HORSE + BAMBOO Mentors and supports new and emerging artists and companies. We advise, mentor, and provide training and facilities - focusing and specialising on support for Visual Theatre practicioners.
THE BOO programme can provide opportunities for artists and performers to present new work.

Companies who have and are participating in our mentoring programme.

ROUGE 28 THEATRE

Paul Piris and Aya Nakamura of Rouge 28 came to us with a newly rethought version of Urashima Taro, a traditional Japanese story. It was in a very rough form, and ran at about 30 minutes of theatre. Over the week we worked closely together to tighten up the narrative and add music. By the end of the process they had a very strong 50-minute performance, which was previewed at the Boo.

NO NONSENSE THEATRE

H+B worked closely with No Nonsense on script development and making processes for
their piece based on 'ROMEO & JULIET', including 6 days mentoring during January and
February 2007 with Bob Frith and Alison Duddle.

KEITH SAHA: 20 STORIES HIGH

H+B supported Keith with his development and devising on 'Babul & The Blue Bear'
as part of the black and Asian writers 'Live & Direct' programme supported by the
Arts Council and held at the Contact Theatre, Manchester 25th -27th January 2007.
H+B helped in the further development of this exciting production in 2008, with supporting the creation of masks and puppetry with artists Dreph.

Thingumajig are an exciting new puppetry company. H+B have provided a rehearsal
space and management advice to the company for their production 'WANT', and
towards their new production 'One November Day', touring in 2008. 'Want' was featured in the first
'INtheMIX' and was booked as a result of this appearance.

RANDOM PRODUCTIONS

H+B have provided management and business development advice to a new North
West based company specialising in new writing. The company has also used the
H+B Centre as a rehearsal space for their development of 'A Story For When We're
Grandads'.

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Mishimou (creative support); Whalley Range All Stars (hire); Dynamic New Animation (build, development); Full Body& The Voice (music facilities); Lancaster Grand Theatre (business mentoring); Tor View School (hire) plus many individual artists have also used the H+B Centre
during 2006/7 as part of the BOO PROGRAMME. In 2009 we will be working with Aya Nakamura.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BOB FRITH at bob@horseandbamboo.org