Pinocchio - T01392685308When wood boys go bad... Moss Side. 1976. The year of the great heatwave and Pinocchio's on the run. In a ramshackle shop his father Elijah, the toymaker, waits. Will Pinocchio ever return to make him proud? Award-winning director and choreographer Benji Reid joins writer Mary Cooper to produce this fast, funny and magical show for all the family. Featuring body-popping and puppetry, music and animation this is a retelling of Carlo Collodi's children's classic like no other. | |
| 10 Mar 14 to 11 Mar 14 | Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn :: V1448285374 listing details L01831184414 |
| 15 Feb 14 | Cast, Doncaster :: V1545109680 listing details L01372194833 |
Pinocchio - T1485277558Moss Side in the 1970s. The year of the heat-wave. Radio music, laughter, heat zizzing off the walls. We're in a toy-shop, but this is no ordinary toy-shop... In this toy-shop piled with junk, where the old, worn-out and discarded is given new life, nothing becomes something, rubbish becomes beautiful, and anything is possible. Barely discernable figures are strung around the walls. Slowly but surely one of them starts to twitch into life... This is a version of Pinocchio like no other, featuring a top-class body-popper, music, dance and puppetry. It has been created by the fantastic Manchester-based theatre-maker,hip-hop artist and choreographer Benji Reid.Presented byZ-arts. Presented byBreaking Cycles. Director Benji Reid. | |
| 23 Feb 14 | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L01789616193 |
| 12 Dec 12 to 22 Dec 12 | Z-Arts, Manchester :: V1354693505 listing details L0490202194 |
| 8 Dec 12 to 10 Dec 12 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L0759478935 |
Life of a B-Boy - T817026053A ground-breaking piece of hip hop theatre that features the best b-boys in the UK. Mouse, Steady and Chimp Chilla from Funkstylerz Dance Company will amaze you with their unbelievable dance skills that draw upon a repertoire of breakdance, boogaloo, popping and locking. Combining narrative, physical theatre and dance alongside a live score by DJ G Kut, Life of a B-Boy sets the standard for hip hop theatre.Director Benji Reid. | |
| 28 Nov 07 | Wakefield Arts Centre, Wakefield :: V980 listing details L1070868868 |
| 8 Nov 07 | Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd :: V223636397 listing details L01330633348 |
| 1 Nov 07 | New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth :: V769 listing details L0283754555 |
| 2 Nov 06 | The Albany, Outer London :: V294 listing details L01930425708 |
The Pugilist/Holiday - T1690402747The Pugilist Running time: 30 mins. - follows the path of two men on the same journey. Both are trying to overcome their fears and truly live as free men. Barry is a tired boxer slipping towards retirement but still caught up in the trappings of success. Goffa is his second (his corner man) and his confidante. Through his childlike innocence, Goffa is the only one who sees Barry for who he really is. Join us on our sojourn of truth between the ropes. The Holiday Running time: 15 mins. - Take a holiday for fifteen minutes of movement-based theatre, body-poppin and stuttered poetry. This dark and instinctive proposition on escapism is both funny and harrowing.Director Bob Pierce (The Pugilist). Director Benji Reid (Holiday). | |
| 4 Nov 04 | The Albany, Outer London :: V294 listing details L476222200 |
| 6 Oct 04 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L1571486946 |
The Pugilist/Holiday/Style 4 Free - T01963209761The Pugilist Running time: 30 mins. - follows the path of two men on the same journey. Both are trying to overcome their fears and truly live as free men. Barry is a tired boxer slipping towards retirement but still caught up in the trappings of success. Goffa is his second (his corner man) and his confidante. Through his childlike innocence, Goffa is the only one who sees Barry for who he really is. Join us on our sojourn of truth between the ropes. The Holiday Running time: 15 mins. - Take a holiday for fifteen minutes of movement-based theatre, body-poppin and stuttered poetry. This dark and instinctive proposition on escapism is both funny and harrowing. Style 4 Free Running time variable. Devised by Benji Reid An improvisation inspired by hip-hop and jazz, danced like a slapstick puppet creating disjointed text over muffled beats. With sampling from kung fu movies, cartoons and the Olympics, nothing is sacred. Each improv will hail a new story and a new free style.Director Bob Pierce (The Pugilist). Director Benji Reid (Holiday). | |
| 21 Oct 04 | Middlesbrough Theatre, Middlesbrough :: V560 listing details L154540608 |
| 20 Oct 04 | The Met, Bury :: V476 listing details L0608023464 |
| 19 Oct 04 | Unity Theatre, Liverpool :: V539 listing details L0462348231 |
| 12 Oct 04 | Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham :: V0165922284 listing details L1741843572 |
| 9 Oct 04 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L877360820 |
| 24 Apr 04 | Hoxton Hall, Inner London :: V204 listing details L090888869 |
| 22 Mar 04 | Croydon Clocktower: David Lean Cinema, Outer London :: V01465162029 listing details L139749753 |
| 6 Mar 04 | Stratford Circus, Outer London :: V1222144777 listing details L02089905130 |
| 3 Mar 04 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L02066421798 |
13 Mics/B Like Water - T01562122228Benji Reid is renowned for his cross-art form display of body popping dance theatre. The alchemist of physical performance, who seamlessly blends theatre with music, poetry and dance, will perform two powerful productions at Trinity tonight. 13 Mics is a journey from bebop to hip-hop and all stops in between, accompanied by three musicians and a DJ. His second piece, B like water, is a heart-stirring exploration of the role that heroes play in our lives. You’ll be sorry if you miss this master of movement-based theatre. | |
| 20 May 04 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L0252026345 |
| 11 May 04 | Coliseum Theatre, Oldham :: V497 listing details L01851520009 |
| 23 Apr 04 | Laban Theatre, Outer London :: V342 listing details L1744883904 |
| 21 Apr 04 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L1448272862 |
| 28 Mar 04 | Southend Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea :: V43 listing details L314741487 |
| 25 Mar 04 | Corn Exchange, Newbury :: V732 listing details L01846360489 |
| 24 Mar 04 | The Point, Eastleigh :: V1114 listing details L304749410 |
| 23 Mar 04 | Laban Theatre, Outer London :: V342 listing details L01902289483 |
| 18 Mar 04 | Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653 listing details L100189339 |
Benji Reid Presents - T01242883299 | |
| 19 Apr 04 | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949 listing details L0792906484 |
13 Mics/Frame of Mind - T761658961Accompanied by three musicians and a DJ, we travel from bebop to hip-hop and all stops in between. Using body popping as a physical vehicle, the character in transported from mic to mic, creating a single narrative. With the hi-energy of freestyle popping, text and rap, Benji will create a montage of the 20th Century working, as a human sampler to create 21st Century hip-hop. Frame of Mind explores the puppetry of mankind and the assertion that everything comes with strings attached. | |
| 20 Mar 04 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L1149001177 |
| 30 Oct 03 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L0198979317 |
| 20 Sep 03 | Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal :: V6 listing details L01283016304 |
13 Mics/The Pugilist - T06358289713 Mics - Join Benji as he astral travels from bebop to hip-hop and all stops in between, accompanied by a 2 piece band and DJ. 13 Mics is an exploration of the iconography of the microphone. Using the hi-energy of freestyle popping, text and rap, Benji works as a human sampler to create a montage of the 20th century. The Pugilist - Follow the path of two men on the same journey. Both are trying to overcome their fears and truly live as free men. | |
| 30 Oct 03 | Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham :: V0165922284 listing details L474567340 |
| 7 Oct 03 to 25 Oct 03 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Outer London :: V315 listing details L01452158823 |
Breaking Cycles - T0748385052[Benji Reid], the master of movement based theatre will be performing his powerful and lyrical Hip Hop, Body Popping double bill, Breaking Cycles - accompanied on stage with 3 musicians and a DJ for this truly inspirational show... | |
| 7 Jun 03 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L01430517127 |
T1870710559Performer Benji Read. | |
| 28 Feb 03 | Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester :: V1068 listing details L01331226679 |
Crowded Stomach - T0727062753A lyrical experience of soul theatre where the crowded tenements of the human figure frame the world of [Jimi Hendrix], the intolerant neighbour and the quiet hero. | |
| 10 Nov 01 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L832529494 |
The Pugilist and My Life is like a Yo-Yo - T253199886The Pugilist - The energy of a warrior is awakened in this funny and touching collaboration with internationally renowned company [Faulty Optic]. Benji portrays an old pugilist, playing both puppet and puppeteer, in this magical story of a boxer preparing for his last fight. My Life is Like a Yo-Yo - [Angela de Castro] is one of the world's best loved women clowns, acclaimed for both her solo work such as The Gift and the masterclass in clowning How to be a Stupid and for her collaborations with artists such as Ra Ra Zoo, The Right Size and most recently [Slava Polunin] in Snowshow. My Life is like a Yo-Yo is a rollercoaster ride around the world - walking the dog and rocking the baby - and details the physical, emotional and geographical ups and downs of performer's life.Choreographer Benji Reid. Choreographer Angela de Castro. | |
| 6 Jul 01 to 8 Jul 01 | BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L925494113 |
The Holiday - T0822443594Urban, lyrical, improvisational and all that jazz. Performance artist, master lyricist, stand-up tragedian and b-boy extraordinaire, [Benji Reid], takes a holiday, a dynamic fusion of body popping, stuttered poetry and movement based theatre, performed to the rhythms of a live double bass. | |
| 18 Nov 00 | Ovalhouse, Inner London :: V239 listing details L01834776919 |
The Waiting Room - T1717774914Benji forms a physical album of 3 beautiful, melancholic and passionate signature tunes accompanied by double bass, piano and 'object theatre' from renowned puppeteers [Faulty Optic]. | |
| 5 Oct 00 | Arts Centre, Rotherham :: V960 listing details L1315907315 |
| 29 Sep 00 | Manchester Gorilla (formerly Green Room), Manchester :: V485 listing details L0323192076 |
