Chelsea Theatre
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| Chelsea Theatre | |
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| Capacity | 110 seats |
| Type | Producing house |
| Opened | Reopened November 2001 |
| Production | Short seasons |
| www.chelseatheatre.org.uk | |
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The Chelsea Theatre is a studio theatre located on the Kings Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It presents, commissions, and produces new work and is the only venue in London dedicated to Performance Art.
The Artistic Director of Chelsea Theatre is Francis Alexander.
The theatre is also focussed on working within the local community.
In the 2006 season, SACRED, consisted of new work commissioned by artists including: Goat Island, Ron Athey, Mem Morrison, Kazuko Hohki of the Frank Chickens, Gary Carter and Third Angel.
In 2007 Chelsea Theatre presented work from legendary live artists including Roland Loomis and Annie Sprinkle.
In Spring 2008, with support from Arts Council England, Chelsea Theatre will produce and present a new season of Live Art, with performances from Curious, Richard Dedomenici, Marcella Puppini of the Puppini Sisters, Lois Weaver, Dries Verhoeven, Gustavo Ciriaco & Andrea Sonnberger, Julia Bardsley, Yara El-Sherbini, Rajni Shah, Dr Roberts' Magic Bus (including Olivier Award winner Miss High Leg Kick, Breathe and Chris Dobrowolski), Ernst Fischer and Helen Spackman. There will also be a series of critical symposia curated by the Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin and New Work Network.
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