjenere's repertoire once again for 2008. The year's touring opens with shows in Copenhagen.
http://thalia1.dk/english/index.html
Horse + Bamboo's production Veil opens at the Lawrence Bately Theatre in Huddersfield and tours the UK. Music Loz Kaye, script and direction Bob Frith, film Erik Knudsen, design Katerina Radeva.
Veil is a story of two young women who are brutally separated at birth, but are drawn inexorably back towards one another. The story is set in both colonial and present day Iraq which provides an undercurrent to a powerful, atmospheric story of secrecy, visions and violence.
Veil is a vivid tale of mystery, concealment, revelation - and provides a new and human perspective on the involvement of the West in Middle Eastern affairs. Veil is a powerful, disturbing, thought-provoking and richly evocative piece of theatre.
http://www.horseandbamboo.org/veil.htm
Loz performs throughout December at the Lawrence Batley theatre Huddersfield in Horse + Bamboo's 'In the Shadow of Trees'. 'In the Shadow of Trees' is a unique magical production with a Miyazaki-like charm. Set in a mysterious woodland, this is the compelling story of a young girl, abandoned at birth, who grows up nurtured by nature alone - a feral child who slowly discovers then loves and protects the natural environment she has been raised in. But one fateful day, she discovers she is not the only human in the woods. Direction Alison Duddle, music Chris Davies.
Loz comes in to the company of Horse + Bamboo's 'In the Shadow of Trees'. During October he performs at the Dukes Theatre Lancaster and at the Stourbridge International Mask Festival. He takes the parts of 'The Boy' and 'The Crone' playing in mask, operates puppets, and plays trumpet, percussion and accordion as well as singing. The production of 'In the Shadow of Trees' won a Manchester Evening News award for Best New Play.
Loz writes incidental music for Alan Ayckbourn's play 'Time of My Life'. It runs during September and October at the Royal Theatre, Northampton. Direction by Laurie Sansom. BBC Northampton- The director, Laurie Sansom has put together a fast-moving, hilarious production and at all times the truth of the characters shines through.
Justin Butcher's community play 'The Firebrand' opens at the Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton. It was commissioned for the reopened Royal and Derngate using all 3 performance spaces. It is one of the largest events that Loz has ever created music for, including a choir, and huge community actor ensemble. And singing stalactites from the youth theatre. Direction by Dani Parr.
A sound installation commissioned for the 'Ocean Live Weekend' in Plymouth. This piece lasting about an hour uses sounds of the sea recorded by Loz at Heybrook Bay, where he used to go as a child. The work transforms these samples in to a rhythmic soundscape at turns soothing and alarming.
Danish mask theatre Thalias Tjenere open a new outdoor festival show based on the classic book 'Shockheaded Peter'. Music Loz Kaye, direction Andrew Kim, masks Stephan Vernier. We follow Peter, a messy and wild boy with unruly, uncombable hair and nails which have never seen a clipper. When he wants to be integrated into the ranks of the goody-goods, these "proper" children lead him - and the audience - through Bastian's giant picture book, a journey which takes on the character of a set of grueling trials which are not weathered lightly.
Sans is in Thalias Tjenere's 2007 performance repertoire. The year's touring in Denmark opens at the Danish Festival of Theatre for Children and Young People. "The Århus - company Theatret Thalias Tjenere was a happy surprise. They have worked with mask theatre for many years, and clearly they do so with great talent. In "SENSE" (5 and up), grotesque human faces and refined body language create a sweet story about the big city's many bizarre types. The second-hand dealer, the dog lady, the man with the travel-grammophone, the woman with the photos. Quirky and touching stories that are woven together in a warm and cute little performance which is something of a chucklingly funny mix between commedia dell'arte and puppet theatre with living figures." - Henrik Lyding, Jyllands-Posten
William Shakespeare's bittersweet comedy runs in January and February at the Royal Theatre, Northampton. Music Loz Kaye, direction Laurie Sansom.
Loz musically directs the Danish premiere of 'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens'. The event at Turbinehallens Teatersalen, Århus is a charity performance for 'Stop AIDS'.
Danish mask company tour during autumn with 'I Begyndelsen' and 'Sans' in the repertoire.
Heart of the Beast's production of 'Company of Angels' tours in the USA during October, including performances in Nashville. Music Laurence Kaye, direction Alison Duddle.
'Hr. Helmer Går ad Helvede Til' is part of Thalias Tjenere's summer repertoire once again, with Loz performing. The show is presented throughout Denmark including on the island of Fanø.
A new show enters the repertoire of danish mask company Teatret Thalias Tjenere. Music Loz Kaye, direction Folmer Kristensen. "The Århus - company Theatret Thalias Tjenere was a happy surprise. They have worked with mask theatre for many years, and clearly they do so with great talent. In "SENSE" (5 and up), grotesque human faces and refined body language create a sweet story about the big city's many bizarre types. The second-hand dealer, the dog lady, the man with the travel-grammophone, the woman with the photos. Quirky and touching stories that are woven together in a warm and cute little performance which is something of a chucklingly funny mix between commedia dell'arte and puppet theatre with living figures." - Henrik Lyding, Jyllands-Posten
Full Body and the Voice Theatre's production of Ian McMillan's play 'In the Footsteps of Mr Butler' opens at the York Theatre Royal. Laurence Kaye writes the music, and also plays, sings and acts in the piece. “Laurence Kaye’s multi-instrumental dexterity on keyboard, trumpet and seeming extra fingers accompanies the deeds of McMillan’s ever-harassed Butler” York Evening Press
Thalias Tjenere make a new version of 'Lommeoraklet' called 'I Begyndelsen' (In the Beginning). This tours in Japan throughout august 2005 going to Tokyo, Tottori, Okinawa and Kagoshima. This is part of the festival with the rather unwieldy name 'EU Theatre Arts for Children + Young People 2005 in a Vertical Tour of Japan'.
http://www.thalia1.dk/dansk/japan05.html
'Company of Angels' is once again part of the repertoire of Heart of the Beast Theatre in the USA. It features at the International Puppeteers Festival at the Twin Cities. "A beautiful, real-life remembrance of an artist… Subtle, powerful and well worth seeing" (Pioneer Press, Oct 11, 2004)
'A Strange (and Unexpected) Event!' tours the UK and the Netherlands.
Opening of 'Cybershopping for Beginners' at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough as part of the 'micro musicals' season. Loz writes this 1 act musical together with Laurie Sansom who also directs it. This satire on the world of eBay and shopping in general includes tap dancing kitchen utensils and a thumping gospel number... Press comments include- “It features a frenetic, mock gospel score… Imagine hitting F1 for help and having a well-drilled ensemble whisk you through the process in a series of deftly executed musical numbers.” **** The Guardian “Cybershopping really is a totally new kind of musical. It’s still full of catchy songs, great choreography and superb acting… but from the start you can tell it’s going to be something special” The Scarborough Evening News
Horse + Bamboo's work is up for another award. 'Company of Angels' is a finalist in the category 'Best Small Production' at the Star Tribune Awards Minneapolis.
'A Strange (and Unexpected) Event!' receives a Manchester Evening News Theatre award for 'Best Special Entertainment'.
Horse and Bamboo revive the show 'A Strange (and Unexpected) Event!' for a UK tour. This piece is based on the life of Mexican artist José Posada, bringing to life many of his vivid engravings of skeletons, devils, volcanoes... and a giant snail which has its own song. Script and direction Bob Frith, music and musical direction Loz Kaye.
'Company of Angels' takes Horse + Bamboo in to yet more new territory- the show is taken up by Minneapolis Based theatre group Heart of the Beast. The masks and props are shipped out to the USA, whilst a replica set is built there. Alison Duddle directs, and Loz Kaye's music is used once again. Review in the american press- "Mixes whimsy, wonder, mystery and personal myth into a sweet telling…” Star Tribune Minneapolis, USA.
Loz contributes some music and musical direction to this production of the Tenesse Williams play 'Night of the Iguana'. It is presented by Aarhus International Theatre Company, drawing on the students of GITIS Scandinavia where Loz is currently teaching. The show plays in Århus, Moscow and Oslo. Direction by Gytis Padegimas.
Thalias Tjenere present both 'Hr Helmer Går ad Helvede Til' and 'Lommeoraklet' at theatre showcase Kulturama in Århus, Denmark.
'Kyrie' forms part of Nick Phillip's 'Red Ribbon Requiem' performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra and choir.
'Hr Helmer Går ad Helvede Til' is the latest addition to Danish mask theatre company Thalias Tjenere's repertoire. This is an outdoor piece, a kind of Faust for all the family complete with songs and a giant Karen Blixen. Direction Thorklid Lindebjerg, music Loz Kaye. Loz also performs in this piece along with Stephan Vernier and Anna Panduro.
Horse + Bamboo's 'Company of Angels' retours.
Horse + Bamboo's 'Company of Angels: the Story of Charlotte Salomon' opens and tours the UK. Based on the life of German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon and her extraordinary collection of paintings 'Leben oder Teater', this show breaks new ground for the company both technically and emotionally. Direction Bob Frith, assisted by Alison Duddle, music Loz Kaye.
Loz's first show with Denmark's only professional mask theatre Theatret Thalias Tjenere. 'Lommeoraklet' ('The Pocket Oracle' in English) is a beautiful philosophical piece based on the book 'The Art of Worldly Wisdom' by Baltasar Gracián. Direction Micheal Fields, music Loz Kaye. Cast: Linda Fallentin, Brian Samsbøe, Stephan Vernier.
"Wonderful! My 'number one' show of the festival!"
-Soline Daccache, theatre arranger, Lebanon, at the Childrens' Theatre Festival in Ringsted, DK
http://thalia1.dk/english/index.html
A production with the youth theatre at Oldham Coliseum of 'Cabeza de Vaca' . Direction Ian Marsh, music Loz Kaye
'Harvest of Ghosts' continues on to tour in Europe, with Loz as part of the cast. Performances take place as part of the Galway Arts Festival, on a beach in Donegal and in the Vondelpark in the heart of Amsterdam.
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