SPILL & TROLLEYS DOUBLE BILL · SPILL & TROLLEYS DOUBLE BILL SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY 2 ABOUT SPILL “Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky

SPILL & TROLLEYS DOUBLE BILL

SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY 2

ABOUT THE COMPANYShaun Parker and Company is an exhilarating and bold Sydney based dance company that has exploded onto the international dance scene having toured to 18 countries over the past several years. The company creates critically acclaimed dance productions, which are renowned for their integration of stimulating choreographic forms, arresting musical scores, and theatrical invention.

Shaun Parker and Company has won two Australian Dance Awards, the Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography at the Green Room Awards, the Premier’s NSW Creative Award, the Bearer of Hope Award (Germany), the Banksy Award (New Zealand), and the Argus Angel Award (UK).



ABOUT SPILL“Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within.”

Artswork.co.uk

“Colourful, physical and packed with energetic street gymnastics; a great show for children and their families to enjoy.”The Burton Mail, UK

Spill is a highly physical and engaging live performance experience created by Artistic Director/Choreographer Shaun Parker and Composer Nick Wales, whose credits include Sydney Symphony, Sydney Dance Company, Sarah Blasko and SBS. Using children’s playground equipment as the set design, Spill was originally created for performance in outdoor public spaces but has been adapted for indoor performance as part of this exciting double bill.

Spill has played 167 performances to over 30,000 people across the UK, New York and Sydney.

WATCH A SHORT CLIP OF SPILL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmtQc8cknNo

Spill is suitable for children and their families, schools and general public audiences and features four urban, agile and charismatic performers who run, glide, jump and swing their way across the architecture of the playground. This 30-minute highly engaging dance performance combines quirky, dynamic movement with high-energy street dance and parkour and is accompanied by a 30-minute public workshop.

The dancers of Spill blaze a colourful trail across the structure of the playground apparatus, maneuvering around, over, under and through swings, climbing frames and monkey bars. The work, which can be performed in a proscenium theatre, black box or outdoors, is accompanied by a lively, dynamic electro acoustic score composed by Nick Wales.

Spill was originally commissioned by the International Dance Festival Birmingham, London Olympics 2012, the Arts Council of England and the BBC SPACE Channel with support from the British Council and the Australia Council for the Arts. Spill has toured to the Dublin Dance Festival, Nottingham Children’s Festival and City of Sydney’s Art & About Festival, marking the production’s Australian premiere. Spill has gone on to play numerous festivals across the UK and made its US debut for Summer Stage in Central Park, New York City.



ABOUT TROLLEYS “A Brilliant Performance... Spellbound!” - Egomedia Australia

“This is my 9th time watching the show. I just love it and keep coming back for more” - John, audience member

Winner of the Argus Angel Award (UK) - Trolleys is a family friendly physical work utilising five supermarket trolleys and five exceptional physical theatre artists. Choreographed by Shaun Parker and set to a stunning orchestral score by composer Nick Wales, (Sydney Symphony, Sydney Dance Company, Sarah Blasko), the work creates a highly physical, extraordinary urban world incorporating high-octane contemporary dance, acrobatics, street dance, parkour and seemingly ordinary everyday objects – the trolleys. Trolleys has played to over 40,000 spectators across Europe and Asia, and we are delighted to be able to bring it to you!

The work can be performed indoors or outdoors – Trolleys can be easily adapted to a wide variety of outdoor locations. It has played indoors in the central walkways of shopping centres to huge audiences, as well as on main theatre stages to huge family audiences.

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS OF TROLLEYS HERE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrwuxTI0NlA



MARKETING COMPANY WILL SUPPLY

• High quality marketing images, broadcast quality footage, reviews, copy, logos and press kit

• Direct Promotion of season (website, EDM, mail) to Shaun Parker & Company’s own audience and online followers globally

• Social media promotion to the dance and wider performing arts industry globally

• Publicity opportunities and cross promotion on the ground with Shaun Parker & Company’s artists

MARKETING BLURBShaun Parker & Company’s outstanding double bill features award-winning works Spill and Trolleys choreographed by Shaun Parker and stunning original music composed by Nick Wales.

Spill is a highly physical work featuring five outstanding dancers and acrobats, including one parkour artist, who run, jump, and swing their way across the structures and landscapes of the playground apparatus.

Trolleys: Part Dance. Part Ballet. Part Spectacle. Five shopping carts randomly appear. Two meet and fall in love. A lone cart grapples to find a friend. Three others revolt and ignite a dance of anarchy. Trolleys spin and slide in this highly physical performance work where high-octane contemporary dance, acrobatics, street dance and parkour merge with the extraordinary world of Trolleys.

PRESS QUOTES SPILL

• “Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within.” - Artswork.co.uk

• “Colourful, physical and packed with energetic street gymnastics; a great show for children and their families to enjoy.” - The Burton Mail, UK

TROLLEYS

• “While people are drawn into this narrative, it is the athleticism in the way the dancers use their everyday prop that is spellbinding, not unlike other forms of street performance such as breakdancing to urban skaters” -Arts Hub

• “One elderly man stood spellbound and wiped a tear from his eye; the crowd gasped as the trolleys were lifted and spun... It’s one of the highlights of Auckland Live’s Summer in the Square festival.” - New Zealand Herald

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK SPILL

• “...my kids and I LOVED Spill. It’s great to see a young and energetic group giving such an engaging and positive show” Chloe Dervin, Audience Member

• “We were completely blown away by Spill -our 5yo grandson had a ball and joined in the instruction session afterwards.” Richard Hunstead, Audience Member

• “I was lucky enough to see your production of Spill today at Victoria Park. Absolutely loved it!... Well done again for an amazing show” Michelle, Audience Member

• “8 year olds were moshing everywhere, which was hilarious! Continue to do what you guys are doing, it’s awesome.” Abhisht, Audience member

TROLLEYS

• “Trolleys was sensational - graceful, elegant, laconic and uplifting. It gave me an inspirational surge to see such wit in motion. Nick Wales’ track was heady and world class. Trolleys mesmerized a large street crowd on a sunny Sydney afternoon. What a treat! An unexpected blissful moment full of surprise and delight. Thank you.” - Audience Testimonial

• “That was beautiful!” - Audience Testimonial

• “Trolleys will make you laugh, feel and remember what it was like to be a child racing down a supermarket aisle in a big metal cage on wheels!” - Audience Testimonial



COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTBoth shows are underpinned by workshops which are included in the weekly fee:

• SPILL – integrated Electro Pop dance strategy

Leading up to each tour, the Company will roll out an online tutorial teaching the Electro-pop ’80s dance sequence that is used in the show. Here, the audience can learn the fun choreography from the show, which includes moves like “the sprinkler”, “Walk like the Egyptian”, the “Who’s your Daddy?!”, “the krump” and other world famous daggy dance moves.

The Electro-pop can be learned by all the family: parents, grandparents and grandchildren before our arrival. A special Electro-pop dance workshop will also be delivered following the show. In each town, a new dance sequence created by the locals will be added to the original choreography, gradually building on the sequence, ultimately joining the movements of people across Australia into one big dance! This will be filmed and shared with all of the communities as the journey progresses!

To view the full version of the Electro Pop choreography with our dancers, click here: https://youtu.be/Pfbo1k63-n0

This choreography will be broken down into online tutorials such that audience members can learn the dance moves before attending the performance.

• TROLLEYS – Found Objects program:

Inspired by an abandoned supermarket trolley, which led to the full Trolleys show being created, this program offers a link with local art galleries, who can hold an exhibition of their community artists with works inspired by, and utilising “Found Objects” - “How can trash become beautiful?”, “How can found objects become art?” The beauty of this program is that it can be accessed across all age groups and offered to local schools and community groups as well, with the final showcase of art being held in their galleries.

The project is accessible and participatory by way of viral engagement with local communities. During the pre-event lead up and season, local residents will be encouraged to engage online, sharing images of abandoned trolleys, rescued trolleys, rogue trolleys and re-invented trolleys. There is also opportunity to capture the general publics’ impression of a 30 second “trolley dance”- encouraging people to share Mp4 or Vimeo uploads of their own individual trolley encounters.

EDUCATION RESOURCES • The Company provides an Education Resource Pack suitable for senior drama, dance, music, art and PDHPE students.



PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONSDURATION 120 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

SUITABLE VENUES Suitable for proscenium arch theatres and large black box venues. Can also be performed outdoors.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES PER WEEK • 7 performances in a single venue

• 6 performances over two venues

• 3 performances over three venues

MINIMUM BREAK BETWEEN PERFORMANCES • 90 minutes

TOURING PERSONNEL • The touring party consists of 8 people

PRODUCTION DETAILSGENERAL • Both Spill and Trolleys can be performed indoors or outdoors on a flat surface

• This double bill typically performs to between 200 to 2000 people

• The Company will provide a generic production risk assessment, the Presenter is responsible for all site-specific risk assessment

SPILL SET • Spill set consists of a build touring structure of scaffolding and swings, which is built during bump-in and disassembled in

the interval

• Spill set is performed on the same performance space as Trolleys

TROLLEYS SET • Performance space required 12m x 10m (can be performed on 10m x 8m if required)

• The Company tours their own martial arts puzzle foam floor and tailor made shopping trolleys

LIGHTING • The lighting plan is generic and will be re-worked to tailor to the theatre’s home stock LX equipment.

PRE-RIG • A lighting pre-rig, prior to our arrival, would be preferable.

PLOTTING • During the plotting session, it is preferable that the lighting board operator is at the production desk in the auditorium.

AUDIO • The music is played via the Company’s MacBook Pro on Q-Lab.

• A sound system suited to the venue capable of producing clear sound for live audio performance.

• A wireless hand-held mic to be used on stage for crowd-warming and leading potential workshop(s).

FOH • FOH speakers to suit the venue

ON-STAGE FOLD-BACK • Fold-back speakers on both prompt and OP directed towards the dancers on stage.



PERSONNELThe touring party consists of 8 people:

• 1 Artistic Director

• 5 Dancers

• 1 Production Manager

• 1 Stage Manager/Head MX

Presenter to provide personnel:

• Sound engineer/operator for tech/dress rehearsal and all performances to set up and run sound for the show

• Lighting engineer/operator for tech/dress rehearsal and all performances to set up and run sound for the show

• One mech to assist PM in assembling set during bump in and bump out.

SHOW CREW POSITIONSSTAGE MANAGER/HEAD MX (TOURING CREW) • The SM should be in a position, preferably DSPS, where they are able to see the dancers on stage.

PRODUCTION MANAGER (TOURING CREW) • The PM should be in the bio box with local LX and Audio technicians

AUDIO – FOH ENGINEER (LOCAL CREW) • The FOH Engineer should be positioned in the auditorium in a position where they will be able to accurately hear the FOH

mix as presented to the audience.

LIGHTING OPERATOR (LOCAL CREW) • The lighting board operator may operate from the standard operation position for the venue. Cues will be called.

COMMUNICATIONSTALK BACK • Talk back communications will be required at all crew positions.

FREIGHT DESCRIPTION • The set design for Spill and the supermarket trolleys for Trolleys will arrive in the touring truck. The elements for Spill will be

brought on to stage and built into the set design structure.

• Further set structure detail will be sent leading up to the tour.

DRESSING ROOM / WARM-UP REHEARSAL SPACE / RIDER • The Company requires warm up changing and restroom facilities.

• A suitable and warm rehearsal space is required for dancers to undertake yoga and dance movement.

• Bottled water to be provided on site for the duration of the season.

WARDROBE WASHING FACILITIES • The venue must have the following available for our use: washing machine; dryer; clothes rack; iron and ironing board.

PARKING • There should be parking for the cast van and crew/equipment truck available at the venue.

CREW REQUIREMENTS – BUMP-IN, SHOW and BUMP-OUT • The show can bump-in, perform and bump-out in the same day.

• Exact day to day scheduling can be negotiated once the tour locked down, based on the following template:

→ Day 0 pre-rig of LX

→ Day 1

- Build set – 3 hours

- Focus and plot – 2 hours

- Tech/dress – 1 hour

- Perform – 1.5 hours

- Bump-out – 1.5 hours

or further information contact Associate Producer Johanna Mulholland

[email protected]

Mobile + 61 403 397 739

Arts Bunker The Seymour Centre

Chippendale NSW 2008 Australia

Office +61 2 9351 1941

PO Box 553, Broadway NSW 2007

Australia

www.shaunparkercompany.com

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SPILL & TROLLEYS DOUBLE BILL · SPILL & TROLLEYS DOUBLE BILL SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY 2 ABOUT SPILL “Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky