About Admiration

Admiration is a physical theatre company working on experimental approaches to performance. We are inspired by a wide range of practising artists, traditions and institutions, including Philippe Gaulier, Ella Jaroszewicz, Odin Teatret, the Grotowski Institute and others. Admiration are based in East London and were founded in 2001 by Jon Hewitt, Artistic Director.

"When searching for a name I was looking for a word essential to theatre, both its spectacle, and its moral and aesthetic worth, and which could work, as far as one word can, in as many languages as possible. The answer is Admiration." Jon Hewitt, Artistic Director

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