In the lead up to christmas you can find me hanging upside down housewife-ing in Gingerline's new immersive experience! (You might also find me in a bubble under the sea..)
Some tickets for Feb-March are still available here: http://www.chambersofflavour.co.uk/
Chamber of Flavours V.1
The previous immersive dining experience I worked on is featured on BBC's The Apprentice tonight! Look out for us at around 42 minutes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084jg5v
24 Hour Plays
This month i've been working in collaboration with Rich Gifts Theatre to direct a play in 24 hour hours. The event is based on the collaboration of a series of professional directors, actors and writers. We meet on the friday night to discuss groupings, the writers spent all of saturday writing about their chosen topic from the last 24 hours in current affairs, and sunday the directors and actors work together to create a piece for public viewing in the evening. I had the pleasure of working with New York playwright David Vazdauskas to create a short live noir parodying Russia's place in the American election. We also have the pleasure to work with improv pianist Richard Baker (The Play That Goes Wrong) to create a jazz underscore and cabaret national anthem.
This is something which we are currently turning into a neo-noir short, and we have a fabulous team on board! Cinematographer: http://fabioguglielmelli.com/ Stylist: www.saskiacole.com
I will also continue my work with Rich Gifts Theatre, directing one political play every month at a different theatre, and in 24 hours! http://www.richgiftstheatre.com/deadline/
I'll post the link to tickets for January's show here
UPDATE:
Here's some footage of us trying out the idea above: https://youtu.be/DjL4NqV1qfI
The Art of Za Deal Tech, Courtyard Theatre, Nov 2016
Imagination & Engagement
Definite food for thought! Great day working with the Punchdrunk Enrichment team, discussing the place for immersive theatre in schools and communities both practically and verbally. We worked on the place of virtual technology within this art form, reactions to space and how to create an interactive piece from an object alone.
I'll be working with the Punchdrunk team again in the new year in their Performance Practice workshops for performers and dancers, i'll post details and reactions here post workshop!
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Punchdrunk Enrichment Workshop
Very excited to be taking part in Punchdrunk's Imagination & Engagment workshop this November!
Sizzle Shack
This week I had the chance to work with Ivory productions on a new commercial ad for Hellman's, will post the footage when the edit is finished!
UPDATE:
Here's the link to the ad (i'm the one waitressing) https://vimeo.com/186279993
LFW
In a collab. with M, Lyst used augmented reality technology to project clothing onto Human Mannequins for London Fashion Week.. and I was one of them! Here's a press photo from the event:
Monkeying Around
When i'm not busy opera-ing with Gingerline, I'm working part-time for Bompas & Parr/Les Enfant Terribles as a monkey waiter on their new show, The Twits. It really is wonderful, catch it if you can (running until oct. 30th) www.twitsdinner.com
Here's a short vid of me performing there: https://twitter.com/londonwhisperer/status/773621199301648384
Aussie Hair
Over the past few weeks i've been working with Reuban Feels to create an immersive festival experience for Aussie Hair! Everything from early morning shower dancing to afternoon game shows.
Check out a snippet of it here:
https://www.facebook.com/vfestival/videos/10155158619858626/?pnref=story
SPLOSH!
This week I had the chance to work with both dir. Emily Cole (www.emcole.com) and Bompas and Parr (www.bompasandparr.com) for an excitingly sticky new video project.. More details to follow!
Classic Gingerline Extension
The sold out immersive foodie adventure i'm a part of has just received an extension until October 15th! If you are curious to see my underground operatic shenanigans then more tickets will be released THIS friday (1st) at midday! Don't miss out!
Tickets available at: www.gingerline.co.uk/current-adventure
Dirty Dancing
You can find me in the Catskils, NY at Kellermans summer camp from the 13th-24th of July!
#BeMyBaby
http://www.secretcinema.org/tickets
Lulu R&D
Today marks the end of Ugly Collective's Residency with Theatre Deli. We've been developing our piece Lulu: A Circus Sex Tragedy (which I am directing). We presented a short scratch of what we'd discovered for the deli team, received some great and thought provoking feedback - it's safe to say that we are all very excited to continue our work with them. Here are a few shots from our devising process (featuring our lovely Jazz singer Gabrielle Shephard, alongside devisers Rory Keys, Andrea Veneziani and Dimitris Chimonas)
More details to follow!
Microsoft Lumia
This week I shot a viral ad for Microsoft Lumia's new product with dir. Ryan Prout (thanks to my lovely agents at Idamos). My 10% battery face should be revealed to the world very soon!
Sara Hung Jewellery Lookbook
I've recently had the privilege of appearing in Sara Hung's SS16 Jewellery Lookbook. Here are a few of the images!
Photographer: Vincent Chui
Hair & Make-up: Josie Chan
Barbican Open Lab
This week i've been busy dancing at the Barbican Centre for CRYSTAL ME: REWILD, the theatrical concert. The team had the privilege of working with both Lindsay Kemp and Lea Anderson, all very exciting! Throughout the process I will be acting as deviser and producer, and will appear as a 'goddess' in our Hackney Showroom work in progress this June.
You can keep up to date with whats going on via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/weplayproject
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Lulu for Theatre Deli...
Ugly Collective are pleased to announce that we'll be working on our Circus Sex Tragedy in residency with Theatre Delicastessen this June!
More details to come!
#LooseLipsSinkShips
I've been busy hiding underground preparing for Gingerline's newest clandestine dining adventure! If you're a lover of all things secret, immersive and foodie - check it out!
A few tickets are still available: http://www.gingerline.co.uk/gingerline/
Burlesque Choreography
International theatre director Lindsey Higgins (Seoul Shakespeare Company, South Korea) has asked me to choreograph a burlesque dance for the character of 'Froggy' in her upcoming show Blackbird, which will debut at The Drayton Arms 'Three Branch Festival' in early March. The Three Branch Festival is a place where female directors can highlight their work. Their aim is to create a platform in which they can explore their ideas and display them at a fantastic fringe venue!
"Blackbird is centered on the deteriorating relationship of two junkie lovers, Adam Rapp's Blackbird is a less than beguiling look at New York City's lower depths mixing drugs, degradation, and defecation."
Tickets available at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/threebranchfestival
More about Lindsey here: http://www.lindseyjadehiggins.com/
Suitable for ages 18+
14, 17, 25, 26, 30, 31 March
Virtually Dead
I'm currently working on 5* show Virtually Dead by Bearded Kitten (to be held in a secret London location before transferring to Paris). This is the first time that any company have been able to combine both immersive theatre and virtual reality, and we'll be the first people working with HTC's new vive goggles!
You can find me there from mid march to early april.
The entire run is sold out, but there is a waiting list which you can sign up to here: http://virtuallydead.co.uk/