by Andrew Redfern @ 5th September 2008 10:03 am

The La Machine will be taking place in Liverpool over three  days with a two-day prologue, with a number of photocalls throughout the event. It will involve a giant mechanical fiftey feet tall creature exploring the city, created by the same master craftsmen that constructed.

The Sultan’s Elephant, which visited London in 2006 .

Below are the details behind the creative team behind the “Scouse Spider”.

François Delarozière - Artistic Director
From his early work studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Marseille, François spent over 20 years exploring the world of theatre in all its forms. His artistic influences are many and varied: “Leonardo da Vinci, Jules Verne, Gustave Eiffel, Antonio Gaudi, surrealism, dadaism but also everyday architecture, bridges, shipyards, railway bridges or my training in fine art.

My father was a cabinet-maker, but he also built houses; that’s how I came to brickwork, to plumbing, welding and mechanics. But I think what inspires me most is a study of nature; before I invent, I observe life.” This life-long exploration of theatre has led to collaborations with major French and international companies from the worlds of traditional drama to experimental street art.

Throughout his career, he has followed a relentless quest to push the boundaries of theatre, his work becoming a melting-pot for ideas and forms of the genre.

Dominique Malan - Composer
Dominique Malan originally trained as a percussionist, and began his career began as a drummer in a rock band which toured extensively in France and released several successful albums. His collaboration with François Delarozière and Thierry Loridant egan when all three played in another band.

Malan is not a classically-trained composer, but takes his inspiration from nature and from the power of natural acoustic. Musically he cites influences from punk to Bartok, Ravel and Stravinsky. He composes in a way which allows the performer freedom; he doesn’t produce written parts but creates a series of themes which can be interpreted by the musicians.

For this show, he has tried to evoke the spirit of the creature; he is creating a form of chamber music where the musicians are suspended around the creature. Malan’s career has spanned many disciplines – he has worked as a musician, graphic designer, actor and  ound engineer.

For the last 15 years he has concentrated solely on music and sound design. He has composed music for theatre, set Bukowski poems to music, created sound designs for theatre and soundtracks for film. He created the music for La Machine’s Symphonie Mecanique, in which music was played by machines with unusual special effects and pyrotechnics.

Thierry Loridant - Special Effects
Thierry initially trained as a plumber, developing his skills as a musician at the same time. Later he joined a performance group, which created sculptures live in front of an audience.

This experience inspired him to use his training as a plumber to reate machines for performance and special effects, and the experience of the live foundry to control flame and use a combination of water, gas and pipes to create music and rhythm. These skills were further developed, when he created an organ using gas cylinders.

At the core of his work is the relationship between rhythm, movement and special effects. For him the effects and the machines are like characters: they all have names and are treated as individuals. He collaborated with François Delarozière and Dominique Malan on La Machine’s Symphonie Mécanique, creating special effects which played a starring role in the performance. In addition to his work with La Machine, Thierry creates effects for film.

Gaelle Choveau  - Costume Designer
Gaelle trained in fashion design and History of Art. After working as a fashion stylist, she worked in the costume department of the Opera de Nantes before establishing her own line of children’s clothes, Zigotocareau, which is sold in shops throughout France. She combines her work as a children’s fashion designer with work as a costume designer in theatre.

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