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Mr
& Mrs Clark are creatures occupied by Marega Palser and Gareth Clark
who are inspired by people and situations, and images by artists like
Paula Rego, Diane Arbus and Francis Bacon. The Clarks were conceived
at Experimentica 2001 where they took root in a box, aided by a bottle
of tequila, they sang in a jukebox style quite well, then very badly
to unsuspecting punters in the bar. Since their conception the Clarks
have visited New York entertaining in a toilet in Hells Kitchen and
promenading the boards of Coney Island. Among some of the incarnations,
the Clarks have been tour guides for Banana Bus Tours, spent several
evenings in a bath full of noodles and spread the message “Enjoy
Life” and “Have Fun” in the guise of a Nun and a priest.
It was with these characters that the dance theatre piece “The
Agony and The Tragedy of Enjoying Life and Having Fun Show” was
developed and was selected for the Dance Roads international tour 2006.
Adventures in The Sitting Room was the Clarks second show made for theatre,
but like most of their work, it started as a human installation at Tactile
Bosch. The show was developed with the support of The Arts Council of
Wales, Chapter Arts Centre and Welsh Independent Dance and has been
performed at the South Bank Centre in London and in Europe. “Cabba
Hey” was the second Arts Council Funded theatre piece and has
been conceived to be performed anywhere. 2009 has seen The Clarks direct
the Show “Walk The Dead Dog” and devise a piece for the
Wales Millennium Centre entitled “Bezerkus” with a further
musical collaboration on the go with
Volcano Theatre
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UPCOMING EVENTS Mr & Mrs Clark present "BEZERKUS" Weston
Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff - 21st July 2009 |
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