tribe of fools

We create Physical Theatre.  We do this with the audience at the front of our minds, and as the most important factor in each of our decisions.  To paraphrase the words of Joan Schirle, one of our most important teachers, when we create theatre we aim to “change the way the audience breathes.”  Or, similarly, in the words of Daniel Stein, another of our most important teachers, we want to “move the audience viscerally.”  It’s not enough for us to have an audience sit still as passive recipients.  We want you to move.  To laugh.  To gasp.  To sit on the edge of your seat.  To hide your eyes.  To swoon.  To lean in.  To tense.  To get up and testify.  To look away.  To writhe.  To retreat.  To squirm.  To cry.  To sigh.  To shout.  To flinch.  To shake.  To move. 

We want you active.  We want you involved.  But you won’t move on your own.  We have to move you.  We do this by putting you first in our minds as we move to create.  For every image, thought, word, action, or movement we plan to put on stage, we first identify how we want you to react.  You are the most important person in the room at a Tribe of Fools show. 

We’ve gathered a lot of training and experience in physical storytelling.  There’s both science and art behind it.  We aim to use all of this and everything new we learn to deliver to you the best piece of live performance you’ve ever seen.  We hope we can come close.  Give us a shot, and let us know how we can keep getting better.