American Man - T0301988435World Premiere. Visual artist and Sadler's Wells New Wave Associate Hetain Patel returns with a new one-man show, building on his critically acclaimed production, American Boy, first seen at Sadler's Wells in 2014. Dealing with issues of race, gender and identity, American Man imagines a not-too-distant future where celebrity power and political correctness have reached new heights: a future where Barack Obama's post-Presidential role is CEO of Apple, while Stephen Hawking and Oprah Winfrey shape policies. The work combines seamless vocal and physical impersonations with Patel's characteristic wit and humour. | |
| 24 Nov 16 to 25 Nov 16 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L01096518692 |
| 10 Nov 16 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L794358796 |
American Boy - T0743744538Sadler's Wells New Wave Associate Hetain Patel is a visual artist whose work for the stage has been attracting growing acclaim. His practice crosses a number of art forms with the body and identity as core concerns. Major international institutions have shown his work including Tate Modern and the Southbank Centre, Sydney Festival, Bodhi Art New York, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Arts in China and Chatterjee and Lal in Mumbai. Following sold out performances at Sadler's Wells and a national tour in 2014, Hetain Patel returns to the stage with his one-man show American Boy, a personal and humorous take on identity shape-shifting. Inspired by American movie culture and homemade YouTube videos, Patel looks at the multiple personas that we all inhabit in our day-to-day lives. Through a seamless synthesis of vocal and physical limitations, he revisits character impressions from his playground days: see Agent Smith from the Matrix argue with Michael Caine whilst Eddie Murphy dances alongside Spider-Man. Running time: 50mins (no interval). Contains strong language. | |
| 1 Oct 15 to 2 Oct 15 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L235031063 |
| 28 May 15 to 29 May 15 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L672847769 |
| 15 Mar 15 | Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham :: V0165922284 listing details L677900949 |
American Boy - T01982777986World Premiere. Running time: 55mins (no interval). Contains strong language. Please Note: Under 5s are not admitted to this event. Following the success of his performance works TEN and Be Like Water, Hetain Patel takes to the stage as a solo performer, with a personal and humorous take on identity shape-shifting. Inspired by American movie culture and homegrown TV programmes, Patel looks at the multiple personas that we all inhabit in our day-to-day lives. Through a seamless synthesis of vocal and physical imitations, he revisits character impressions from his playground days: see Agent Smith from the Matrix argue with Sir David Attenborough whilst Eddie Murphy dances alongside Superman in this highly-anticipated world premiere. | |
| 20 May 14 to 21 May 14 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L670428817 |
| 10 May 14 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L710895206 |
Be Like Water - T02055665477Hetain Patel introduces Kung Fu and Bruce Lee to his factory worker dad, in this unorthodox, funny and honest performance about learning how to be. Expect theatre, dance, comedy and interaction with video projections.Choreographer Hetain Patel. Design Barret Hodgson. Lighting Jackie Shemesh. | |
| 14 Feb 13 to 15 Feb 13 | Contact Theatre, Manchester :: V483 listing details L0995559497 |
| 12 Feb 13 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L635797687 |
| 2 Feb 13 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L01332262430 |
Be Like Water - T01479375468World Premiere. In his latest work, Hetain explores the diverse influences on his life so far, ranging from Bruce Lee to Spiderman. Using a mixture of traditional and modern media, he explores how cultural identities are constructed.Choreographer Hetain Patel. Design Barret Hodgson. Lighting Jackie Shemesh. | |
| 27 Nov 12 to 28 Nov 12 | Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L1685729983 |
| 21 Nov 12 | Drill Hall, Lincoln :: V01422328453 listing details L989112240 |
| 23 Oct 12 | Curve, Leicester :: V830272338 listing details L1527914496 |
TEN - T01224807760I always thought counting to ten was easy...Somewhere between Bolton, Barbados, Scotland and India three men, Hetain, Mark and Dave, make a journey of discovery. Taking music and the Indian ten-beat rhythm cycle as a starting point, this performance delves with endearing honesty and humour into the usually dry questions of cultural identity. TEN looks at the meeting place between the red dot on the Hindu forehead and the red cross on the English flag. Negotiating multiple and overlapping identities in Britain today, TEN asks - what is behind this need to belong? Award winning artist Hetain Patel has created a diverse body of work including photography, video and installations. TEN is his eagerly awaited first piece for theatre. Duration: 55mins. Produced by Dance4. Commissioned by Dance4 and New Art Exchange. Supported by Lakeside Arts Centre and Arts Council England, East Midlands.Producer Dance4. DramaturgMichael Pinchbeck. Other Matthias Sperling (choreoturgy). Music Hiren Chate. Lighting Jackie Schemesh. Performer Mark Evans. Performer Dave 'Stickman' Higgins. Performer Hetain Patel. | |
| 6 May 11 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L02039232033 |
| 22 Oct 10 | Manchester Gorilla (formerly Green Room), Manchester :: V485 listing details L1009295045 |
| 21 Oct 10 | mac birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L92661323 |
| 26 Sep 10 | Greenwich Theatre, Outer London :: V308 listing details L462673031 |
| 25 Sep 10 | Rich Mix, Outer London :: V0478944234 listing details L0716056270 |
