Theo Adams Company Photographed by David Sims for W Magazine
The Theo Adams Company is a London based
group of dancers, musicians, actors, singers and
artists from across the globe brought together by self-taught 23 year old
artist and director Theo Adams. They create spectacular large-scale theatrical productions,
film and sound work that challenges conventional theatrical formats and
questions traditional notions of entertainment. Their debut production was premiered 5 years ago
in front of an audience of 4000 at the Tate Britain, London. They have since
gone on to stage their ambitious productions at some of the world's most
prestigious theatres and art institutions as well as bridging fashion, art and theatre through major collaborations
with the likes of Louis Vuitton, W Magazine and Liberty of London.
This new generation of interdisciplinary collaborators provide an uncompromised vision that is as exciting, artistic and powerful as it is unusual.
The Theo
Adams Company’s latest production, ‘Entertainment’ was developed at Robert
Wilson’s Watermill Center in New York, and it will see it’s world premiere in
London, A/W13.
Selected Press:
“Icon” Vogue
"London avant-garde's most celebrated new phenomena." - W Magazine
“Theo Adams lip-synched his way to the top of the art world.” - Paper Magazine
"The Theo Adams Company combine references as diverse as classical opera, reality television, high camp and Greek tragedy. Directed by the self-taught Adams, the company brings together performers from a vast array of disciplines to produce often overwhelming productions that cut through the boundaries of stage play and performance art.
Heralded as an invigorating addition to London's alternative scene, Adams has provided a meeting point for leftfield performers that gives them a platform to express aspects of their creativity, perhaps otherwise not given an outlet." AnOther Magazine
"The Theo Adams Company is a collective of the most alluring lungs, limbs and entrancingly lascivious performers you couldn’t have dreamt up. Headed by 20-year-old Theo Adams, the group have been touring cities across the globe throughout 2010 and on a recent wintry weekend Adams, with his superb and diverse cast, including an appearance from performance artist Scottee, presented the London Premiere of “Cry Out” at the ICA. This was a spectacle of impassioned revelry and dramatic despair all dressed up in a pair of ten inch heels and a lipstick red dress. From start to finish, the stage exploded in a visceral and emotive soundtrack from power divas with an opulent flood of ruby glitter and pained, mascara streaked cheeks. “Cry Out” is an unashamed glutton of subverted glamour that appeals to the cathartic heart and summons the spirit. Entirely mesmerising." i-D
"Theo Adams Company’s Cry Out, a visionary explosion of performance art. Fresh on the heels of a Louis Vuitton-commisioned installment in Tokyo this October, the Theo Adams Company brings to London an all-encompassing emotional experience that melds power ballads, classical scores, queer cabaret and expressionist dance into a mesmerizing and unforgettable work of art." Out Magazine
"Theo Adams creates a sensory spectacle with his indefinably cathartic artwork." Dazed and Confused
"Everyone is excited by Theo" - The Sunday Times
Selected Productions and Special Projects
Tate Modern - London - 2013
Watermill Center – New York – 2012
Liberty – London - 2012
ICA – London – 2010
Louis Vuitton – Tokyo – 2010
Donau Festival - Austria - 2010
Brighton Dome - Brighton Festival - 2010
Za Koenji Theatre - Tokyo - 2009
W Magazine – David Sims – Camilla Nickerson – 2009
Hannah Barry Gallery – London - 2008
Tate Britain- London – 2008
Selected Performance Video Screenings and Exhibits:
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre, MOMA, New York
Berkeley Art Museum, California
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Centre of Contempory Art, Glasgow