Barangaroo Birthday Birds

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

I was super excited to work, for the first time, with the fantabulous Deep Sea Astronauts over the weekend. These guys have a number of whimsical acts and their trademark is high quality, original Australian curiosities. The beautiful couture costumes are hand crafted in Sydney by a team of local artisans. There’s a squadron of iconic birds, including cockatoos and rainbow …

Penjelajahan Orangutan

Duckie Uncategorized

I have emerged from the jungle! For the past seven weeks I have been camped out in the wilds of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) doing a very special project. Penjelajahan Orangutan is a collaborative street theatre project with an environmental message. Hosted by Yayasan Permakultur Kalimantan, we worked closely with the permaculture centre and were based at their brand new …

Arquitectura De Feria at Sydney Festival

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

I have been very fortunate over the last three weeks to have been made part of a very special carnie family – a concoction of physical theatre performers, backpackers, jugglers, clowns, directors, spruikers, invigilators and other such dodgy types. Together we are the Sydney cast of Antigua i Barbuda as part of Sydney Festival. The company hail from Barcelona and …

Hosting Stoneleigh No 50

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

I had a wonderful time last month hosting immersive wine tasting experiences through a gorgeous heritage listed mansion in the secret back streets of the Rocks. Dubbed Stoneleigh No. 50, each room in the house responded to the notes in a different vintage, and guests were drawn in to explore space by space. The overarching philosophy of the house was …

Ecole Gaulier: Trials, Tribulations & Travesty

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

Ecole Gaulier is an institution in so many senses of the word. I spent a Parisian spring attending the ‘characters’ module and exploring this style of schooling. I would like to share my impressions with you, with the caveat that my time at the school was brief, and my experience quite personal. I could wax lyrical about the unconventional teaching …

The Mothership, NOosphere & the Last Frontier NYC

Duckie Blog, Inspire Me, Performance Art & Installations, Visual Art

Yep! I’m playing catch up! But expect exciting updates from my time in New York and beyond for the next few weeks! The Mothership is a special place. Its a New York institution – the home of many artists, a working studio, residency base and live music and performance art venue. I was lucky, through a purely serendipitous twist, to …

Au Chat Noir Paris 2015

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First of all, I’d like to enlighten you with a short explanation as to why the Chat Noir is a super cool place. You may recognise the iconic art nouveau graphic depicting a swirly cat – this is the gorgeous promotional image for the establishment. Its namesake (*now sadly long departed) was a fabulous hub for 19th century Parisian bohemia, …

Secret Garden Festival 2015

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Performance Art & Installations, Puppetry

What do you get when you take a dairy farm, a bunch of performance artists and several thousand hipsters at a dress up party? The wonderful thing that is Secret Garden Festival. I was blown away by how gorgeous the property and site was, it was delight to explore little fairy lit pathways through the rain forest, silk draped grottoes …