Bambino dell'Oro residency at OVADA warehouse
Amongst visual artist Emma Lilwall dismantling 3 pianos and multiple Bambino band rehearsals, I pottered about making the space more people friendly, atmospheric and using up discarded bits of piano keys to make a wind chime and decorations. Two mesmerizing performances over two nights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgmZmjwoFbc&feature=youtu.be
Photos by Hugh Pryor
Catweazle
From March 2012 every week to an occasional presence now, I beautified and was the doorman* for Catweazle, an open mic performance space in east Oxford. This is an open mic without a mic - where listening is as cherished as the performances themselves. Every Thursday night, East Oxford Community Centre. Go.
* I prefer doorman, said at a fast speed, to door lady/woman. Simply because I like the way it sounds.
Photos from Catweazle facebook page
Opera Lyrica and St Peter's College Opera
Set Designer and Stage Manager for Opera Lyrica and St Peter's College Opera. Having no opera knowledge at the start, it was wonderful to discover Mozart's most famous operas. If new to opera I recommend going to a rehearsal if possible. The quality of sound coming from one set of lungs is worth your attention.
Photo by Jonathan Brown
Photos by Andrew Steele
Black Maria, Sadler's Wells Theatre.
Assistant Stage Manager for a dance version of Dianne Wynne Jone's novel 'Black Maria'. I loved (and still do) DWJ books growing up. A reference for any of her fans reading; the composer was DWJ's nephew, and looked exactly like how Chrestomanci is described. Family inspiration perhaps.. Beautifully choreographed and directed by Susie Crow.
Photo: my own.
Gravity Fields Festival, Rosa Productions and South Kesteven District Council
A science and arts festival celebrating all that is Isaac Newton, where he grew up, Grantham. An army of artists, actors, scientists, and a circus converged on the town for a week. Set Designer for an Apothecary, a live multi sensory experience for children to mix up real medicine and be led unawares by apothecary act Dizee O'Dare. Production assistant for Rosa Productions, director of Gravity Fields Festival. Gravity Fields is returning Sept 2014, keep an eye out on what they have in store. www.gravityfields.co.uk.
Photo by Mike Gaffney
The Real Thing, MA Goldsmiths Film makers
Written by Alice Truman, this was a film short about a couple who led double lives. Production Designer. Location sourcing, prop sourcing, organising the Art Department, set dressing, health and safety.
Photo by Janis Andrejevs
The Kissing Dance
Design Assistant for Howard Goodall's debut musical. Serious geometry needed for beautiful end result. Director Lotte Wakeman, Set Designer Samal Black.
Superheroes! Children's Discovery Centre, Stratford, London.
Scenic painter. Painted cityscape to go with animator Steve May's theme. Great place, exploring stories in an interactive way for children. Similar to the Story Musuem in Oxford.www.discover.org.uk/ http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/
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