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Andrew is a theatre director, performer, Feldenkrais practitioner and hand model. He studied dance with Merce Cunningham in New York and theatre in Paris with Phillipe Gaulier, Monika Pagneux and Jacques Lecoq.

Andrew created and performs, ‘Space Panorama’ (1987) the story of the Apollo 11 moon landing told with only his hands, ‘Quatre Mains’ (1998) which was recently revived for a season at UCLA, Los Angeles in Dec 2008, and his award winning solo show ‘Absence and Presence’ (2005) performing at PS 122 in New York April 2006, which is a deeply intimate and touching portrayal on the death of his father. He also created and directed the stage show of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ (1995),v’Amnesia Curiosa’ for Rainpan 43 (2008 Studio Theatre Washington DC) and fabrik Potsdam’s award winning ‘Pandora 88’ (2003). He directed and co devised ‘The Idiot Colony’ with Redcape Theatre Company, which won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival 2008. In 2008/09 Andrew Choreographed the Opera Dr Atomic for the MET, New York and ENO, London. He is currently working on the Pearl Fishers for the ENO (production 2010).

 
   
 
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