the MolinoGroup - [ art : weapon ]

"A painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war" — Pablo Picasso

From Picasso’s Guernica to the poems of Wilfred Owen, Homer’s epics to the photography of Robert Capa, artists have always exposed, and responded to armed conflict.

Taking an innovative and varied approach to the commemoration of conflicts with a broadprogramme of commissions, the MolinoGroup’s Residency asks questions about how we come to terms with conflicts as humans and artists now, and how we respond: is art ever more than a panacea? Can it be a weapon? These questions ring out in November of the WW1 centenary year.

Accompanying the main show, [ Roland : a collage ], other performances and events include: reviving Desert, our play about Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks whistleblower; a new one man play exploring one man’s experience in contemporary conflict, Much Further Out Than You Thought; a special one-off performance of Iranian writer Nassim Souleimanpour’s White Rabbit, Red Rabbit; scratch performances of Steig by New Model Theatre and Squiffy Cabaret’s To Battle; and a curated visual art exhibition in the Bike Shed Theatre Bar.

Cast:

[ Roland : a collage ] - Caitlin Ince, Lucy Farrett & Giles Roberts

Desert - Giles Roberts

Much Further Out Than You Though - Lucy Farrett & Giles Roberts

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit - Ruth Mitchell

Creative Team:

Director: Bethany Pitts

Text / Dramaturgy: Edward Fortes

Producer: Dan Baker

Production Manager: Jules Richardson

Designer: Alison Neighbour

Composer / Sound Design: Jon McLeod

Movement Director: Ali Baybutt

Assistant Director: Pippa Douglas

Design Assistant: Eloise Ford

For New Model Theatre:

Writen & Directed by: Tom Nicholas

Cast: Chelsea Marie & Liam Salmon

For Squiffy Cabaret:

Written and Performed by: Magda Cassidy & Anya WIlliams

Event Dates

Tue 4th - Sat 22nd November 2014
The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter