SMB College Group’s Performing Arts Degree Students Meet Cast of Gecko’s ‘Kin’ at Nottingham Playhouse!

SMB College Group Performing Arts Degree students took a trip to the Nottingham Playhouse to see the acclaimed theatre company ‘Gecko’ perform their production of ‘Kin’!

The students took part in an after-show chat with the cast and were able to explore further the incredible journey the company had been on to create the work. They were able to meet and take photos with the artistic Director Amit Lahav and some of the cast.

Performing Arts lecturer, Katie Clayton, said “The show was deeply moving and inspiring to the students, we were captivated by the performance elements and the world of the play. A powerful and emotive piece of theatre.

“What was fantastic for students is the way that the company combine both dance and acting to create a beautiful piece of storytelling theatre, we will be taking back a raft of ideas to experiment with in our own work.  By the end of the show, students were buzzing with ideas, discussing in depth the heart wrenching topics, and were blown away by this theatrical experience.”

Gecko is an internationally acclaimed physical and visual theatre company, which has been experimenting with movement, multilingual texts, and audience interpretations since 2001.

Gecko’s shows are powerful and provocative, and Kin is a brilliant example of this in action. This deeply personal performance presents a story of desperation in a merciless world, coming at a time that horrifically parallels our current society. The core is about migration, and it brings along with it a harrowing focus on racism, community and survival.

 

SMB College Group Performing Arts students benefit from studying at the college’s Melton Campus, which offers the unique advantage of being on the same site as Melton Theatre, a commercial performance venue.

Come along to our Performing Arts Open Evening and IGNITE Launch Event to find out more about the future of Performing Arts at Melton and studying with SMB College Group! Join us for canapes, drinks and the opportunity to network with your peers in the Performing Arts community. Sign up now! https://www.smbcollegegroup.ac.uk/