FoolishPeople

Birth

Photo by Brian Jones.

In Acknowledgment

Image taken by Yiri T. Kohl

FoolishPeople would like to take to thank:
Everyone at the ICA, for doing such an incredible job, and how supportive they have been of 'Dead Language', in particular, Emma, Yung, Tim, Julio, Richard, Lee, Anna, Keith and James.

All the extremely talented cast for their commitment and time devoted to the project: Tereza, Naia, Victoria, David, James, Claire T, Yiri, Suzi, Ruth R,  Carina, Sabina, Nicole, Iara, Sam, Anthony, Dhaniella, Robert, Al, Ruth T,  Rachel, Emma-Rachel, Clemence, Amy, Sam Doyle, Kate P-F, Kate M, Claire A, Jacqualene, Kim, Katrena, Louise, Carrie, Beth, Antonia, Anes, Tracy and Mary.

All the incredible production team: Laura for your amazing designs and commitment to making 'Dead Language' a success. Paron and Heather for being so enthusiastic. Mark for your incredible design work poured into the Denaissance Corporation. Yiri, Alex, Ellie and Lucy W for all their help and support, and Simon Houghton for designing the 'Dead Language' image for all our marketing material.

The production team would like to personally thank Forest Recycling Project enormously for their help and support during the project. Also Any Junk and London City Metals for their help.

Vicky, once again for her intricate and incredible sound design. You are immensely talented and beautiful, and will always have our support.

Jon for dedicating his time to give us absolutely amazing lighting.

The extremely talented Claire, Lisa and Lauren for all their designs, commitment and hard work. All their assistants for investing their time into the project: Rachael, Lydia, Lisa, George, Sarah and Jade. Chloe for devoting her time to makeup for the project.

Cecile and Brian for devoting their time to do our photography, all of which are fantastic!

Joseph Matheny, James Curcio and all at Greylodge for their belief in FoolishPeople. Your support has been overwhelming and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Our families and friends for their support over the years- especially Joyce, Karen, Finn & Gage Harrigan, Helen, Peter and all the other members of the Allin family, including Apple Grandad! We are eternally grateful for your help, support and belief; we couldn't ever thank you enough.

And most of all I would like to personally thank John for writing, directing and manifesting our most incredible piece of art thus far. It was truly inspiring and genius; I feel blessed to have produced your work in such a prestigious and respected art venue and I look forward to working with you once again for the future of FP.

Soft, velvet, pounding, prowling the bounds. Gentle, sharp eyes protecting all we are. The fire that flows in our blood. Beautiful mother and daughter; always watching, always throwing mysteries upon us. The beast that is our home.

Future Now

Language is dead, long live language. FP closed Dead Language to a packed house last night at the ICA.  Looking forward to sharing whats next for FoolishPeople and the Weaponized soon. Dead Language photo's above by Cecile Mella. Expect more photos next week.

Dead Language - The Times Top Five Events

Dead Language is featured in The Times top five events.

Email from Tracey

Dear Yung,

I really wanted to come to the performance tonight but I think that 20
Tracey Emin's are quite enough in one place at once! Good luck with it
all.

Much Love,

Tracey x

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Dead Language - ICA - Opens this Thursday

Dead Language. Image: Simon Houghton

Platoons of the latest replicas of Banksy roam the landscape, led by General Clone Banksy, a talentless nobody who once found a sample of Banksy DNA on an empty spray can.

A rowdy gang of Tracey Emins wrestle half a dozen dazed Andy Warhols to the ground. It is the future and all forms of art are free, perfect replicas exist of every masterpiece ever created, copyright and ownership are meaningless, ideas are cheap and replicated ad infinitum.

Artists have realised that their own identity is the only thing they can own or control, so fans become clones of artists in order to spread their art/identity. One final piece of uncorrupted art remains, yet to be copied: a living story told by Neonate Muses.

Come and experience the living story and see how the world died with FoolishPeople's immersive, evolving performance in the ICA theatre.

The Membrane

As we head into the performance week I find myself humbled once again by the support FP has received. I want to thank you all. Everyone who has been a part of getting us to the ICA.

If you want things to change in regards to entertainment and Art, if you want to stop being fed utter shit, then we all need to stop passively consuming what is on offer at the local cinema or easily found within your comic shop or local Virgin store. 

FP is at a crucial stage and we need to show that their is an audience for our work. So I'm asking you to come along and witness what we have created. If you believe in what we are trying to accomplish then tell your friends about what you have discovered.  Help us break times hymen. If you want us to break through the membrane then maybe now is the time to support us with your own magick to give us that extra push.

And if your coming to see Dead Language, see you on the other side.

Dead Language - Preview

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“Entertainment has let us down...It’s actually preventing us from living our lives.”

In the run up to the London Premiere of 'Dead Language' at the ICA next week, John has been involved in a variety of interviews, the most recent being an exclusive interview with Open Magazine's Loma-Ann Bonner:
"There's a layer to art and entertainment now that's stopping us thinking, it's coming between us and common sense."

Next week, FoolishPeople will feature on LBC Radio, with an audio preview of 'Dead Language'. Details to follow...