Photo: David Hegarty
About Us
"PLAY TO ENTERTAIN"
The duo bring a profound level of precision to their movement built through years of experience in improvisation, clowning and dance.
Together the duo are breaking new ground artistically, bringing professional dance and clowning to new heights.
Within the practice of improvisation they developed an intricate language of gestural and body movements. Their work derives from that humoristic movement language which focuses on the clownesque expression of dance. Abstract in style they bring their audience on a journey of discovery and laughter.
Our Story
Elysia Mc Mullen and Luisa Schmitz met during their dance education in the Netherlands. One morning they got up and made a short piece just for fun. Just like that Bill and Fred was born. Three more short pieces followed before they lost their contact for a while, since both were returning to their own worlds for just a second. But when the time was right, Bill and Fred decided they could as well tackle the world together. In 2020 they founded the Company Bill and Fred Productions and created their first full evening show "Bill and Fred's Adventures". That was just the beginning. So beware! The world is in for some surprises from those two.
Meet Bill and Fred
BILL - Luisa Schmitz
Coming from the snowy hills of Switzerland, she left to discover the world of art. Her expertise lies in improvisation, turning herself upside down and just recently she discovered she can makak-the-cow. Her movement quality is free flowing, soft, playful and dynamic. After graduating she ventured off into the circus art scene with Circus Chnopf. Bill doesn’t take things too seriously, she can be a bit clumsy and slow at times but she is a master of knowing the unknown. It is that quality that supports Fred's plans to actually work.
FRED - Elysia Mc Mullen
From the island of Eire, dancing her way through life she decided it was time to explore what the world had to offer outside the island. Her expertise lies in improvisation, partnering, acrobatics and theatricality. Similar to Bill she ventured off working with several dance and circus companies. Her movement quality is quirky, sharp, explosive and vigorous.
Fred is very well organised and the one with the plan. Sometimes, she can get a bit ahead of herself, insisting too much on her own ideas. Yet without that they might as well still be stuck at some train station in a faraway land.
