COMPANY REPERTOIRE
"DAYDREAMING IN EXILE" (Solo Steven Wasson) and
“THE DEARLY DEPARTED” (Solo Corinne Soum)
Created in 1981 -1982: two corporeal “reveries” on solitude and time. Touring Holland, (Amsterdam) Canada, (Toronto) U.S.A (Milwaukee Theatre Festival)
Daydreaming in Exile, 1982
"FAMILY PORTRAIT" (7 actors) and
“A BAD NIGHT FOR ALBERT” (6actors)
Co-created and directed in 1984-1985 by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum. Satire of the social and family life of seven strange characters. Performed in France (Paris, Versailles, Lille)
"CRUSADE" (Duet Steven Wasson / Corinne Soum)
Co-created and directed by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum 1985. An angel, awkward and timid, meets a young woman the night of her birthday, pushing her towards the eternal question: "who am I?". Judged by the eyes that are her own, accused by the demons of her conscience, and struck by ghosts that are but the beating of her heart, she arrives face to face with the object of her quest.
Touring and performing: Lille International Mime Festival (France), Theatre Tol (Luxembourg), Melkweg Theatre Amsterdam (Holland), International Mime and Theatre Festival in Montreal and Winnipeg 85 and 88 (Canada), American Embassy in Paris, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem, Giora Naor Productions (Israel), French Theatre Institute and Movement Theatre Festival in Berlin, Dresden, Mainz, Dusseldorf, Essen, and Hamburg (Germany),The Place in London (UK), Cafe de La Danse in Paris, Theatre De Vanves, Theatre De Velizy ( France), Theatre Festival of Slupsk (Poland), Arkangelsk City Theatre, The St. Petersbourg Actor's House (Russia), Stockolm International Mime Festival (Sweden), Nyon Theaatre Festival (Switzerland), Theatre de L’Alliance Francaise in New York (USA) 1991.
Crusade, 1987
Crusade, 1987
Crusade, 1987
Crusade, 1987
"THE LITTLE DICTATOR" (17 actors)
Directed and created by Steven Wasson. First created in 1985-1986, awarded the Label of the Revolution 1989. An imaginary and satirical portrait of a tyrant
at times idolized, at times ridiculed by a humanity without a memory, the dictator becomes lost in his absurd games and his pursuit of a paradise beyond his reach.
Touring and performing: Theatre Le Ranelagh, Cafe De La Danse, Theatre Des Amandiers, Theatre De La Butte Montmartre, in Paris, Avignon Off Festival 1990, Thouars, Theatre Coemedia Aubagne, (France) and Berlin International Mime Festival (Germany).
The Little Dictator, 1989
The Little Dictator, 1989
"BEYOND THE GARDEN" (3 actors)
Co-created and directed by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum in 1987-1988. A visual poem of the haunted adult heart searching to guard an innocence in spite of the mounting chaos of the outside world, "Beyond the garden" presents a lyrical vision of the secret desire in everyone to remain a child.
Touring and performing: Theatre Espace Kiron, Theatre Espace Acteur in Paris (France), Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Giora Naor Productions (Israel), Winnipeg International Mime festival (Canada), Theatre D’Esch (luxembourg), Theatre festival of the Carthusian Monastery in Padula (Italy) 1991.
Beyond the Garden, 1988
Beyond the Garden, 1988
Beyond the Garden, 1988
"THE LITTLE DICTATOR II. THE INVADED ROOM" (12 actors)
Created and directed by Steven Wasson in 1990-1991. The tyrant is old, he is blind, his belly is bloated, as is his cruelty. All he is now is a hot-air balloon full of evil spells, and while he gloats on past victories, he takes shelter in his bed.Characters born of his madness jostle each other under his hallucinating eyes. But he is ready to fight once more, and the room turns into an arena for all battles, both yesterday’s and today”s.
Touring and performing: Theatre Espace Acteur in Paris, Hambach Theatre Festival (Germany) 1992.
The Little Dictator Part 2, 1991
The Little Dictator Part 2, 1991
"THE MAN WHO PREFERRED TO STAND" (12 actors)
Directed by Steven Wasson in1991-1992, the first ever reconstruction of twelve major pieces of Etienne Decroux Repertoire, from the first productions of 1930 to the last pieces in the 1980, funded by the French Ministry of Culture and co-produced by Movement Theatre International, Philadelphia.The title of this play reminds us of a phrase launched with passion by Etienne Decroux, towards a few critical minds who asked him to explain his art: "My art is an art standing up"
Touring and performing: Philadelphia International Movement Theatre 92 and 93 (USA), Hamburg International Mime Festival, Berlin Kunst Academie, (Germany) Teatro Testoni di Bologna, Festival Le Vie D’Intornno , Bergamo (Italy), London International Mime Festival 95, Southbank Centre (UK), Festival De Mime De Perigueux (France), two month run at the Theatre Le Ranelagh in Paris (France) 1994, Art of Acting Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2007.
S. Wasson directing L'Usine
by E. Decroux, 2007
Le Combat Antique, 2007
From 'The Man Who Preferred to Stand', Paris 1994
"THE LOST ANGEL" (Company) (11 actors)
Created and directed by Steven Wasson in 1993, for thecinema and theatre awards "Les prix Arletty". A humorous fantasy on the critics' ironic opinions haunting the life of an artist. Performed in Paris (France) 1993 and London (UK) 1997.
The Lost Angel, 1993
"THE UNKNOWN FAMILIAR"
Directed by Steven Wasson in 1996 for the King of Hearts Art Gallery in Norwich (UK). A dialogue of movement and poetry performed by Corinne Soum.
"MEMORIES OF UNKNOWN TIES" (11 actors)
Co-created and directed by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum in 1996 for the London International Mime Festival, B.A.C (UK). Inspired by Francis Brabazon's epic poem STAY WITH GOD, and portraying the quest towards spiritual awareness through the complex web of human relationships.
"PASSAGE OF MAN ON EARTH" (7 actors)
Directed by Steven Wasson. Based on the piece of Etienne Decroux: "Passage des Hommes sur la Terre", (1942, 1962, re-created in 1997). Symbolist representation of mankind’s journey in love and war.
Touring and performing: London International Mime Festival 98, Pleasance Theatre, (UK) Internationaal Mime Festival Voor Vlaanderen 98 (Belgium).
Passage of Man on Earth, 1993
Passage of Man on Earth, 1993
"RESONANCE / Collage Dialectique sur "La Meditation" D’Etienne Decroux" (Duet Steven Wasson / Corinne Soum)
Co directed and created in 1997 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Etienne Decroux, this performance is a corporeal dialogue composed around his principal solo piece "La Meditation". A collage of various love duets by Etienne Decroux, poetics texts and new compositions by the Theatre de l'Ange Fou, RESONANCE explores the masculine and feminine expression of the body, revealing the organic and spiritual longing for union.
Touring and performing: Past Master Symposium, Center Of Performance Research, Aberystwyth, Wales, London International Mime Festival 98, Plasance Theatre, (UK) Theatro Castro Alves, Salvador Da Bahia (Brazil), Encuentro Internacional De Teatro Del Cuerpo, Teatro Del IMSS, Queretaro, Teatro Julio Prieto, Mexico City, (Mexico), Internationaal Mime Festival Voor Vlaanderen 98 (Belgium), Arena Del Sole, Soffita Production, Bologna (Italy), Festival Les Voies Du Mime, Theatre Espace Libre, Montreal (Canada) 1999.
Resonance, 1998
Resonance, 1998
Resonance, 1998
"THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" (15 actors)
Created and directed in 2000 by Steven Wasson and assisted by Corinne Soum. An adaptation of Gogol's play, in collaboration with the university of Bologna and the Dipartimento di Musica e Spettacolo. Performed in Bologa (Italy) in l’Arena del Sole- Sala InterAction. (April 2000) Directed by Steven Wasson assisted by Corinne Soum. 2nd version: Pleasance Theatre, London, March 2002, Edinburgh Festival 2002, (Total Theatre and Stage Award for Acting Excellence nomination). Israel (BritishCouncil tour) in 2003. The 2003 London International Mime Festival. COS Festival in Reus (Spain) and the Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo, Ireland 2003.
The Government Inspector, 2003
The Government Inspector, 2003
"ENTANGLED LIVES" (7 actors)
Created by Corinne Soum and assisted by Steven Wasson in 2000. Composition inspired by the Jean Tardieu poem: "Mister Sir" (Monsieur Monsieur) exploring the duality within each of us of the unconscious impressions reflecting through our present lives, combining the emotional power of movement and the musicality of seven different languages. Performed in London at the Pleasance Theatre and for The London International Mime Festival 2001 (UK). Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2001. The International Mime Festival Voor Vlanderen 2001. The London Edinburgh Festival 2001 at the Pleasance Theatre
Entangled Lives, 2002
Entangled Lives, 2002
"THE ORPHEUS COMPLEX" (12 actors)
Directed and created by Steven Wasson, assisted by Corinne Soum. From Ovid to Cocteau, the myth of Orpheus is an eternal mystery play of loss and sacrifice. Set in the midst of an absurd and imaginary, dysfunctional "family" under the care and spell of an eccentric alienist, this adaptation of the myth portrays the descent of Orpheus into the underworld, his love for Eurydice and his fascination for the mysterious incarnation of Death.
Touring and Performing: Teatre Traume Festival in Mainz, Germany in 2004, 22 Festival International du Mime De Perigueux (France) in 2004, Teatro di San Lazzaro/ Teatro dell'Argine, Bologna, Italy, in collaboration with the university of Bologna and the Dipartimento di Musica e Spettacolo in April 2005, Pleasance Theatre, London, in April 2005. Teatro SESC Anchieta, Brazil, invited by SESC Mostra De Artes Mediterraneo, performed in Sao Paolo in August 2005, Taunton, UK, Westival August 2006.
The Orpheus Complex, 2005
The Orpheus Complex, 2005
The Orpheus Complex, 2005
"ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS" (32 actors)
Directed and created by Steven Wasson and Corinne Soum, for the Avatar Meher Baba Theatre in Meherabad, India, 25th February 2009. The seafaring adventures of a soul accross the centuries searching for a semblance of the truth.
Across the Seven Seas, 2009
Across the Seven Seas, 2009
Across the Seven Seas, 2009