2001 - Present | Visual Metaphor & Total Theatre
Led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav, Gecko is an award-winning company known for creating "Total Theatre." Their work is incredibly visual, often exploring complex themes like mental health, migration, and memory through breath, sweat, and metaphor rather than words. They often use multiple languages (or gibberish) to prove emotion is universal.
Gecko avoids literal storytelling. If a character is struggling, they don't say "I am sad." Click an emotion below to see how Gecko might stage it using physical and visual metaphor.
The starting point for all Gecko movement. The ensemble breathes together to move together.
Using a physical image to represent an abstract emotion.
Using many languages to force the audience to focus on body language rather than dialogue.
The idea that the stage represents the inside of a character's mind, not a real location.
Enter an emotion or a piece of dialogue. The AI will translate it into a purely physical, Gecko-style visual metaphor.