NIERKA choreography by Fernando Magadan / concept direction by Tupac Martir 14th/15th/16th Jan Peacock Theater

WORLD PREMIERE OF NIERKA BY TUPAC MARTIR AT THE PEACOCK THEATRE
January 2012, 14th-16th
A new fully-staged multidisciplinary work, created by visual designer Tupac Martir, will be premiered at the Peacock Theatre in January 2012. With music composed and performed by Austin TV and NSM PSM, and choreography by the Nederlands Dans Theater choreographer, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Nierka explores new ways of approaching theatre – using new technologies and more traditional concepts. Ideas from post modernism, avant-garde and expressionism merge with more modern trends to embrace the concept of a ‘painting in motion’.
Combining music (electronic, orchestra, post-rock and opera), contemporary dance, puppetry, video, lighting, old and new technologies, Tupac Martir presents a show which is not driven by one singular element. It is the chemistry of the different art forms that are being showcased at any given instant, which create a piece that has importance as a whole.
Influenced by Wassily Kandinsky’s The Yellow Sound, as well as Artaud and Craig’s philosophies of new trends for theatre, Nierka challenges the idea that only the new tools create new theatre. Instead, it proposes that old and new ideas can work together to create a unique spectator’s experience.
The project has already created great interest and Film director Alex Sufit and Editor Samantha Hermann are developing a documentary which portraits the different stages of the production, from the story behind the scenes to the live performance – a cross between Pina and an observational documentary style.
Satore Studio, in partnership with The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and other UK universities, will give the opportunity to 100 students to get involved in set and costume design, directing, stage management, audio, lighting and video design, as well as dance, music and production.
For further PRESS information please contact Patricia Fernandez at
patricia.fernandez@satorestudio.com For further TOUR information please contact Mikel Calderon-Revuelta at mikel@sermodus.com To watch the trailer of Nierka: http://vimeo.com/27142966 Listings information: 14-16 January 2012
Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2 Tickets are not on sale yet ~ (date to be announced) but will be available via the Nierka website www.nierka.com or; call the Ticket Office on 0844 412 4300 Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm or; Visit the theatre: normally 11am – 6pm Monday to Friday, 11am – 8pm performance days. Please call 0844 412 4322 for specific opening times.
Notes to editors
Tupac Martir is a visual designer and creative director with a varied portfolio of projects in the arts and entertainment international scene. He has provided production design, visuals and lighting direction for Elton John, Sting & Jon Bon Jovi at Buchanan’s Forever, Beyoncé, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Nederland Dans Theater, the Mexican Telethon and L'Elisir d'amore with Ramon Vargas at the Mexican National Opera House, among others. His work has been published in major publications, such as Wallpaper* Magazine, Live Design and LSI, and he is well-known for creating unique productions for several art forms, like fashion, music, theatre, opera and ballet. Currently, Tupac is working on projects in the UK, US, France, Japan, Latin America and Russia, as well as creating and directing Nierka – his new multidisciplinary production, which will premiere in London at the Peacock Theatre in January 2012.
Fernando Hernando Magadan is a Spanish dancer and choreographer originally trained as a professional gymnast. Nominated ‘Outstanding Male Artist’ in the modern dance category, at the Critic’s Circle National Dance Awards 2003, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Dance in Madrid, London Studio Centre and the Central School of Ballet. After dancing for a year in Santamaria Compañía de Danza, in 2001 he joined Netherlands Dans Theater II and Nederlands Dans Theater I in 2004 – where he has worked with renowned choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot, Sol León, William Forsythe, Hohad Naharin, Johan Inger and Crystal Pite, among others. As a choreographer, he has created and coordinated pieces for NDT’s Switch workshops in 2007, 2008 and 2009, as well as at the Maximun Dance Course of the Nederlands Dans Theater in 2009. At the Up Coming Choreographers programme, he created Shift Key in 2005 and Ever,green in 2007. Close up for the Curve Foundation Dance Company in Scotland, Naked Ape for NDT I, Clocks’n’Clouds for the Cross Connection Ballet Company in Copenhagen and recently Deus ex Machina for the NDT II in 2010. Hernando Magadan also collaborates with the Nederlands Dans Theater Education Department, Creative Laboratories at the Dance Art Faculty of Rome, and at Architanz International Centre for Dance in Tokyo.
Austin TV is an instrumental post-rock band formed in 2001 in Mexico City that creates sonic landscapes with their music without lyrics. They have opened for groups including Yo La Tengo in Mexico and Café Tacuba in the U.S. leg of their 2007 tour, and have released three LPs, one EP and appeared in many Mexican independent bands compilations. The group usually develops on stage with masks, disguises and uniforms, explaining their motto “Your face is not important, the truth is inside”.
NSM PSM (No somos machos pero somos muchos or Non Stop Music Play Some Music) is the DJ Duo of Pato Watson and Kay, they have been able to captivate the audiences with their use of mixes, that are a set of urban sounds, pop songs and indie songs, combined into on soundtrack. Also known for their collaborations with various artists they have produced and remixed tracks for artists like Morrisey, Beastie Boys, Kinky, Mexican Institute of Sound, Los amigos invisibles.
Alex Sufit originally trained in Fine Art, studied English and Philosophy and later gained an acting diploma from the Central School of Speech & Drama. Bad Penny, a promo she directed for vaudeville popsters, Jarmean? has recently won the Radar Award for ‘Best Music Video’ at the London Short Film Festival and ‘Festival Favourite’ at ONECLOUDFEST. It was previously nominated for the Rushes Music Video Award, Best New Talent at MUSICLIP Barcelona and showcased at the BBC Music Video Festival. She has also won the Sacramento Film & Music Festival Jury Award and the Limelight Film and Arts Award for the music video Gentlemen in Squalor.
Alex’s short films include the award-winning black comedy The Morning After and How Not to Say I Love You, a very British romantic comedy, selected for the ‘Jeunes Auteurs’ programme of the Amiens Film Festival. Her psychological thriller Blink was a finalist of the Teaserland competition, broadcast on Canal+ and screened at major cinemas in Spain.
Her commercial credits include a trailer for the BornShorts Film Festival The Budding Director, shot on 35mm film at Pinewood Studios and an ad for the ICA made as part of the HYPtv 24hr Ad Challenge in association with M&C Saatchi. She is currently developing her first feature, set in London and France.
Samantha Herrmann was born in São Paulo, Brazil and moved to London to pursue a career in cinema. Her early works in Brazil include script collaboration with Uruguayan Feature Director Mauro Baptista and with the Scriptwriters Team working on Fernando Meirelles's City of Men. In London, Samantha has been involved as Producer, Scriptwriter and Editor in experimental and mainstream documentaries and dramas as well as music projects.
Her latest works include: Life in a Day, a historic global experiment produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald to create a user-generated feature film shot in a single day by the public; Lay the Favorite, Stephen Frears’s latest project, starring Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Vince Vaughn; The Deformity of Beauty, an experimental film commissioned by the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia (USA) and directed by Italian Artist Valentina Lari; Cildo, a documentary on acclaimed Latin American artist Cildo Meireles, shot in several countries and premiered at the Tate Modern; Live acts and music videos for Ellie Goulding, VV Brown, Balkan band Paprika Balkanicus, Tango quintet Fugata and pianist Jon Nikoll.
Satore Studio creates lighting and visual design for productions in music, dance, fashion, theatre and opera. With innovative projects worldwide, our world-class specialist teams combine state-of-the-art technology with unique design to enhance the spectators’ experience. The studio has worked with major organisations and significant artists, including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, Coachella, Elton John, Beyoncé and Sting, among others.
As a specialist in arts and entertainment design, we bring a unique understanding of audience and artists’ needs for everlasting memories.
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