News & Current Tours
2017
Dislocate's If These Walls Could Talk
World Premiere Season
Queensland Music Festival Isaac Project
Creative Producer large scale musical event Moranbah, QLD July 28 & 29
2016
Loose Canon's Trash Alchemy
Dislocate's If These Walls Could Talk
My Darling Patricia's The Piper
2015
World Premiere Seasons
Creative Producer large scale musical spectaculars Brisbane and Townsville July 16 to 19
Loose Canon's Trash Alchemy
In partnership with Casula Powerhouse Way Out West Festival July 14 and 15
http://www.wayoutwestfestival.com.au/#!trashalchemy/co8v
On Tour
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in partnership with Underbelly UK Aug 5 to 31
2014
World Premiere Seasons
Dislocate's If These Walls Could Talk
Melbourne Festival, Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Oct 24 to 26
https://www.melbournefestival.com.au/if-these-walls-could-talk/
Performance Space, Bay 20, November Nov 12 to 22
In Development
acrobat new work It's Not For Everyone in research and development
On Tour
Marketing and Advocacy
2013
Australian Chamber Orchestra The Reef, Australia and Hong Kong
Oz Fest, India (one month residency in Nepal and India)
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Philip Glass Ensemble Collaboration, Arts Centre
Queensland Theatre Company's Mother Courage
Madame Carandini, Composer John Rogers, development showing, Queensland Music Festival
ON TOUR 2012
Aunty Rhonda Dixon Grovernor and Nadeena Dixon's The Fox and The Freedom Fighters
OCTOBER 2012
Mark Atkins Tour to India and Nepal Rajasthan International Folk Festival & Siddhartha Art Gallery supported by the Australia India Cultural Council
SEPTEMBER 2012
Dislocate in creative development for Unit 4, Melbourne (August & September)
Mark Atkins and the Black Arm Band in Dirtsong
Saturday 1 September, Melbourne Recital Centre
Mark Atkins and Romano Crivici in Creative Development for Yamitji Man
August & September
Open Rehearsal Showing on Thursday 20 September @ Io Myers Studio, UNSW, Randwick
AUGUST 2012
Mark Atkins and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in
Llewellyn Concert conducted by Nicholas Milton
22 & 23 August @ 7.30pm, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
Mark Atkins and the Philip Glass Ensemble in NAQOYQATSI
Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Thursday 2 August @ 8pm
Eamon D'Arcy, Set & Costume Designer for Opera Australia
Yarrabah Community Opera, Cairns
Mark Atkins and Romano Crivici in Creative Development for Yamitji Man
August & September
Open Rehearsal Showing on Thursday 20 September @ Io Myers Studio, UNSW, Randwick
Mark Atkins and the Black Arm Band in Dirtsong
Sunday 26 August @ 8pm
The Amphitheatre, George's Green, Botanic Gardens as part of the Darwin Festival
Dislocate in creative development for Unit 4, Melbourne (August & September)
Mark Atkins and the Black Arm Band in Dirtsong
Saturday 1 September, Melbourne Recital Centre
MAY 2012
Mark Atkins on tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti
The Reef Project, May Residency & Tour
Gnaraloo, Carnarvon & Perth (Western Australia)
acrobat's Propaganda
Tour to Argentina
Circo Polo Festival, Buenos Aires
4 to 6 May
APRIL 2012
Marguerite Pepper & Kate Fryer (Dislocate)
Circostrada, Paris, France
My Darling Patricia's The Piper
Creative Development
Io Myers Studio, UNSW
10-28 April
Mark Atkins
Festival of the Winds, Bermagui
6-8 April
MARCH 2012
Black Dog Institute
International Conference, Project Managers and Liaison
Dislocate's Curiosity
Victorian Regional Tour
25 March @ 2pm & 4pm, Bayswater
29 March @ 1.30pm, Casterton Town Hall
FEBRUARY 2012
MPP @ The Australian Performing Arts Market
Adelaide Festival Centre
26 February to 1 March
My Darling Patricia's Posts in the Paddock Showcase Performance APAM
1 March @ 12.15pm in The Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
JANUARY 2012
Dislocate's Curiosity
Gasworks, Melbourne
12-14 January
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acrobat's propaganda
2-4 Dec: Pontoise, L'apostrophe-Theatre des Louvrais, Paris, France
8-9 Dec: Argenteuil, Centre culturel Le Figuier Blanc, Paris, France
NOVEMBER 2011
Performance Space @ Carriageworks
acrobat's propaganda
9-26 Nov: Copenhagen, Republique, Denmark
Mark Atkins
AWME Showcase
17-19 November
OCTOBER 2011
acrobat's propaganda
14-15 Oct: Elbeuf, Cirque-Theatre d'Elbeuf, France
20-21 Oct: Saint Medard, Le Carre, Bordeaux, France
Mark Atkins with the Black Arm Band
Melbourne Festival
22 October
Mark Atkins solo performance
Earth Station, Adelaide
23 October
SEPTEMBER 2011
Season 29 September to 15 October
acrobat's propaganda
My Darling Patricia's Africa
Next Stage, Sydney Theatre Company
Season continues to 17 September
www.sydneytheatre.com.au/next-stage
Mark Atkins with Wantok Music, New Caledonia
6 September
Mark Atkins with the Black Arm Band
Performing murundak at Papunya
Mark Atkins with the Black Arm Band
Performing Dirtsong
Castlemaine Festival, Victoria
AUGUST 2011
28-30 Aug: Brasilia, Cena Contemporanea, Brazil
My Darling Patricia's Africa
Next Stage, Sydney Theatre Company
Season 29 August to 20 September
www.sydneytheatre.com.au/next-stage
JULY 2011
My Darling Patricia's The Bear
Residency at the Rex Cramphorn Studio, University of Sydney
4-30 July
JUNE 2011
MAY 2011
acrobat's propaganda
Chuncheon International Mime Festival, South Korea
Dislocate's 3 Speed Crunch Box
Chuncheon International Mime Festival, South Korea
22-28 May
APRIL 2011
Dislocate's Whipped
Hoopla Festival, Darling Harbour Sydney
21-26 April
Mark Atkins in the Black Arm Band
Ten Day on the Island with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
2 April
2010
MY DARLING PATRICIA (October)
ANNABEL LINES (October)
BLACK DOG INSTITUTE (October)
CHROME Sharks, Pink Fit and Lizards (October)
World Expo Shanghai
Performing daily outside the Australian Pavillion
25-31 October
MARK ATKINS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS 2010 (August - October)
17-29 August, Black Arm Band Community Tour, Western Australia
5-9 October, Hong Kong Concerts and Masterclasses for Australian Consulate General
12-20 October, Philip Glass' "Orion", Mexico
DISLOCATE WORLD PREMIERE SEASON 2010 (September)
Curiosity - part theatre, part circus and a little bit of magic
22-26 September, The Arts Centre, Melbourne at 11am and 1.30m
www.theartscentre.com.au
SHAUN PARKER AND COMPANY (September) . Happy As Larry
15-18 September, Powerhouse, Brisbane Festival
ACROBAT EUROPE TOUR 2010 (May - July)
Propaganda
5-9 May, Le Maillon Theatre de Strasbourg, France
13-16 May, The Roundhouse, London, UK
24-30 May, Madrid Autumn Festival, Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Spain
5-6 June, La Grainerie Fabrique des arts du circque, Balma, France
24-26 June, Kulturzentrum Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
1-2 July, Festival des Sept Collines de St-Etienne, France
6-7 July, Sul Filo Del Circo Festival, Grugliasco, Italy
15 July - 15 August, Theatre de la Cite Internationale de Paris, France
21-28 August, Noorderzen Festival, The Netherlands
www.gintzburger.net
JOEL SALOM INTERNATIONAL TOUR 2010 (May to August)
8-9 May, ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival, Great Lake Centre Theatre, Taupo, NZ
www.ERUPTFestival.conz
11-15 May, Downstage Theatre, Wellington, NZ
www.downstage.co.nz
4-6 June, Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
www.esplanade.com/flipside
12-14 August, Buskers Bern, Switzerland
16-22 August, Berlin Lacht Festival, Germany
25-28 August, Limberg Festival, The Netherlands
28 August, La Scene du Bocage Festival, Belgium
JUNE 2010
Mark Atkins
5 June, VIVID Festival, Sydney
Dislocate 3 Speed Crunch Box & Quiet on Set
Fun 4 Kids Festival, Warrnambool
29 & 30 June 2010, Warrnambool Entertainment Centre
www.fun4kidsfestival.com.au
MAY 2010
Chrome Sharks, Pink Fit and Lizards
World Expo Shanghai
Performing daily outside the Australian Pavillion
1-6 May 2010
Mark Atkins Grungada
Mawazine Festival, Morocco
25 May 2010
www.festivalmawazine.ma
Mark Atkins Grungada for Kids and Workshops
Arts Centre, Melbourne
29 & 30 May 2010
www.theartscentre.com.au
MARCH 2010
World Premiere Seasons
acrobat Propaganda
Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Season 11-21 March 2010
Arts House, Melbourne
Season 27 March to 3 April 2010
Shaun Parker & Company Happy As Larry
New Zealand International Arts Festival
7-10 March 2010
Flipart Festival, Canberra
Saturday 12 March 2010
Dislocate: 3 Speed Crunch Box & Quiet on Set
Chrome: Pink Fit
FEBRUARY 2010
MPP attending the Australian Performing Arts Market, Adelaide
22-26 February 2010
Shaun Parker & Company Happy As Larry
Perth International Arts Festival
14-16 February 2010
Shaun Parker & Company Happy As Larry
APAM Showcase Spotlight
Wed 24 Feb 2010 @ 1.15pm
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Mark Atkins
The Black Arm Band's Hidden Republic
Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver 2010
11 February 2010
Chrome Sharks
Toyota Camry Hybrid Launch
For George P. Johnson Australia
Dislocate: Creative Development Unit 4
JANUARY 2010
Sydney Festival First Night
Saturday 9 January 2010
Joel Salom: MC
Dislocate: 3 Speed Crunch Box & solo aerial performances
acrobat: Simon Yates slack wire act
Mozes: corde de lisse
Mark Atkins: Black Arm Band Hidden Republic
World Premiere Season
Shaun Parker & Company Happy As Larry
Sydney Festival
22-30 January 2010
Dislocate The Fairy Show
16-31 January 2010
Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne
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DECEMBER 2009
Dislocate: various solo aerial performances & Chrome Sharks
Launch of the Pacific Jewel for P&O
NOVEMBER 2009
World Premiere Season
My Darling Patricia's Africa
Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, Melbourne
Tower Theatre
November 12 to 29
OCTOBER 2009
Mark Atkins
The Black Arm Band's dirtsong
the Arts Centre, State Theatre
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Oct at 7.30pm
Shaun Parker & Company
Creative development for Am I?
Performance Space, CultureLAB
Marguerite Pepper attending PAMS, Seoul, South Korea
SEPTEMBER 2009
Joel Salom
Macau
Mark Atkins
Queensland Music Festival, WOMAD UK, Black Arm Band Australian tour.
Black Dog Institute
acrobat
Creative Development for new work Propaganda
Hot House Theatre, Albury
JULY - AUGUST 2009
Joel Salom's GADGETS
Holland, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland.
MAY - JUNE 2009
Dislocate European Tour of 3 Speed Crunch Box
HOOPLA Circus and Street Theatre Festival
Darling Harbour, Sydney
MARCH 2009
World Premiere Season
My Darling Patricia's Night Garden
Performance Space, Carriageworks, Eveleigh, Sydney
Arts House, Meat Market, North Melbourne
FEBRUARY 2009
Dislocate
National Circus Festival, Tasmania
JANUARY 2009
Shaun Parker & Company
Sydney Festival First Night
Dislocate's Fairy Show
Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne
Dislocate's The Has Beens
Streets of Melbourne Festival
Dislocate's Tennis Elbow
Australian Open, Melbourne Park, Spiegeltent
Chrome's BULLS
Australia Day "Rocksong" George Street, The Rocks
Mozes performing in La Clique
Sydney Festival
The Famous Spiegeltent, Hyde Park, Sydney
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JANUARY 2008
Marguerite Pepper attending APAP, New York, USA
Shaun Parker This Show Is About People
Sydney Festival
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
23-26 January 2008
Tickets $25
www.sydneyfestival.org.au
Mark Atkins in The Black Arm Band murundak
Sydney Festival
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
22 & 23 January 2008
Tickets from $45
www.sydneyfestival.org.au
My Darling Patricia The Night Garden
CultureLAB, Arts House, Melbourne
14 Jan to 1 Feb 2008
Research and Development
FEBRUARY
acrobat smaller poorer cheaper
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Garden of Unearthly Delights
16 Feb to 21 March 2008
Wed-Sun @ 8.30pm
Tickets $28
Joel Salom’s GADGETS
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Garden of Unearthly Delights, SoCo Cargo
23 Feb to 1 March 2008
Sat, Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat @ 7.30pm
Preview $23 / Adult $25 / Concession $20
Dislocate’s 3 Speed Crunch Box
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Garden of Unearthly Delights (outdoor rig)
Tues 26 to Thurs 28 Feb @ 5.30pm & 7.30pm
Fri 29 Feb @ 7.30pm
Sat 1 March @ 4pm & 7.30pm
Free Event
Shaun Parker This Show Is About People
Australian Performing Arts Market
Showcase Performance
28 Feb 2008
Mark Atkins Grungada
Australian Performing Arts Market
Showcase Performance
28 Feb 2008
My Darling Patricia
Australian Performing Arts Market
Searchlight
28 Feb 2008
Mark Atkins in The Black Arm Band murundak
Perth Festival, Freemantle Arts Centre
23 Feb 2008 @ 8pm
Mark Atkins support artist for Ornette Coleman in Concert
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
24 Feb 2008
Mark Atkins in The Black Arm Band murundak
Womadelaide, Botanic Park
7 March 2008 @ 9.15pm
MARCH
Hoopla! Circus and Street Theatre Festival
Artistic Consultants
Darling Harbour, Sydney
21-24 March 2008
Programme to be announced shortly!
FROM MARCH TO JUNE 2008
Joel Salom’s GADGETS
National Tour
QLD
4 March Boonah Cultural Centre
6 March Caloundra Cultural Centre
8 March Riverway Arts Centre, Thuringowa
9 March Burdekin Theatre, Ayr
11 March Mt Isa Civic Centre
NSW
13 & 14 March NORPA, Lismore
15 & 16 March Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour
18 & 19 March Laycock St Theatre, Gosford
VIC
2 April Portland Arts Centre
4 April Riverlinks, Shepparton
5 April Darebin Arts Centre, Preston
8 April The Drum Theatre, Dandenong
11 April BHP Billinton Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale
12 April Frankston Arts Centre
16 & 17 April Alexander Theatre, Monash University
19 April Cardinia Cultural Centre
TAS
22 & 23 April Theatre Royal, Hobart
24 April Cygnet Town Hall
25 April Gaiety Theatre, Zeehan
26 April Wharft Hotel, Wynyard
27 April Town Hall, Sheffield
29 April Town Hall, Whitemark, Flinders Island
30 April Annexe Theatre UTAS, Launceston
1 May St Mary's Town Hall
2 May Swansea Town Hall
3 May New Norfolk Town Hall
4 May Bagdad Community Club
SA
6 May Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier
8 May Noarlunga College Theatre, Noarlunga
10 May Chaffey Theatre, Renmark
12 May Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie
13 May Middleback Theatre, Whyalla
14 May Nautilus Theatre, Port Lincoln
WA
18 May Bunbury Entertainment Centre
20 May Walkington Theatre, Karratha
22 May Carnarvon Civic Centre
24 May Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton
NT
28 & 29 May Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
31 May & 1 June Darwin Entertainment Centre
NSW (continued)
5 & 6 June Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
10-14 June Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
MAY
acrobat smaller poorer cheaper
Commence eight month international tour to:
Reunion, Austria, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Italy.
For full tour schedule please visit www.gintzburger.net
JUNE
Shaun Parker's BLUE LOVE
Beckett Theatre, Malthouse, Melbourne
Wed 18 June to Sat 28 June
Mark Atkins in Black Arm Band murundak
International Tour to UK, LIFT Festival London
Southbank Centre
26 June
JULY
Shaun Parker's BLUE LOVE
Casula Powerhouse, Liverpool
Wed 2 to Sat 5 July
Mark Atkins in Black Arm Band murundak
River Stage, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane Festival
18 July
Joel Salom's GADGETS
Tour to Korea
KIFT Festival
Performances 26 & 27 July 2008
AUGUST
Mark Atkins selected to be a delegate in Australian delegation to the Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa.
MPP Managing and Producing Australian Performers into the Hi Seoul Summer Festival 2008, Seoul, Korea
Dislocate, Shenzo's Electric Stunt Orchestra, Stretch Mk1, Black Top Rollers and DJ Rainman.
SEPTEMBER
Mark Atkins Grungada
Chihuahua Festival, Mexico
Performances 20th & 21st September 2008
OCTOBER
Joel Salom's GADGETS
Tour to Portugal
Performances 8-11 October
Mark Atkins performing with The Black Arm Band in HIDDEN REPUBLIC
With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
State Theatre, Arts Centre, Melbourne
Performances 24th & 25th October 2008 @ 8pm
Dislocate
Surfing the Coldstream Festival, Yamba, NSW
Performances and Workshops 23-26 October 2008
NOVEMBER
Shaun Parker Creative Development - ENNEA
Dislocate Creative Development - ANSWERABLE TO WHO?