"SHAMBO! Sh sh sh SHAMBO! SHAMBO! Sh sh sh SHAMBO! JOIN US! OH COME AND JOIN US!"
Was the chant, the chorus, the song, the celebration that rang out across the grand City of Glasgow on the faithful night of Sunday the 1st of July 2012. The words were conjured up by a super sparkly spirit who was created by the leaders of fantasy, creation and chaos: Claus - The Strong Man Clown & Baron Punch. A couple of rag tag travellers who have trekked across the globe with the almighty SHAMBOLICA! BOX, dishing out their unique brand of art and creation; Shambolica!. Whilst on their travels they found a lost, lonely and shadowed figure. It had no words, no meaning, no light and no colour. Then whilst in Glasgow, a transformation took place. The lost soul was put into the box and the Gods of Shambo were summoned. "O! O! O!..." Was chanted and called out by Claus and Baron and the assembled audience. Then with a flurry the doors of the travelling box were flung open!
"HEY HEY!" "TERTRE ROUGE HERE!"
The dark lost soul was shambofied into a being of extraordinary colour, light and vigour!
Addressing its new world and its newly found audience, Tertre Rouge decided to treat everyone to play a game with him. A member of the audience was assigned to pick one of three cards. A lovely lady picked one, it read...
SHAMBOLIC ORCHESTRA!
What happened next really needed to be witnessed in person. A myriad of activity, song, chant and interaction and fun ensued as Tertre Rouge led everyone to get involved in the Shambolic Orchestra, the greatest game ever!
Everyone was whipped into a frenzy of shambolic proportions and then...
THE SOUND OF THE GRAVY TRAIN HORN blared out! Claus called an end to proceedings, the purveyors of light and chaos were rumbled, Glasgow City Council was on route to shut them down. The pack was forced to flee, into the light and down rainbow road.
This premiere performance of Shambolica! Presents "Something Punchy" took place at The Flying Duck as part of the Three Chord Theatre which takes place every sunday. More info HERE!
This realm of theatrical performance art is the latest venture for Shambolica! and one that is most fun and exciting. The performance was received really well with lots of positive vibes. We now push on with creating further story lines, themes, ideas and performances centred around our character creations and most importantly the BOX!
You can check out images HERE! and other info related to the event and upcoming work HERE on the facebook.
Massive thank you to Three Chord Theatre for letting us showcase, i think they enjoyed themselves, he he! And big thanks to Flying Duck for their tech support and storage. Most cool of them.
Incredible efforts should be afforded to Ali Quietsch for his amazing effort and skills of the creation of the box. A truly monstrous creation and the catalyst for the "SOMETHING..." performance series.
Baron Punch is Alistair Quietsch
Tertre Rouge is Thomas F Newell
One last thing the next performance is very soon!!! Check HERE for details, if you are in Glasgow, COME AND PLAY, BE CREATIVE, BE SHAMBOLICA!
