Amit Lahav

Born: None

Amit is the Artistic Director and founder of Gecko. He was born in Israel and grew up in London where he trained with theatre and dance creators such as Lindsay Kemp and David Glass and worked as a facilitator in South East Asia, making theatre with street children over a four year period. Shortly after this time he began to develop his own company and methodologies; particularly Gecko’s emphasis on emotion, physicality, metaphor, breath and musicality. The shows are created in the UK with an international ensemble and tour world-wide. He has developed a unique language of training, performance, devising and teaching and these methods are used by the company as Gecko continue to generate relationships around the world. Amit has created seven critically acclaimed Gecko shows; Taylor’s Dummies, The Race, The Arab and The Jew, The Overcoat, Missing, Institute and The Wedding, all of which have toured nationally and internationally. In 2015, Amit created and performed in The Time of Your Life, which was broadcast live on BBC4 as part of Live From Television Centre.


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Stories of Lost Souls

as Matt
Released: 2004-11-12

Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to...

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New Year's Eve

as Matt
Released: 2002-11-18

A young woman brings out the worst in a group of friends on New Year's Eve.

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National Theatre Live: Ķīn

as Devising Performer
Released: 2024-04-13

In 1932, Leah and her family escaped persecution and embarked on a journey from Yemen to...

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Institute

as Martin
Released: 2020-07-20

Enter a shadowy establishment where residents attempt to create order from the chaos of life....

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