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. 

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
An image of an a South Asian female dancer dancing against a purple background.

One Sky

by Pagrav Dance Company
An image of a male performer leaning towards the right with an orange screen in the background.

GO GRANDAD, GO!

by Company DHW
A graphic image of a figure wearing white with its arms outstretched.

SYNERGY

by Mark Smith Productions
A graphic image of a red car and white van from above

Biting Point

by Middle Child
A performer wearing all black is moving with a sheer red sheet that is dramatically draped over their face and right arm.

Tell Me [working title]

by Sadiq Ali
Performers walk a tall wooden trebuchet wheel through a green park space with a large audience following behind them

Parade – The Giant Wheel

by Autin Dance Theatre
Four performers are rehearsing a pieces in a room full of reflective materials around the outside. Two are on a bicycle and sidecar, one is in a wheelchair and the last is behind them on rollerskates.

JOYRIDE

by Ockham's Razor and Oily Cart
An image of a group of dancers intertwining in a circle when sitting on sand. They are all wearing white linen shirts and black trousers.

Garbh

by Shyam Dattani
A matriarch stands adorned with her fabric crown. Image is in hues of purple and yellow.

(An Ode To) Sweet Mothers

by Initiative.dkf
Moments from first R and D. Performers Jonny Leitch, Tilly Lee-Kronick and Helene Park. Images by Omari ‘Motion’ Carter

Anchored in Air [working title]

by Head Over Wheels