Company Performance Metrics
Gob Squad make performances and videos which search for beauty in the everyday, and look for words of wisdom from a passing stranger. They are an artists collective, the 7 core members working collaboratively on the concept, direction and performance of their work. Other artists, performers and technicians are invited to collaborate on particular
projects.
They try and explore the point where theatre meets art, media and real life. As well as theatres and galleries, they place their work at the heart of urban life – in houses, shops, underground stations, car parks, hotels or directly on the street. Everyday life and magic, banality and utopia, reality and entertainment are all set on a collision course and the audience are often asked to step beyond their traditional role as passive spectators and bear witness to the results.
They started the company in Nottingham in 1994 but are now more or less based in Berlin, although they regularly make and present work in the UK, organised through their Nottingham office. Their work is regularly shown throughout Europe, and they've toured to all the continents apart from Antarctica.
