Blueprint

Blueprint is our research and development programme that enables artists to take risks, push boundaries, explore ideas and expand the possibilities of what outdoor arts can be. 

Lead artwork for Tommy & Teresa, featuring Romany Gypsy rapper Big Deli in a cinematic double-exposure image that reveals the caravan, dancers and outdoor world of the show.

Tommy & Teresa

by Southpaw Company
An image of a giant metallic figure with a small audience, pier, sea and beach in the background.

Water Puppet

by Graeae Theatre Company
An image of five black women stood outside a fresh grocery store. Four of the women are wearing traditional African dress.

The Aunties: House of Masks

by Oluwatosin Omotosho
A black and white image of a female trapeze artists swinging from a makeshift swing.

She Dreams. She Flies!

by Maiya Leeke x Mimbre
A decorative image of four male dancers intertwining.

Edge of the Sacred

by Akshay Sharma
A decorative collage image of various objects and buildings overlayed one another against a red background.

CEMENTED

by Lorna Rees Company
An image of a patterned rug with the overlay text 'Woven Worlds' in white capital letters

Woven Worlds

by Salaam Salaam
A portrait image of two men. One of them has the other's head in an arm lock, and there are trees in the background.

Man Down

by Fuse Theatre
An image of a decorative figure against a brown background.

The Parade to Futures End

by Unseen Between
A decorative image of two horizontal columns. On the top column it says 'MADE READY' in capital letters on a yellow background. On the bottom column are two sets of numbered footprints.

Made Ready

by Avanti Display
A graphic poster image showing two chefs, with the caption 'Battle of the Pans' against a grey, orange and green background.

Fussy Foodies Frolicking!

by Just More Productions
Township explores our relationship with food and shelter, bringing people together in one feast experience. An image of a group of people building a wooden structure in the street.

Township

by Sonia Hughes / Weeding Cane
Balance. An image of a woman balancing a bag of rubbish on her head with a yellow background.

Balance

by Blaze Tarsha
Two people lifting up a child puppet who is wearing yellow.

“When I grow up, I want to be a…”

by Nikki Charlesworth Productions
A circus performer hanging upside down from a yellow rope wearing a red boiler suit, with a sparse background.

Folly! (Permission to Play)

by Sam Williams Studio
An image of 5 dance artists wearing tartan and grey outfits and roller skates stood outside a fence with a sign saying 'caution uneven surface'.

A Place Between Mass & Echoes

by Inviktus and Symoné
Dark grey text 'Too Many Walls' against a light grey background.

Too Many Walls

by Daryl and Co.
A group of people performing together in a rehearsal space. One person is sat down and 2 people are wheelchair users.

Take Up Space

by Extraordinary Bodies and John Kelly
An image of hands of different skin tones holding two ropes with a black background.

We Break. We Build (Working Title)

by Working Boys Club
Meet the Blueprint artists for 2024. An image of a woman kneeling on the floor dressed in black. She is holding a painting of someone's face depicted sideways.

Shadow & Persona

by Poppy Plowman Productions