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STAMPIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD – Information Handout for Relaxed Performances
What This Show Is About ROSE is an AI chatbot who remains after the world has ended. She has learned to possess the performance space and the performer’s body to tell today’s story. ROSE is uncertain about her reason for existing, so she explores the memories of human life that came before to discover her…
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We are now KISS WITNESS 💋
We have an important (and exciting) update! We will be changing our company name from Saksi Bisou to KISS WITNESS. We’ve been thinking about this change for a while. Our ethos has stayed the same—to use theatre to open up spaces of belonging for people who don’t have it in real life, to decolonise the…
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I’m 31 years old today.
I feel very happy and grateful, that somehow, against all odds, I am living a life that my 8 year old self could only dream of, and was probably too afraid to tell anyone because it seemed so ridiculous. I feel I have arrived to the other side of a long prayer: I have finally…
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#ScratchPapers #StampinInTheGraveyard vol. 1.2
Image by Alexis Price, for Stampin in the Graveyard (previous title Promised Land) I mentioned last time that I’m going to start devoting some of my posts to the process of creating my next piece – STAMPIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD. Follow along if you’re curious 🙂 Or if you want to avoid it, I’ll be…
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The Empty Table
I hate to admit that I’ve been a little bit depressed. Like any depression, it’s nothing big—just a few major changes in my life, a few endings (which I’ve always struggled with), and a few potholes along the road. Nothing special. But I’ve found myself walking through my days, half the time, through the foggy…
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STAMPIN’ IN THE GRAVEYARD – it begins!
“DELAYING SADNESS”: Later, I would learn that this was a common scene on a Saigon night. City coroners, underfunded, don’t always work around the clock. When someone dies in the middle of the night, they get trapped in a municipal limbo where the corpse remains inside its death. As a response, a grassroots movement was…
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International Artist Spotlight: Marina Hata
In the next few weeks, we will be highlighting the profiles and voices of some international artists in the UK in this series. Read on to learn more about their practices, their stories and their visions. 🔥 Marina Hata is an actor/physical performer/theatre maker originally from Japan. She began her career as a stage actor…
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Elisabeth Gunawan & Saksi Bisou are seeking a senior producer!
We are seeking an outstanding, driven and experienced Senior Producer to join us at a pivotal time for the company as we grow, expand and build the foundations for our work. The ideal candidate is someone with a passion for boundary-pushing work, underserved audiences & stories that have been historically marginalized; someone with a taste…
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With Our Own Words – Our Response to TheRealChrisparkle
Somehow, the experience of doing #UnforgettableGirlShow at #EdFringe2023 has been the gift that keeps on giving. Case in point, this review from The Real Chrissparkle is giving us the opportunity to have important conversations I want to be having about this show. Here is my honest, playful challenge to some of the ideas and perspectives…
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Unforgettable Girl – we need your help!
Hello, I am Elisabeth Gunawan. Depending on who you are and where you are, you might know me as an actor/artist/maker of disturbing things, an ex-colleague at Google, someone who interned for you, random girl you met at a basement or Facebook group/workshop/poetry slam/seminar/etc., or someone you haven’t seen for twenty years. I have an…
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