Monday, May 28, 2012

About Us

ABOUT US:

Sandro Garibashvili and Masha Kore Neva completed their theatrical training at the London International School of Performing Arts (www.lispa.co.uk). Soon thereafter they founded the Eleffant Foot Theater Company,  born in High Gate, London, in the frenzy of 2005 they soon moved to the USA, and went through many theatre adventures in the, disproportionally theatrical, city of Chicago. In 2006 came, '010101' and, 'Mezza Verita' - two signature style, duo, performances of the Company.
Summers were spent in Ukraine, teaching young people to have choices and built opposition to the mainstream theatre. In 2007, Masha attended the Lill Street art school in Chicago, adding some ceramic skills to her exploration of the human nature in arts. That same year, they traveled to the Toronto International Fringe. Their version of 'Don Quixote or Two Figs for the Great Captain,'  - had a smashing success in renegade circles of the festival, those who don't stand in cues for musicals. They rocked Chicago with their anti-musical bouffant war story, A.W.O.L in 2009 and were invited as headliners for a new International Theater Workshop-Festival in Hartenberg, Czech Republic, in the summer of 2011. There they presented their new punk-rock drama, 'Orange' and lead a 5 day performance workshop for 50 participants from all corners of Europe. Besides, while Masha is getting deeper and deeper into clay work, Sandro is finishing up his first action fantasy movie script and looking for an island where he can freely stage all the special effects the script demands. 






Last year we were invited to be guest teachers at the Hartenberg International Theater Festival in Czech Republic, where we led a mass performance workshop with some 50 participants. Here is a looooooong video of that joyous event.