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Forced Entertainment

Forced Entertainment is a group of artists who have been working together since 1984 producing new works in theatre and performance as well as projects in digital media, video and installation. In the many projects they’ve created we’ve tried to explore what theatre and performance can mean in contemporary life. In doing so they’ve made lists, played games, spoken gibberish, stayed silent, made a mess, dressed up, stripped down, confessed to it all, performed magic tricks, told jokes, clowned around, played dead, got drunk, told stories and performed for six, twelve and even 24 hours at a stretch.
The work they make is always a kind of conversation or negotiation. They’re interested in making performances that excite, frustrate, challenge, question and entertain. They’re interested in confusion as well as laughter.
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Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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