SHAPESHIFTING
“**** I loved the clever use of very simple scenic elements to create different effects and emotions. The scenes where the actress plays with the materials are very powerful. She is incredibly versatile, a very strong stage presence." (Prague Theatre Blog)
***** "I was intrigued by this project, the way it was transposed on stage and the sense of belonging it gave me across the 60 minutes it ran". (Citygirl Network)
A poetic exploration of gaining and losing language – and yourself
NEXT PERFORMANCE:
BRISTOL: Alma Tavern and Theatre, BS82HY
Tue 19 Mar 2024 8:00 PM GMT
LENGTH: 55 minutes
WRITTEN/PERFORMED BY:
Lara Parmiani
DIRECTOR:
Becka McFadden
DESIGNER:
Anna Tichá
LIGHT DESIGN:
Filip Obermajer
ADDITIONAL PROJECTIONS:
Edalia Day
NEXT PERFORMANCE:
BRISTOL :Alma Tavern and Theatre
Tue 19 Mar 2024 8:00 PM GMT
LENGTH: 55 minutes
“I don’t need to hear you speak to know you’re foreign. I can tell by the way you walk into a room. You should practice. Next time you go shopping, walk into a shop like an English woman…
HOW DO ENGLISH WOMEN WALK INTO SHOPS?”
LegalAliens' founder Lara Parmiani returns with her kaleidoscopic piece inspired by her journey from a grey, industrial, Italian suburb to 1997 London, taking audiences through time, language, gender cliches and anti-migrant narratives - from Cool to Cruel Britannia.
What happens when a woman is forced to negotiate two cultures, while not identifying with either?
Shapeshifting is a kaleidoscopic, whimsical solo piece, written and performed by LegalAliens' founder Lara Parmiani and inspired by her experience of migrating from a grey, industrial, Italian suburb to 1997 London. It takes audiences along a journey in space and time negotiating language learning, casual xenophobia, misogyny and social changes - from Cool to Cruel Britannia.
Entertaining, tender, and at times brimming with anger, Shapeshifting tells a story of resilience and female empowerment through a fragmented narrative interrupted by movement, comedy, the Spice Girls, projections of Lara in drag, and a "WRONG WORD'' alarm…
The show was originally commissioned by the Migration Matters Festival in Sheffield and further developed in Prague thanks to a collaboration with Venuše ve Svehlovce.
You can watch a trailer here
How can we stage personal stories, especially linked to migration, moving countries, negotiating new cultures and languages, going beyond "spoken word" in order to create
imaginative, theatrical performances?
In this two days workshop, Lara Parmiani (theatre maker, performer, migrant artist and Artistic Director of LegalAliens Theatre) will share her practice, developed over twenty and lead participants through a series of exer ises — both individual and ensemble based — to generate materials inspired by personal experiences. We will be using movement, objects, songs, storytelling, photos, to play with provocations and find surprising, fun and exciting ways to transform memories into theatricality.
PERFORMING PERSONAL JOURNEYS:
HOW TO TRANSFORM STORIES OF MIGRATION AND
DISPLACEMENT INTO THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES
As part of the Festival Pfipad Pro Socialku, Lara will be running a two-day workshop open to professional artists and students of all disciplines on "Staging personal journeys of migration".
DATE: Dec 1-2, 2023
To book please Email venuse.ve.svehlovce@gmail.com
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