The Banana Thief - T1110708496Dance, Live Music, Live Science and Comedy for family audiences The one hour performance includes live music from around the world, live classics, jazz and rock, with breakdance and acrobatics to thrilling Argentinean drumming; a shower scene to Mozart’s Queen of the Night; amazing Peruvian rhythm boxes; a tribute to the Muppet Show and a disappearing dinosaur egg! Up to 30 children aged 7 to 11 years can take part in a workshop from 11am, working with the company to ldevise, learn, rehearse the exciting finale to the afternoon show. The group, led by Susana García (Tango Argentina, De La Guarda) and Nigel Warrack (Ra-Ra Zoo, Theatre de Complicité) grew out of a desire to create new dance with live music that is exciting and fun. | |
| 2 Oct 09 to 3 Oct 09 | The Hawth, Crawley :: V720 listing details L1373582763 |
Chocolate Thunder - T2083376308Including live music from around the world, live classics, live jazz and live rock, with break dance and acrobatics to thrilling Argentinean drumming; a shower scene to Mozart’s Queen of the Night aria; amazing Peruvian rhythm boxes; thrilling body percussion from Western Samoa; a tribute to the Muppet Show, disappearing dinosaur eggs, jet-propelled loo paper and psychic footballs... and much, much more. As in all Flying Gorillas shows, the performance will be preceded by a workshop in which up to 30 children learn, devise and rehearse the exciting finale. They sit in the front row of the theatre then zoom on stage to perform alongside the professional cast. | |
| 25 Nov 07 | Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424 listing details L550054495 |
Rocket Frog - T1744425180The multicultural musically talented Flying Gorillas are back with yet another smashing lively show. Be entertained with an hour of dance, live music and comedy with a bit of science thrown in, incorporating an amazing interactive light installation. Age 3-11 years. Running time 60 minutes | |
| 17 Jun 07 | Gala Theatre, Durham :: V0146218420 listing details L0313767552 |
| 1 Oct 06 | Watermans Arts Centre, Outer London :: V339 listing details L013972591 |
The Malo Man - T1040007527A Music and Dance show for all the family featuring five dynamic performers from around the World - Argentina, China, France, Germany and Britain. A great story about the mysterious Malo Man who keeps hampering the band's attempts to perform - the show features dancing rats, choirs of Maxican hats. dance, vaudeville gags, ukuleles and Irish spoons! Children taking part in the workshop get to join in with the finale of the show. | |
| 30 Sep 06 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L1296246046 |
| 30 May 06 | Playhouse, Alnwick :: V1176 listing details L103521470 |
Singing with the Feet: Reloaded - T0135378967In a dazzling display of dance and music from all over the world, the Flying Gorillas bring us the sound of authentic South American Bombos, the wild energy and rhythms of the Fa'ataupati Slap Dance from Western Samoa, the new material from Szechuan, China. | |
| 8 Jun 05 to 9 Jun 05 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L1406402458 |
| 5 Jun 05 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L1844709963 |
| 1 Jun 05 | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead :: V1294444431 listing details L01557971238 |
| 31 May 05 | South Street Arts Centre, Reading :: V736 listing details L0704161549 |
| 31 Oct 04 | The Albany, Outer London :: V294 listing details L620415770 |
| 30 Oct 04 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L801374344 |
T811696401Using their own language of rhythm, music and gibberish, the Flying Gorillas explore the ideas of friendship, tolerance, argument and understanding. Featuring the exciting Tango, the brilliant Smelly Foot Dance, the incredibly difficult Iguana Four-Step, Tango Argumentino with its all-acoustic score, the Dance of the Malambero Monkeys and The Dying Snail, a spooky song for musical saw, empty bottles and a dazzling array of percussion instruments. Suitable for children aged 3-11. | |
| 26 May 05 | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Hornchurch :: V41 listing details L714522448 |
T02050222039Company Flying Gorillas. | |
| 27 Oct 04 | Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells :: V691 listing details L545798793 |
Singing with the Feet - T1849560590Singing with the Feet opens with a spectacular display of drumming and dancing on authentic South American Bombos recently purchased on the company's research project in Argentina. It also features the wild energy and rhythms of the Maori Haka from New Zealand, an amazing array of gongs and gamelans from Bali, saxophones, flutes, bass clarinets, didgeridoo, musical saw and daxxling display of percussion instruments from all over the world. Don't miss the Humungous Box with seven arms and three legs that can play any instrument it finds...The impressive international cast of six professional dancers and musicians, have worked variously with DV8 Physical Theatre, The Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Jonathan Burrows Group, Ra-Ra Zoo Comedy Circus, JazzXchange and Tango Argentino. | |
| 19 Oct 03 | Manchester Gorilla (formerly Green Room), Manchester :: V485 listing details L106671171 |
| 29 Jun 03 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L01116659913 |
| 14 Jun 03 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L1503550688 |
Pishi - T01925448955Featuring the exciting Pishy, the brilliant Smelly Foot Dance and the incredibly difficult Four-Step. Including the Dance of the Malambero Monkeys, the Dying Snail, a spooky song for musical saw and empty bottles, as well as a dazzling array of percussion instruments from all over the world including steel pans, didgeridoo, Chinese percussion, rhythm bananas and some spectacular belching! | |
| 19 Oct 02 | BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L433789057 |
| 26 Jun 02 | The Point, Eastleigh :: V1114 listing details L300232084 |
T1401296525Director Susana Garcia. Director Nigel Warrack. | |
| 17 Nov 01 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L0519361273 |
The Unstoppable Clonkifant - T214084564 | |
| 16 Nov 01 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L0691466570 |
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| 8 Jun 02 | Arc Theatre, Trowbridge :: V881281219 listing details L1520672845 |
