‘Gemma Brockis is one my favorite bright minds in immersive performance.’ (Brian Solomon - Creative Tech Director at Framestore, NYC)
ON SHUNT:
‘Shunt pioneered what came to be known as immersive theatre.’ (Wired)
‘It was in the best way possible totally mind-blowing - I've never seen anything like it.’ (Nicholas Hytner on Shunt)
‘To say it was exciting wouldn’t do justice to the experience. Yours senses were forcibly rearranged’ (Tom Morris on Shunt)
‘Immersive theatre has become big business since Shunt clambered out of the live art netherworld. Their improbably successful nightclub and a string of standalone shows whetted the public appetite for the slick commercial offerings of Punchdruck and You Me Bum Bum Train.’ (Time Out)
‘Shunt. The most innovative company in Britain.’ (The Guardian)
Gemma’s shows with Shunt (she is a founder) stormed the British Arts scene in the early 2000s. And her work outside Shunt has toured to Japan, Australia and within Europe (details of full length shows HERE). As a freelance performer within the immersive world, she has worked with - Wiretapper, Darkfield, Coney, Gideon Reeling, Punchdrunk - The Third Day & Silverpoint and she made a show for the BAC one-on-one festival:
‘The luminous Gemma Brockis is Max, and she’s so adorable you just want to eat her up. The company have somehow managed to create a door to a time when the simplest things were the most magical. As delightful as any pudding. Go and be transported.’ (Fourth Wall)
She is open to new conversations, as a consultant or collaborator.
‘I have worked with Gemma on numerous immersive projects. She is an incredible theatre maker, writer & collaborator. She has a unique ability to determine what is truly important and meaningful amongst the general chaotic overload of the creative process.’ (David Rosenberg - Artistic Director of Darkfield)
EXPERIENCES & EVENTS by gemma:
Dean
UNIVERSITY OF O
Online Educational Institute
Creator
ODDVENT
Online Advent Calendar
2020
Creator & Co-Director
THE BOY WHO CLIMBED OUT OF HIS FACE
SHUNT
2015
Creator & Co-Director
THE SHUNT LOUNGE
2006-9
Creator & Director & Designer
HOTEL
One-off event
2019
Designer & Director
GOLD @ THE NED
One-off event
CONEY
2022
Residency
LA OTRA GENTE (THE OTHER PEOPLE)
Buenos Aires 2008 & Portrait Gallery, London
Co-director
ROMPECABEZAS (PUZZLE)
Immersive Show for Buenos Aires Fashion Week 2009
AS CONSULTANT:
Image: Britt Hatzius (Pinocchio) | Susanne Dietz (Shunt Shows) | NK Guy (Shunt Lounge) | Lottie Davies (Oddvent) | (Hotel)