At the forefront of movement-based theatre.

Jon Whittle (left) and Rahul Aggarwal (right)

ABOUT DWEEB

Dweeb Productions

Dweeb Productions was founded in January 2002 by current Artistic Director Jon Whittle. Its first production was Dances with Beckett, a pure movement-based theatre piece exploring the characters of Samuel Beckett. A second version of this show, Beckett’s Last Dance, was produced at the 2002 San Francisco International Fringe Festival to much critical acclaim:

“I think this kind of quality work should really be more widely seen in San Francisco… I think you have a real work of art here”

“I am inspired by your intelligence, wit and talent, and by your energy and boldness”

 

In 2003, Dweeb produced Searching for God In Kerala, a multimedia theater production with dance and physical theater. It won Best of Fringe at the 2003 San Francisco International Fringe Festival.

 

Dweeb Artistic Director, Jon Whittle, has twelve years experience in writing, acting and directing. His short story Pancakes and Coffee was selected as Editor’s Choice by travel publisher, Travelers’ Tales. He has studied the Indian classical dance form, Kuchipudi, under the tutelage of guru Vyjayanthi Kashi in Bangalore, India, and under Deepa Menon in San Francisco. He has worked with master physical actress/director Maria Lexa in a number of productions for the Sun and Moon Ensemble. He has acted in many plays in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as around the world. Festivals he has participated in include the Edinburgh International Festival and the Windsor Fringe Festival. Jon also wrote the dance theater piece Life which has yet to be performed!

During Jan-May 2004, Jon lived in Meenkunnu Beach, a small village near the town of Kannur, in the Indian state of Kerala. There, he trained in the Keralite tribal possession ritual, theyyam.

Jon Whittle as Gulikan