Eclectic Pelican

People of the Pelican

A multi disciplined multi skilled bunch
Cartoon: Michael Leunig/The Age 
 
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Trefor Gare -  Director
Anne O'Keeffe - Performer
John Britton - performer
Geoff Wallis - Performer
Amanda Owen - Performer
Hilary Elliott - outside eye
Amanda Grinblat - Administrator
Michael Walker - Prodn Manager
Alison Bogg - Designer
Footscray Community Arts Centre
 
 

Amanda Owen

An import this one, a ringer, serious amounts of energy, needs tieing down in the rehearsal room to protect the fittings. Acrobatics trainer and performer from the UK and all round lightning bolt 

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Geoff Wallis

Ballarat boy Geoff. Serious improvisor on the Melbourne theatre sports scene and co-creator of Jaws the Musical and Murder to Die For, improvised genre comedies for the Vic Arts Centre. Absolutely quivers at the mention of the word movement so we call it something else when he's listening. 

Puppet Dance Captain for Angel Fall 

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Trefor Gare

Founder and director of the pelican.  Started off as a muso in Melbourne, then became a puppeteer, then a straight actor, then ventured into  musical theatre, then into TV and appalling adverts, then took off for a six week holiday to Europe.  9 years later came back to Aus having in the meantime trained with Phillipe Gaulier, Monika Pagneux, The Desmond Jones School of Physical Theatre and La Scuola Internazionale dell'Attore Comico. 

Very tall. 

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John Britton

Another import, John arrived from the UK in 1997 and met Trefor working for the Vic Arts Centre's Winter Arts Season. Long and varied career in the UK as a performer director and teacher. Amazingly loud stage voice, needs gagging at times. 

Serious child on stage. 

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Amanda Grinblat

Currently Administrator for the Womens Circus and Eclectic Pelican. Might actually be interested in widening her scope if anybody is in search of a damned good administrator. 

Warning - party girl 

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Anne O'Keeffe

A quite beautiful thing. Anne takes the vulnerability of performance to rarely seen heights all the while maintaining an open faced sense of joy in her work.  A very seriously beautiful dance improvisor. 

Small but all the same dangerous when roused 

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