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Switch is a rapidly-evolving vehicle for the creation and sale of live art and experimental theatre. The company is run by London-based artists and curators Justin Allen & Ewelina Kolaczek.

Our work centres on the live moment, with all of the possibilities and challenges it offers. Since 2006 we have created an impressive body of performance in a variety of forms: large-scale site-specific events; intimate encounters for one audience member at a time; performed installations; performances for camera; and interactive events in which the boundaries between audience and artist are blurred.

Our work has been shown at venues, events and festivals in London and around the UK, including Chelsea Theatre, Queen Mary College, Torture Garden, Live Art Falmouth and Fierce. Last year's highly acclaimed Spirit + Flesh UK was funded by Arts Council England.

As curators we showcase the work of many established and emerging artists. Current and previous collaborators include Fakir Musafar, Helen Schoene, Robin Dingemans, Nelly Alfandari, Martina von Holn and Mara Castilho. We are currently developing new strategies for the collection and sale of live art, in partnership with our network of artists.

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Credits:
1. Playing the Victim Ed.1 (2007) - image © Topper & Smith
2. Public Action No.1 (2008) - image © Switch
3. Initiation (part of Spirit + Flesh UK) (2007) - image © Manolo
4. Helen Schoene performing in my site | in space 1 - image © Andrew Eaton
5. Mara Castilho performing in my site | in space 2 - image © Andrew Eaton