François Testory
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Biography: François started his career as a dancer training at Mudra the Maurice Béjart School of Performing Arts. He then joined the legendary Lindsay Kemp Company, soon becoming one of its principal members and remains one of his collaborators to this day. He has collaborated with many diverse companies such as Ballet Rambert, Rose English, Simon Vincenzi, DV8 Physical Theatre, Punchdrunk and many more. He also sings with Medieval Polyphony ensemble Graindelavoix, Electro Group Coil, Laniakea. For Gecko, François has performed in and helped create The Overcoat, Missing and Institute.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Interview with the Vampire
Overview: A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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The Tailor of Gloucester
Overview: An ill tailor is trying to finish a coat for a wealthy man. He is hindered by his cat and helped by some grateful mice.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-28
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Vestiges
Overview: Opening night in Bastia. Ezy Rippart, one of the leading actors of the show, shows up at the theatre terribly late after getting lost in the city in the footsteps of a past love. While doing his best to prepare for the show, the actor, overwhelmed by this memory, seems to lose ground.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-06-30
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A Nosegay
Overview: A homoerotic homage to Jean Genet and Comte de Lautréamont, featuring Francois Testory Richard Heslop and Celestino Coronado. The visual motif of the nosegay is used to tell the story of the love of an angel for a hermaphrodite. Made at the Royal College of Art.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Dido and Aeneas
Overview: Maria Ewing, as Dido, heads an outstanding cast of young British singers in a film adaptation of Henry Purcell’s much-loved tragic opera. With spectacular sets, this intense tale of heroism, passion, betrayal and ultimate tragedy is played out against a backdrop of fiery rituals, evil spells and pageantry.
Genres: Music Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-18
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Institute
Overview: Enter a shadowy establishment where residents attempt to create order from the chaos of life. Carers become patients, memories fracture and relationships collide. Physical theatre company Gecko has a reputation for generating unique worlds, intoxicatingly beautiful scenes and breathtaking choreography. Based on their internationally acclaimed production by Amit Lahav, this film is a visually captivating and poetic dissection of the way we nurture and care for ourselves and each other.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-20
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The Time Of Your Life
Overview: The Time of Your Life has an ordinary man at its heart. Desperate to feel different and to find a real human connection in a world consumed by social networks and mass advertising, the man embarks on a journey through rooms representing different milestones in his life. The rooms are transformed using powerful visual effects to create an increasingly vivid world for the viewer that disintegrates as quickly as it appears.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-15
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