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artistic directors: Oliver Langdon, Caroline Garland
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| Ways of Working
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Practices
theatre, landscape theatre, performance, physical theatre, storytelling, celebrations, spectacles, combined arts, Local Distinctiveness, site-specific drama
Audiences family, general
Places
festivals, heritage sites, post-industrial sites, cycle paths, cemetarys, forestry areas, gardens, allotments, Bath, London, anywhere strange and interesting
Recent Themes
global social justice,
environmental effects of transport, pollution, water pollution, sense of place, post-industrialisation, culture and nature, local history, carbon constrained world, environmenal awareness, sustainability
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| Vision
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Kilter is a sustainable theatre company that consists of experienced theatre practitioners and professionals in the field of sustainable development.
We specialise in creating site-specific, devised theatre that engages audiences in issues surrounding the environment, social justice and English heritage.
Kilter is a young company, committed to entertaining and empowering its audiences by creating challenging and original work and encouraging local and global responsibility.
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Productions and Projects
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Back on Track
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2008
Back on Track, Kilter's summer show for 2008, was a bicycle caravan along the former Bath to Bristol railway path, with both cast and audience on their bikes. A provocative and playful insight into the post-oil future of transport, Back on Track peddled into a world imaginatively forged from the inspiring stories of the old railway path. The production used Kilter's trademark designs hewn from found, recycled materials.
Before or after attending Back On Track, audience members were encouraged to drop in to Kilter's accompanying exhibition 'Back in the Bike Shed'. Amongst the oil and spanners of a working bike-shop, the audience could see Kilter's behind the scenes research. Based at John's Bikes Workshop, Bath, Kilter offered people the chance to interact with the show's characters and with Kilter's devising process. People with an opinion on sustainable transport were offered the chance to climb aboard a soap-box and let rip. video here
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Remote Patrol
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2007
Extreme-eco-twisted-outdoor-once-was-theatre The passing of time has left memory-scars in the landscape. As our ancient green and pleasant land is pillaged by a greedy pursuit of wealth, stories wake up from their long sleep and glimpse the future.
Remote Patrol was the first in a series of Patrols in which audiences discover site-inspired static and performed installations during 90 minutes of promenade. Remote Patrol, based in the Bath Abbey Cemetery, won Kilter Theatre continued support from the Arts Council-funded Debut Project for new and emerging theatre companies. Remote Patrol was presented in association with The Rondo and the Institute for Contemporary and Interdisciplinary Arts (ICIA) at the University of Bath, with support from the Debut Project and the Natural Theatre Company. video here
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More About
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Research
Research is a vital part of our creative process. We engage local people and those connected to the work we are creating and use their stories, as well as conventional research and inspiration from the site we are using to create our shows.
Sustainable Methods
We do our best to only use objects found during our research and devising process as props and sets. We always re-use sets and props where possible. We keep printing to a minimum and, as our work is mostly open air, we don't have huge lighting and electricity bills.
Collaborations and Partnerships
community groups, youth groups, festival groups, transition town groups, the Debut Project, the Natural Theatre Company, Institute of Contemporary and Interdisciplinary Arts (ICIA) at the University of Bath, The Rondo, Sustrans
Origin 2006
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