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Machination Theatre Ensemble is an evolving company of performers and collaborators working to create visual / physical theatre that is original in form, challenging in content and engaging to our audiences.
We are dedicated to the exploration, development and production of new theatrical forms combining physical theatre with contemporary practice, and relevant issues with a focus on ensemble work.
Our aim is to create new, dynamic, exciting performances; that are not didactic but genuinely engage, entertain and challenge our audience. This belief drives Machination’s work; impacting upon both the form and content of the work we create.
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At the core of the Company is Megan Jones, Artistic and Company Director, heading a team of passionate and dedicated theatre artists. The Company Artists come from a background of varied disciplines and offer there skills towards the development of the Companies work. The Company also warmly welcomes the opportunity to work with Guest artists and members from a cross section of the community. For info on The Company & Guest Artists of MTE go to The Company link on the menu bar!
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Overview
Founded in 2005, MTE evolved out of a performance project, as part of the course curriculum at the college where the core Company Artists were completing their studies. The project ("Fallen Sky"), led by Megan who at that time was a facilitator of the college, received such a strong positive response from its audiences that it was recommended to be submitted to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) for the VCE Drama playlist.
Successful in its submission "Fallen Sky" was remounted in 2006 and completed a two week season to sold out houses. The work again received such an overwhelming response to its original style and content from both audience and industry alike, with an offer of support for a touring season by Regional Arts Victoria, that Megan and the group decided to try their hand at creating a second work together ("Destin"). After another successful season and with a growing fan base, the ensemble decided that it was somewhat inevitable that the Company should officially form, and so out of this Machination Theatre Ensemble was born!
Since then the Company has had a successful run, producing 4 new productions in the last 5 years, and has been selected by the VCAA 3 years consecutively.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Megan Jones is an Actor, Director, Creator and Dramatherapist . Her acting work in theatre, film and TV has been seen nationally and internationally. Megan has worked in Australia for over 30 years with independent artists, companies, and organisations including; Malthouse Theatre, Chunky Move, Cirque du Soleil, CircaNica, National Theatre Drama School, VCA Drama School, VCA Opera School, St Martins Youth Theatre, BAPA, Fours Company Community Theatre Artistic Director(1979-82), Bouverie Street Theatre-in Education team (1978-79), She is currently a Workshop Artist for the Victorian Arts Centre and Performance Studies Co-ordinator at NICA ( National Institute of Circus Arts). She has been a Performance Studies and Acting lecturer for 30 years, and has created more than 50 original shows. She has nominated for Best Actress Award for the Short and Sweet Festival Victorian Arts Centre (2006), and in the film Parts of a Horse which was nominated for Cannes. In Theatre she has performed in the Melbourne International Festival, Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe and for Malthhouse, LaMama, and the Stanislavski and Eumolova Theatres in Moscow. In TV for Grundy’s, ABC, & HSV7.She has trained with many master teachers around the world including year long intensives with Philippe Gaulier (1994) in London and Albert Filozov in Russia (1996).
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