Naked Shadow Theatre Company

e variety of theatre styles, with special interest in Dadaism and Performance art, yet not shying away from other theatre styles he has studied and explored over the years. Michael is especially fond of Poi spinning, an art form in which fire, light or a contact ball are spun in complex geometrical patterns and art form that originated in New Zealand in order for the Maori to improve their coordination as well as flexibility and strength in their hands and arms. Michael is a fun loving and creative addition to the Naked Shadow Theatre Company and plays an important role in the companies devising process. Cara Leech born in Weston-Super-Mare, is undertaking a BA (Hons) Degree at the Wessex Academy of Performing Arts. She is based on stage but has acted in many short and feature length films, as well as television adverts and music videos. Cara also sings as well as acts and has performed in many musicals and pantos such as Zombie Prom, Aladdin and Dick Whittington. Cara can tightrope walk forwards and backwards and is learning to play guitar. Joe Hassan recently completed his Fda in Performing Arts at WAPA and has now continued onto the Ba honours degree. Throughout his time at WAPA he has created solo pieces, group collaborations as well as starring in and creating film projects, including a short film which recently premiered in the Odeon in Weston Super Mare. Joe strives to push the boundaries of what is considered the “norm” within his work and considers questioning society’s moral ideas to be the core of his art. After recently working on the Time Lapse project, a performance in which, Via the use of a high tech camera called an Ultra Grid, eight actors from the UK and eight from Las Vegas came together to create and perform as an ensemble, despite being on other sides of the Earth. Inspired by this, Joe plans on finding new ways to create performances that bend what we see as restrictions to the rehearsal and performance process. He is able to adapt to many theatre styles and fully engrosses himself into a role and finds nothing too much of an ask when it comes to commitment to a performance. Alexzander Pearce is a student studying at Bath Spa University based in Weston Super Mare and is currently progressing through his third and final year studying Performing Arts Ba (Hons). Alex was born in Plymouth and attended Ivybridge community college for seven years and received a double distinction in Performing Arts. Alex took to Performing Arts from a young age and at age thirteen made his first appearance on stage in his schools production of high school musical. Alex is a knowledgeable actor and has studied a wide variety of practitioners and styles such as Kantor, Stanislavski, Brecht, farce, clowning and mime. One of Alex’s greatest achievements was performing on the main stage at her Majesties Theatre in London with a theatre group he was with called stagecoach. Kyle Is an aspiring writer, director and performer interested primarily in Comedy and post dramatic theatre seeking to disrupt the notions of linearity to deconstruct the form and structure in which theatre can be presented whilst maintaining the fundamental element that is entertainment. Taking inspiration from Samuel becket’s minimalist approach to literature alongside the tangled web of extroverted crisis and philosophies of Philip K. Dick combined with the farcical and absurdist nature of Fo and the likes of Comedy sketch book. The approach ends up in a piece of theatre delicately disguised as light entertainment in lieu of its anarchic nature as an assault on what we as humans should re-evaluate in ourselves as individuals and as a cognitive collective of intelligent beings. A keen practitioner of Improvisational theatre and street performance, often taking the quote “All the worlds a stage” as more of a Mantra. His practise is focused generally on two contrasting elements, the desire to make commentary and insight change or nonsense for the sheer enjoyment of it, resulting a performance more often seeking to separate the audience into those laughing and those contemplating. Also interested in solo performance, installation art and performance art alongside many other varying forms of artistic expression to further his personal exploration of a newly discovered world of art and its purpose within society, culture and its contextual anthropology

Daisy Inkersole is studying her BA (hons) degree in performing arts with Bath Spa but is currently based at the Wessex Academy of Performing Arts in Weston-Super-Mare. This year she graduated with a degree in musical theatre before changing courses. Previously she has studied Musical theatre and Performing arts at (BOA) Birmingham Ormiston Academy of creative arts upon its year of opening. Over the many years of performing she has taken part in countless musicals, Shakespearean plays, choirs and performances. Working with professionals around the UK such as the RSC, the repertory theatre, Birmingham hippodrome, Birmingham operatic and Janet Marie Chvatal. She is fully trained in many dance styles and has a grade 8 in musical theatre singing. Daisy also has a special interest in circus arts including; fire contact staff and hoop, plus other visual art forms. With an unorthodox mind at times, Daisy often contributes to experimental performance ideas in the Naked Shadow Theatre Company.