RADIX THEATRE

Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad



"I laughed my pants off." - Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight

Feb 4 - 7, 2009, 9pm; Feb 7 & 8, 2009, 4pm
Granville Island Hotel

Running Time: 75m

Conceived by Andrew Laurenson and Paul Ternes
Collective creators Katy Harris-McLeod, Andreas Kahre, Andrew Laurenson, Billy Marchenski, Emelia Symington Fedy, Paul Ternes
Director Paul Ternes
Scenography & Graphic Design Andreas Kahre
Sound Design Stefan Smulovitz
Video Design Sean Lang
Costume Design Robyn Volk
Lighting Design Itai Erdal

Assembly confronts the desire for unity in an increasingly divided world. Presented in a hotel conference room, Assembly offers a wild and weird exploration of what it means to be human, with many laughs along the way. Four motivational speakers share their secrets for becoming whole in a seminar that gradually falls apart, then shatters altogether. With captivating staging and stirring original text, Assembly subverts expectations from beginning to end, as Radix remembers what getting together is all about.

Winner of the 2007 Vancouver Critics’ Choice Award for Innovation and a Jessie Richardson Award for Performance by an Ensemble. Selected as one of the top 12 performance events of 2007 by The Georgia Straight, Assembly will be featured at the National Arts Centre in April as part of BC Scene.

Based in Vancouver, Radix has been producing innovative and exciting performance events since 1988. Our mandate is to foster the creation and production of original, socially relevant interdisciplinary performance work with a focus on experimentation and collaborative creation. The company is currently steered by Andrew Laurenson, who works with a team of artistic associates in developing company direction and projects. Get a peek into Radix's Assembly on YouTube www.radixtheatre.org