Plutot la Vie

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CONTACT DETAILS

Out of the Blue Powerhouse, 1 Portobello High Street, PORTOBELLO, PORTOBELLO, EH15 1DW
07989 366 830
info@plutotlavie.org.uk
LOCALITY
North East

information DESCRIPTION

Plutôt La Vie is a Scottish touring theatre company with a European flavour producing imaginative, vibrant, entertaining and visually driven performances for touring throughout Scotland and abroad.

Driven by the unique collaboration of Tim Licata and Ian Cameron, Plutôt La Vie has delighted family audiences throughout Scotland with A Clean Sweep (innovative theatre that defies classification) By the Seat of Your Pants (sequence after sequence of inspired comedy…!) and First You’re Born a co-production with the Byre Theatre (…a white-knuckle roller coaster ride into the surreal).

Plutôt La Vie also provides educational programmes for young people, community groups, professionals and families in a variety of settings. We believe passionately in providing an educational experience that augments our performance work, resulting in an enhanced experience for our audiences, particularly students and young people.

Company History

2002 - Plutôt La Vie founded by Ian Cameron and Tim Licata.

2003 - Awarded Seed Funding from the Scottish Arts Council to develop A Clean Sweep. Residency at Dance Base and support from the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh.

2004 - Scottish Arts Council funding to develop A Clean Sweep to full production.

A Clean Sweep tours to 22 venues throughout Scotland. Education programme accompanies the production.

2005 - A Clean Sweep at Dance Base, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and The Ark, Dublin Fringe Festival, Young Fringe Programme.

2006 - A Clean Sweep tours to Theatre of the World Festival, San Diego State University. Participation in Imaginate, Bank of Scotland International Children’s International Theatre Festival and Belfast Children’s Festival. First English Tour.

2007 - A Clean Sweep tours to Portugal, Serralves Foundation Festival of Visual Art, Porto. Further touring to Tron Theatre Glasgow, The Byre Theatre St. Andrews, Theatre Royal Bath; the egg, Regal Theatre Bathgate and the Glasgow Inspiration Festival. English tour (Dorset, Somerset and Devon). The Scottish Arts Council awards Plutôt La Vie funding for production and touring of First You’re Born. Imaginate Inspiration Fund grant to development a new work for young audiences for 2009. Residency at Dance Base. Plutôt La Vie becomes a company limited by guarantee and is granted charitable status by the Office of the Scottish Charity Register (O.S.C.R.).

2008 - Public and professional Clowning workshops. SAC funded New Work Development of By the Seat of Your Pants. Outdoor Clandestine Clowning for Serralves Festival in Portugal. Negociations for First You’re Born co-production with the Byre Theatre.

2009 - Flik Flak; The Story of an Angel and a Demon for FEET FIRST, Edinburgh Winter Festivals. First You’re Born co-production with the Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, also toured to Platform in Glasgow and Howden Park Centre, Livingston. Clandestine Clowning for Byre Theatre Inside Out Festival 2009.

2010 - Co-production with Howden Park Centre to bring By the Seat of Your Pants to a full production for a national tour.

2011 - Awarded Creative Scotland funding for a Highlands and Islands tour of By the Seat of Your Pants May/ June 2012 – to include dates in Portugal at the Serralves Festival and the Imaginate children’s festival.

2011 - Awarded Creative Scotland funding to develop two new works: The Builders, by Line Knutzen, at the Traverse Theatre (presentation – 21st January 2012, Traverse Theatre) and The Architect and the Emperor, exploration and development at Howden Park Centre and Dancebase – presentation – March 31st 2012, Dancebase).

2012 - By the Seat of Your Pants Highlands & Islands tour

2013 - A Clean Sweep tours to Malaysia and Singapore, By the Seat of Your Pants English tour and Couldn’t Care Less co-production with Strange Theatre tours Scotland.

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Arts and Culture Education/Learning/Training

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