George Sallis

George Sallis (born 8 October 1971 in London, England) is an artistic director, theatre producer and actor. He was chairman of the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town, London.

He is the founder and artistic director of the Giant Olive Theatre Company, ^[1] which was the resident company at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, 2008-2015. ^[2]

Works include, 'A Christmas Carol' 2008 ^[3] and 'Oliver Twist' 2009, ^[4] 'POP8', 2009, conceived and choreographed by Antonia Franceschi.(Fame, New York City Ballet). 'ZIP: Gun & Knife Crime' 2010 ^[5] and The GOlive Dance and Performance festival. ^[6]

Productions

• 2015JUST DANCE UK Premiere. Produced by AFD/Giant Olive, Theatre Royal Winchester, Choreography by Antonia Franceschi. Dancers: Royal Ballet, Rambert, Ballet Black and Random Dance ^[7]
• 2015GOlive Dance and Performance Festival Oxford curated by Donald Hutera
• 2015GOlive Dance and Performance Festival London curated by Donald Hutera
• 2014GOlive GOlab curated by Donald Hutera
• 2014GOlive Extended curated by Donald Hutera ^[8]
• 2013GOlive Dance and Performance Festival curated by Donald Hutera ^{[9] [10]}
• 2011I'LL SHOW YOU MINE, Adapted and Performed by Caroline Horton, Produced by Giant Olive Theatre Company ^[11]
• 2011BEAUTY IS PRISON-TIME, Written and Performed by Zoe Mavroudi, ^[12]
• 2011TOM JONES, Henry Fielding, Directed by Edward Kingham, ^[13]
• 2011GO GALA, George Sallis (GO Artistic Director), Antonia Franceschi (GO Artistic Advisor), Mark Baldwin (Artistic Director, Rambert), Richard Alston (Artistic Director, The Place), Martin Lawrence (Choreographer) ^[14]
• 2010-11A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Charles Dickens ^[15]
• 2010ZIP:Gun & Knife Crime, Produced by George Sallis.
• 2009-10OLIVER TWIST, Charles Dickens, Adapted by Piers Beckley, Directed by Ray Shell ^[16]
• 2009-10SUPERNATURAL, Written by Aline Waites and Jago Turner, Directed by Mykal Rand ^[17]
• 2009KITTY AND DAMNATION, Written by Joseph Crilly ^[18]
• 2009POP8 with Antonia Franceschi, Zoë Martlew and Ballet Black ^[19]
• 2008-09A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Charles Dickens, Adapted by Piers Beckley ^[20]
• 2008THE HOSTESS OF THE INN, Carlo Goldoni, Translated & adapted by Katherine Gregor, Directed by Alex Hunter ^[21]
• 2008ANTIGONE, Sophocles ^[22]
• 2008ADULT ORGASM, Dario Fo and Franka Rame ^[23]
• 2008THE WOULD BE GENTLEMAN, Molière, Directed by Alex Hunter ^[24]

References

1. London Dance Feature published 28/01/11
2. Time Out published 01/09/10
3. British Theatre Guide published 12/12/08
4. Time Out London review Oliver Twist Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine published 21/12/09
5. BBC News published 02/08/10
6. Interview - Run Riot published 03/09/13
7. Daily Echo Article published 11/05/2015
8. Observer Review GOlive Extended 2014 published 01/06/14
9. Guardian on GOlive Dance and Performance Festival published 17/10/13
10. Time Out London feature GOlive published 03/09/13
11. CRITICS CHOICE Review by Whats On Stage Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine published 16/8/11
12. Review Whats On Stage published 4/8/11
13. Review in Time Out published 31/5/11
14. http://www.londondance.com/news_details.asp?NewsID=8136 published 28/01/11
15. thestage.co.uk published 20/12/10
16. Review in Time Out Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine published 21/12/09
17. Review in The Stage published 27/11/09
18. Review in The Stage published 14/08/09
19. Listing in TimeOut Archived 18 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Critics Choice 07/09
20. Review in The Stage published 30/12/08
21. Review in The Stage published 21/11/08
22. Review in The Stage published 15/09/08
23. "Listing in Remotegoat". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
24. Mentioned in article in Whats On Stage Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine published 13/10/08

External links

• Company Website