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WOULD LIKE TO MEET
non zero one
ABOUTTHECOMPANY
non zero one is formed of six artists:
experience. non zero one are not trying
be won and lost, and how experiences can
Sarah Butcher, Iván González, Cat
to make high art, but highly accessible
be shared or made deeply personal.
Harrison, John Hunter, Fran Miller and
work that aims to provoke and resonate
Alex Turner. The South-East UK based
with participants long after they have left
Would Like to Meet, the group’s debut
group, who came together in early 2009
the performance space.
piece, was devised as a final performance
as part of their studies at Royal Holloway,
dissertation at Royal Holloway and
University of London, aim to explore ideas
Using live video, projection, hidden
presented at the Southwark Playhouse
of audience responsibility and investigate
cameras, mp3 players, radio frequency
in June 2009 as part of the Secrets
the place of the performer in live
headphone broadcasting, live sound
programme. It will be performed as part
performance. The group are an ensemble,
mixing and the internet, mixed with
of BITE ‘10 (Barbican International Theatre
working across disciplines to explore the
interactive performance, movement
Events) at the Barbican Centre in 2010.
possibilities in between, interrogating
and the occasional culinary experience,
They Vote With Their Feet, currently in
the boundaries between participant and
non zero one draw on a wide range of
development, was shown at the Battersea
spectator.
interests and expertise to make each show
Arts Centre in September 2009 as part
a truly immersive experience. The group’s
of the Freshly Scratched Festival and has
Drawing together collaborative skills and
current work is concerned with how
received support from Farnham Maltings
backgrounds in theatre, dance, movement,
participants and performers - a distinction
for research and development.
live art, photography, multimedia and
constantly in question in their work - can
contemporary performance, the group
be enabled by various technologies in
work to create opportunities for their
performance. It explores how relationships
audiences to become authors of their own
can be made and broken, how fights can
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ivan gonzalez
cat harrison john hunter fran miller alex turner
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non zero one
WOULDLIKETOMEET
“hello, can you
Would Like to Meet
scene, or they may be
puts the audience at the
hear me? listen
connects six audience
asked to just sit and listen.
centre of the action as they
members to six different
As a connection is made
experience installations and
voices on six individual
between participant and
live interactions, coming to
journeys. Led by a voice
voice, the question arises:
the realisation that they are
heard through a pair of
can you miss someone
responsible for experiences
headphones, audience
you've never met?
of those around them as
to the sound of
my voice. I am
going to ask
you to follow
members explore a series
of environments and
spans several spaces in a
Images of Would Like to
venue – a café area, a foyer,
Meet at the Boilerhouse
the toilets, private rooms,
Complex, Royal Holloway,
the street – through which
University of London and
participants move as they
Southwark Playhouse can
interact with the voice
be viewed on our website,
Participants may be asked to
they hear. This exciting
www.nonzeroone.com
play a part in an imagined
participatory performance
what I say. You
scenarios, whereby they
have no reason
with these surroundings,
to do what I
ask, or have
you?”
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much as for their own.
The site-specific production
are encouraged to interact
performers or even each
other.
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ivan gonzalez
cat harrison john hunter fran miller alex turner
e: [email protected] w: www.nonzeroone.com
non zero one
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ivan gonzalez
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FROM WOULD LIKE TO MEET ATTHE BOILERHOUSE COMPLEX, RHUL AND
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
MAY - JUNE 2009
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ivan gonzalez
cat harrison john hunter fran miller alex turner
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non zero one
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSANDTOURREQUIREMENTS
SPACE
EQUIPMENT
SITE VISITS
TEAM
Would Like To Meet is a
non zero one will provide
Due to the site-specific nature
Six members of non zero
piece for headphones, where
most equipment necessary for
of Would Like To Meet, non
one are required for each
participants are guided
the running of Would Like To
zero one requires access to the
performance of Would Like To
around a series of spaces. The
Meet. However, the following
venue and performance space
Meet.
performance can take place
equipment is either provided by
over a number of site visits,
within the venue’s public areas,
the venue or hired:
which will be used to tailor
Additional staffing requirements
such as the foyer, bar and
• A short throw projector
the script and audio to the
such as ushers and security can
café, provided the participants
capable of projecting an image
space. Work undertaken during
be decided on a show-by-show
are able to move throughout
of at least 60”
the site visits includes timed
basis.
unimpeded and without
• A walkie talkie signal booster,
recording and testing of timed
distraction.
where necessary
audio tracks within the space;
therefore as the performance
The performance area of Would
The running of Would Like To
approaches it is desirable that
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Meet requires mains power for
access can be gained to the
five separate spaces. Two of
at least 14 appliances. Specific
performance space during less
these spaces can be part of the
details are confirmed on a
busy times or times with no
venue’s public area, but during
show-by-show basis.
public whatsoever.
be restricted to participants
Would Like To Meet also
Site visits are usually made at:
only. These include:
requires access to a reliable
three months (minimum) before
• Two toilet adjacent toilet
wi-fi or ethernet network for at
the performance; six - two
cubicles, with space underneath
least four computers.
weeks before the performance;
the performance access must
the dividing partition
one week before the
• A table in a café or bar area
performance. A minimum of 30
hours is required on site in the
Three of these spaces must
run up to a performance.
be partitioned off from the
public area, with access gained
through a closable door. These
As a result of the site visits,
include:
a number of performance
• A room with wifi and mains
decisions can be agreed
power, containing a projection
between non zero one and
screen of at least 60” the venue:
• A control room with wifi
• Length of run
access, mains power point and
• Length of performances
space for one laptop operator
• Number of performances
• A room of at least 6x3m, with
• Audience numbers
mains power
• Performance spaces
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sarah butcher
ivan gonzalez
cat harrison john hunter fran miller alex turner
e: [email protected] w: www.nonzeroone.com
non zero one
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