ABOUT US
Know Promises Theatre Co. is an International ensemble to devise, write & create new shows.
Currently rooted in Ireland with an international element with core members from Estonia, France & Ireland.As a collective, we are establishing ourselves in various creative spaces, theatres & locations worldwide, in collaboration with a range of companies, venues & festivals.
'Know Promises Theatre Co.', our name is our vow to keep our audience on their toes. While things are not always so black & white, we play & explore in the grey. Our new work moves into our perception of Time, Memory, Love, Science, the Senses & Collective Consciousness, but hey…No Promises!
Our work starts with honesty - sometimes brutal, sometimes delicate - and from there we build theatre that refuses to compromise on authenticity. We want audiences to feel the closeness of theatre, the unavoidable presence of live performance that demands attention. It is here to push and pull you within the pleasure of a shared experience.
The power to channel stories has given to all of us. We are a convergence of bodies & voices, a convergence of original ideas.
THE GREY
Imagine for a moment:
You are watching out from the window and there is the sky.
Grey sky.
Everything is Grey.
Grey clouds.
Grey weather.
Grey feeling.
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There seems to be nothing to really see and you turn your head away from this Grey.
But in this very moment, a crow passes by, then a seagull and your head stops.
You realise, there is so much more than just a colour to observe.
In the Grey, there is a whole new reality. It comes from nowhere, it brings us there and then shows how to orientate in this unknown territory.
We make conclusions sometimes too fast, too easily. But what if we stop judging and see things from the place of zero.
Can we experience things we didn’t before?
In the grey time doesn’t matter in the same way.
Where comedy and tragedy become equal, appears a new freedom - an opportunity to choose.
The Grey - it is our submission. It is our research.
We, humans, often think we know, but we actually don’t know.
We, KPTC, promised us to open our senses for this magical world.
Here we are, between black and white.
Where time disappears…
Grey appears
- Know Promises Theatre Co.