curious

Welcome

Welcome to the curious home page. We call our company "curious" because what drives us as artists is an intense curiosity about the world in which we live.

As curious we have produced 40 projects in a range of disciplines including performance, installation, publication and film. Each of the projects starts with a question such as; "what smell reminds you of home?" (On the Scent); "what is lost and what is found in places undergoing rapid regeneration and change?" (Lost & Found); "why is the American gun lobby promoting feminine protection?" (Three Semi Automatics Just for Fun), "what do you long for and where do you belong?" (be)longing) and "what are gut feelings?" (Autobiology).

Our investigations involve intimate, personal journeys alongside public research and enquiry. This leads us into collaborations and conversations with a huge range of people - truckstop waitresses, biological scientists, political refugees, occularists, nuclear weapons experts, sex workers, old folks' social groups and lost property workers to name a few. 

We engage personally and as honestly as we can with these questions in our work as writers and performers. We also encourage a dialogue with audiences and participants who are eager to share their thoughts and experiences with us through interactive performance, installation and film-making. The resulting work is sometimes intimate, frequently challenging, often humorous, and always authentic.

Curious was formed in 1996 by Leslie Hill and Helen Paris. Since then, the company has developed a reputation for its edgy, humorous interrogations of contemporary culture and politics, work that has been called as smart as it is seductive.

Curious books and DVDs can be purchased through the Artsadmin shop and the company runs a variety of workshops, mentoring and training sessions for artists nationally and internationally.

Curious are Artsadmin artists.