This weekend i’ve performed a few walkabout acts… just in time for halloween!
The first was an acting/foh role with Les Enfants Terribles at their immersive ‘Kraken Screamfest’ event, convincing audience members to sign over their souls and the second was playing in the haunted woods in Gypsy Disco’s extravagant, decadent and obscure twisted fairytale at Chinawhite.
London Horror Festival Promo Shoot
This week were lucky enough to shoot our promo shots for ‘Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star’ with fashion photographer Eric Li in the wonderful Immersive Ensemble’s ‘Great Gatsby’ space!
Frances Farmer - Briony O’Callaghan
Leonard - James John Bryant
Photographer - Eric Li
Art Direction/HMUA/Styling - Chloé Doherty
Pink Gown - Vivien Wilson
Set Design - Immersive Gatsby
Tickets are available now! 241 PROMO code is ‘STARLET’
**** for 'Everything That Rises Must Dance' by Complicité
‘Everything That Rises Must Dance’ has received 4 stars from Dance Tabs!
Full review here: http://dancetabs.com/2018/10/sasha-milavic-davies-everything-that-rises-must-dance-london/?fbclid=IwAR2Q7Hw_KsLOi2Sh-eExWc0I4e5x6ckj19oL2bcV00hXtMzK7jW9tMa2PBw
Photo credit: Outdoor arts company ‘Wet Picnic’
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Everything That Rises Must Dance... Closes!
This week we closed Complicité’s ‘Everything That Rises Must Dance’ at Somerset House. Here are some show snaps from Ali Wright (www.aliwrightphotography.com):
Link to trailer: https://vimeo.com/293502075
And an article documenting the show: https://buzzonearth.com/celebrating-100-years-of-the-women-winning-the-voting-rights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Poison Ivy Walkabout for Gypsy Shrine
Last week I did some interactive walkabout for Gypsy Shrine’s press launch of their upcoming ‘Hallo-Queens’ collaboration with Warner Bros!
Video of the event highlights can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/thegypsyshrine/videos/vb.1561262727535507/1095428150609985/?type=2&theater
Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star
This week Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star has been featured in the Evening Standard as one of their recommended shows for London’s upcoming Horror Festival!
”On November 1, France Farmer: Zombie Movie Star shows that you can have it all even if you’re undead”
Full article here:
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/london-horror-festival-theatre-comedy-musical-a3948851.html
Running 1st-3rd November.
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Complicité in Time Out
Yesterday our upcoming outdoor dance piece made it into Time Out’s feature on the ‘Dance Umbrella’ festival!
See below:
Come and see us on the 29th Sept, 7th and 13th Oct!
Rod Penn 'Swell Mob' Character Portraits
Whilst up in Edinburgh we were lucky enough to have photographer Rob Penn come in and get some portraits of characters from our 5* immersive show, 'The Swell Mob' by Flabbergast Theatre.
Here are a few of them:
@rod_penn
Roman Ackley and Chloé Doherty as Roman Ackley and Oliana Jung
Henry Maynard and Jordan Cooper as 'The Master' and Elizabeth
Dale Hughes and Rosy Pendlebury as Cornelias Fairweather and Tabby Skinner
Daniel Christoper as Mozart
Jordan Chandler and Jordan Cooper as Elizabeth and Louisa
Conrad Sharp as Billy
Director Henry Maynard took some great character portraits too!
See the ones of me below:
Photo credit: Swell Mob director, Henry Maynard
Photo credit: Swell Mob director, Henry Maynard
Coming to London soon!
London Horror Festival
This autumn i'll be directed a reworked version of 'Frances Farmer: Zombie Movie Star' (as seen as Vaults Fest '18) for this years London Horror Festival. We'll be on 1st-3rd November.
More acts to be released soon: https://www.londonhorrorfestival.co.uk/
Full details: https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/frances-farmer-zombie-movie-star.html
Three Weeks Editors Award!
I've just returned from Edinburgh and i'm pleased to announce that Flabbergast Theatre have received the Editors Award for their production of 'The Swell Mob.' Additionally to this, we also received 5 x 5* reviews.
Here are a few of our most recent:
- http://www.threeweeksedinburgh.com/article/we-present-the-threeweeks-editors-awards-2018/
- https://bouquetsbrickbatsreviews.com/2018/08/25/the-swell-mob/
- https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/edinburgh-fringe/theatre/the-swell-mob-assembly-george-square-studios
Catch it in London/Adelaide soon!
Absolut's Pink Cathedral @ Elrow Town
This weekend i've been performing some walkabout for Elrow/Sink The Pink in their Pink Cathedral in collab. with Absolut. I performed a clown Marilyn Monroe and a piece of half drag. Costumes by Elrow's very own Nico and HMUA: Sophia of Squiggles and Wiggles (squigglesandwiggles.co.uk)
www.elrow.com/en
Complicité's 'Everything That Rises Must Dance'
Very excited to announce that i've been asked to join the company of 'Everything That Rises Must Dance' by Complicité this autumn. We will perform on the 29th September and the 7th, 13th October. This piece is directed by Sasha Milavic Davies with music composed by Lucy Railton.
More details about the event can be found here: http://www.danceumbrella.co.uk/event/everything-rises-must-dance/
Here’s a shot of me in rehearsals. Photo Credit: NOW Gallery
Hope to see you there!
Shooting with Eliza Bourner
Here are a few of the photographs from a recent shoot with surrealist photographer Eliza Bourner:
www.elizabourner.com
5* for Swell Mob!
Next week I will be joining the cast of Flabbergast Theatre's 'The Swell Mob' for its final week at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Reviews below:
4* The Scotsman
'come and join the Swell Mob for this really is immersive theatre at its best'
5* The Mumble
https://mumbletheatre.net/
'this show is a daringly unique experience, and one that surpasses any expectation you could have'
5* Broadway Baby
http://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-swell-mob/736718
Catch it if you can! Mon-Sun (26th) at 7.45pm with additional 6pm shows Thurs-Sun.
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Rah Petherbridge Character Portraits
We were lucky enough to work with photographer Rah Petherbridge on a few character portraits for Lost Estate's 'Swan Lake: The Great Masked Ball'. Here are a few of mine below:
The Queen: Chloé Doherty
White Swan: Zoe Arshamian
The Prince: Liam Riddick
Black Swan: Chihiro Kawasaki
The Narrator: Fernando Mariano
Set Design: Darling and Edge
Costume Design: Philly Noone
Photography: Rah Petherbridge
You can check out the rest of Rah's portfolio here: http://www.rahpetherbridge.com/
Swan Lake Review
Graham Watts (Critic and Chairman of of Critics' Circle Dance Section UK/National Dance Awards) reviewed Swan Lake in it's last week of shows:
"Punchdrunk meets Petipa!
Come to a secret location, the invitation implored; don’t tell anyone, bring a mask and dress in something fancy! It was too tempting to resist.
The Great Masked Ball by The Lost Estate took place somewhere south of the River Thames in a place that one would never have found by accident.
Here was immersive theatre at its very best. Not intrusive but absorbing. Imagine dining at the Queen’s table waited upon by an
ensemble of outlandish characters, dressed and made up accordingly. At the heart of the experience was the story of Swan Lake with Liam Riddick as Siegfried, Zoe Arshamian as the White Swan and Chihiro Kawasaki as the Black Swan. Chloe Doherty was an extraordinary Queen of the Eastern Lakes and Fernando Mariano was the story’s narrator, Maximilian.
Choreographer, Eleesha Drennan, deconstructed and rearranged the traditional
narrative to put the tensions between the black and white swans at the core of her story , packing the central dance act with innovative and purposeful duets replete with passion and inventive partnered choreography. It was both a surprise and a real treat to see Swan Lake imagined in a different and fresh interpretation.
Live music came from The Arensky Chamber Orchestra with additional music composed by Stefan Rees with sound designer, Fraya Thomsen. Imaginative and vivid set designs were created by Darling and Edge and the fantastic costumes were the work of Philly Noone. The whole arresting enterprise was directed by James Hurley.
I can only imagine the complex logistics of running an interactive performance around 350 people at a banquet being served a 3-course meal and drinks in amongst the action. Oh, and by the way the food was excellent - I didn’t catch the name but the imaginative menu was designed by someone connected to Masterchef.
I wish I could advise you to see it but I’m afraid it has gone - vanished into the ether along with Von Rothbart! But, watch out for more by The Lost Estate because if this was anything to go by future productions (Opera and Ballet) will be more than worthwhile."
- @GWDanceWriter
The Great Masked Ball Production Shots
Photographer and visual artist Al Overdrive popped in to photograph our immersive orchestral dance experience, 'Swan Lake: The Great Masked Ball' a few weeks ago!
Here are a few of the final shots:
www.al-overdrive.com
'Feeling Blue' editorial features in A2Z Fashion Magazine!
The 'Feeling Blue' editorial I did for Vogue Italia earlier this year is featured in A2Z Fashion Magazine this month! Look out for photographer Eliška Kyselková interview too.
Check it out at your local newsagents/online!
Sarah Hollebon Bespoke Tailoring
I recently modelled for upcoming designer Sarah Hollebon's new embroidered/tailored collection!
Here are a few BTS from the shoot:
Vote 100 @ Here East
This weekend I had the pleasure of working with LCF (along with other esteemed institutions such as V&A and Sadlers Wells) at their Vote 100 suffragete event at Here East. I spent the day performing an interactive walkabout act based looesly around the character of Seymour Fleming (Lady Worsley).
Costume pattern taken from 'The Scandelous Lady W' and handmade by Vivien Wilson.