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WHY SPONSOR THIS PRODUCTION
ZEB FONTAINE/Artistic Statement. Each production brings together artists and theatre specialists drawn to the interrelationship of sound, movement, text and performance space. Intersections with the rich complexity of ancient tragedy and myth resonate with both contemporary and timeless issues. Aesthetically, we journey beyond conventional text-based productions, toward the purely sensory experience of performance.
In the present state of arts funding cuts, Zeb Fontaine is unique in offering the actors and artistic team a small stipend for the performances and for travel even though we are not grant-maintained. As a former concert pianist, I will offer for instance a public concert to raise money for productions.
YOUR DONATION ensures that there is longevity in the creative vision of Zeb Fontaine's work. Each production affords a significant opportunity to draw together international professionals, to collectively devise a work, to shape and bring their art into a high-profile public performance, and to sustain the huge initial investment of time, energy and creative talent as it gains a competitive edge in grant applications. YOUR DONATION also sustains a long term theatre project. The Cows Come Home is part of a continuum of major works that are prompted and inspired by present-day transpositions of ancient Greek tragedy (please see 'Productions'). Two other projects based on Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripides’ Hippolytus are presently undergoing research and development. During the last few decades the reception of classical tragedies has enjoyed immense global popularity in both theatre and academic research. Its timeless themes and performance practices vitally resonate with contemporary issues from war and ethnic cleansing to religion, socio-politics, gender, postcolonial problems and science.
Zeb Fontaine’s goal is to eventually stage all three productions simultaneously in three different performance spaces in London, thus creating a kind of ancient festival of Greek tragedies re-imagined for a cosmopolitan audience.
We keep a record of all our sponsors, and when possible, offer them concession rates for tickets purchased for any performance. Sponsors, if they wish, are also listed in our programmes, and are informed of forthcoming productions. If you prefer the ‘old fashioned’ way of making a donation, I would be grateful if you could send a cheque, made payable to: ‘Zachary Dunbar’, and post to c/o Zeb Fontaine, 61 Blythe Road, London W14 0HP, United Kingdom. If you require any further information on this production, or about the professional background of the artistic team, please contact
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