An award-winning production, Only Bones 1.0 has wowed audiences at fringe festivals around the world. In a stage area of little more than 1.2 square meters, there’s a chair, a lamp, a performer and a technician. On a tiny set lit by a single bulb, endless possibilities are illuminated.

New Zealand born non-verbal performer Thom Monckton tells a wordless tale using body manipulation, dance, circus and clownery, challenging body and brain limits. He deconstructs his own body, his toes in love, fingers at war, s shifting, accompanied by sighs, giggling, and purring. This is a playful and whimsical performance so breathtakingly hilarious that you begin to wonder the possibility of body movement.

Creator & Performer / Thom Monckton

Monckton is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Kallo Collective. Described as a genius of physical comedy, Monckton possesses an extreme mastery over his every movement, from eyelids to ankles. Born in New Zealand, Monckton trained in circus in Christchurch and physical theater at École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and has been loosely based in Europe since 2006. His solo shows have toured internationally to around 20 different countries. Monckton and Kallo Collective created “Only Bones Project” in 2015, a minimalist physical theater and sparse-video performance concept.

Kallo Collective

Founded in 2009, Helsinki-based Kallo Collective is an award-winning physical theater and contemporary circus company. The three founding members Jenni Kallo, Sampo Kurppa and Thom Monckton all studied together at École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Focused on non-verbal tour-ready productions with comedy at their core, Kallo Collective aims to champion the art of physical based humour by producing a wide range of productions, teaching workshops, and producing NouNous Festival, an annual international festival of physical comedy in Helsinki.

Creator & Performer / Thom Monckton

Lighting / Gemma Tweedie

Music & Sound / Tuomas Norvio