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TRIPLE—DOUBLE
Written by Luis Amália and Adam Zmith
Supported by Arts Council England
Luis is Bette Davis, peforming the hardest skill in the women's artistic gymnastics, while making a sandwich and embodying the actresses he's always been.
An experiment in combining live theatre, cinematography, animation, and sports broadcasting, working with:
Sarah Calver, creative producer
Left-handed Cinema Collective
Tonino Petruzzellis Señor, cinematography
Mathieu Cadelo, animation
Alice Watson and Kace Monney, choreography
Bartosz Kielak, assistant camera and lighting
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—London Theatre 1
Written by Luis Amália and Adam Zmith
Programmed at DT Espacio Escénico, Madrid, and Camden People's Theatre and Poplar Union in London, 2019-22
When Luis was 10, he wanted to be a female gymnast, but he was a boy. At 15, he wanted to be desired, but he felt he was too hairy. Tonight, as a performer, he wants to be Ingrid Bergman. But he is a loser.
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Created by Luis Amália and Adam Zmith
Programmed at Queer Art(ists) Now at the And What? Queer Arts Fest, London
2020
Gymnast Aly Raisman fits a 1+1/2 twisting layout, a double arabian and a front layout on the floor diagonal. In gymnastics, as in life, precision matters.