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At night, someone in a bright red jumper looks up, with a big smile on her face, at the giant lit-up inflatable arcing over her head.

20 December 2022

Unfurl

A performer poses wearing bold and colourful clothes: a red hat with black faux fur band; sunglasses; a multicoloured, mostly pink, paisley silk shirt; a pastel pink overcoat with lilac lining and a silver flower brooch pinned on the lapel; orange striped tie; and blood orange high-waisted trousers with a black belt.

Domesteeque

Colourful bouncy plastic balls fall out of a trap door installed in a wooden grand piano, which is suspended several metres off the ground. You can just catch a glimpse of someone's hands pushing the balls out.

Standing High

Outdoors at night, someone is smiling and looking up close at a big robotic flower, which has petals made out of lace and bent metal wire is lit by a pink light.Tucked inside is purple felt that resembles more petals.

The Uncommons

Close-up of giant Hanuman and Ravan wooden puppets.

Ancient Giants R&D

A landscape image of dark green leaves

Jatra Theatre [working title]

BRILLIANT [working title]

Two people sat on blue cushions around a tree carved out of wood that has a small speaker attached towards the top. Notes are tied to the tree’s branches with pieces of string. Also hanging from the tree and the wires attaching it to the ground are silk garlands.

28 January 2022

Final Farewell

An image of a man dressed in flamboyant costume walking through a street with his hand on his hip with a static bike in the background.

28 January 2022

Big Gay Disco Bike

A black background overlaid with white text saying 'The Promise - an Operatic Adaptation'.

The Promise – an Operatic Adaptation

An image of a person holding up an ipad depicting an image of a house falling apart from underneath. The image is being projected onto a screen above a crowd.

A Thousand Stories High

We see a painting of a line of green buses with a group of protesters in front of them. They are holding up placards saying 'Boycott the Buses / No Colour bar', 'Every Man has the Right to Work' and 'Liberty Equality Fraternity No Colour Bar'. At the bottom there is a signature saying 'Painted by Michele Curtis and Paintsmiths'.

Bus Boycott

An image of two female dancers sat on the floor of a fountain. They are soaked through and there is a spurt of water in front of them.

Mayfly

A portrait image of a black man with a bald head and wearing glasses. He is surrounded by green palm leaves.

The Hidden Music of Trees

We see three performers dressed head to toe in a black costume on a patch of grass surrounded by a crowd.

24 February 2021

The Lost Opera

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