Leading Lights

Gecko is an award-winning and internationally-acclaimed physical theatre company, led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav. A Gecko show is visual, visceral, ambitious theatre crafted to inspire, move and entertain. We strive to make our work wide open to interpretation and put their audience at the heart of the narrative. Amit has created an organic devising process that oscillates between intense periods of experimentation, making brave leaps, learning and failing and including choreography, writing, storyboarding and reflection. Every stage includes sonic and technical development alongside the choreography. With an expanding ensemble of international performers and makers, Gecko works across diverse age groups, nationalities and forms. The company tours nationally and internationally and continues to develop strong partnerships around the world. Beyond the stage, we aspire to open the doors on our process via every possible avenue, be it digital, in schools or through one-to-one relationships with their audience.

Dante or Die makes bold and ambitious site-specific performances that tour across the country and internationally. They gently transform ordinary spaces to create unique and intimate theatrical experiences. Led by co-founders Daphna Attias and Terry O’Donovan, their original productions interrogate and celebrate contemporary human stories that take place in everyday buildings - from hotel rooms to swimming pools to cafés.

Diverse City is an award-winning organisation committed to equality and diversity in the arts. Diverse City works nationally and internationally making shows that profile the work of artists from diverse groups. It received one of the 19 Unlimited Commissions and produced Breathe - a show that opened the Olympic sailing events on Weymouth beach to an audience of 11,000. In collaboration with Cirque Bijou, it set up Extraordinary Bodies - the UK's only integrated circus company. The company premiered it's first show Weighting at Exeter Festival, September 2013 and will be touring the work nationally and internationally through 2014 and 2015. Founded in 2005, Diverse City is a leader in integrated work both participatory and professional bringing disabled and non-disabled performers together. In August 2013, the company created Come Dance With Me a commission for the Big House Festival and the British Council in Ireland. Diverse City has worked with a number of high profile organisations to develop their approach to diversity including The National Youth Theatre, London Youth, The Houses of Parliament, and Oxford Brooke's University.