Marawa the Amazing’s Hula Schoola!

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Performance Art & Installations

Such a great name, it just makes me wanna scream: MARAAAAWA THE AMAAAZING!! Marawa the Amazing, star of London’s Roundhouse, La Clique, hula princess, Britain’s Got Talent crowning champion and tiki pin up is in town for a limited time only. This woman can take 133 hoops at a time, which if you aren’t aware, is BADASS. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bRg0v1nJ4] She’s in …

Nude Dining and Dancing at Peat’s Ridge Festival

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

We’re reaching the end of January 2013 and after being back at work for a few weeks it already feels like and age away! However, please permit me to cast my mind back to a most memorable New Year’s! Old Mate was not the only Thunderkat creation to make an appearance at Peat’s Ridge Festival. I was also coerced (through …

New Umbrella Theatre Video Portrait

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations, Puppetry

The lovely ladies at Socially Awkward Productions, aka Lilliane Moffat and Caitlin Mac have made a gorgeous promo video for Umbrella Theatre. Using footage from our recent residency at the Rocks Village Bizarre, it really captures the atmosphere of the twinkling lights, red velvet, and colourful characters. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9znvAvwlG7M] We’ll back at the Rocks this Friday night, with Tequila Worms, a …

Gallery Burlesque & Subsonic

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

A bunch more gigs coming up for your eyes only over the summer period. Highlights include… Sunday 9 December 2012 7.30-8.30pm Umbrella Theatre will be rocking your socks right off at Gallery Burlesque’s Harry Potter XXXmas special. There’s nothing else you’d rather be doing on a Sunday night! Check the promo from the last Hogwarts spectacular & get excited. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/47445896] …

Mystery bus promo video

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

http://m.facebook.com/groups/336217626446623?view=permalink&id=383676488367403&ref=bookmark&__user=581146553#!http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150968915765404&ref=bookmark Check it out! The Mystery Bus 2012 promo video is now live! A special big shout out to our friends at Papermoose Productions for their help and studio. I can also confirm that the secret venues and line ups are going to be very cool this year. I’m excited! We also have a range of great new promo images …

Mystery Bus 2012

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

So its clown car time again! Just spent about 5 hours shooting promotional photos and film for Mystery Bus 2012. Managed to shove a vintage globe, Swiss ball, animal masks, fake flowers, two old school suitcases, THREE mannequins, novelty golf clubs and a hula hoop into the back of the van. The shoot was excellent fun, with half of Claudi’s …

Black Rock Farmer’s Market – Burning Man 2012

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

I have been very lucky to be successful in obtaining a place at Burning Man this year, an amazing project to build a temporary city in the middle of the Nevada desert, USA. For those of you who don’t know, it is an incredible feat to create a fantastical city, with its own wacky rules and completely different principles to …

Upcoming Excitments

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations, Puppetry

Work, work, so many different kinds of work to be done! At the moment I’m focusing on a few different exciting projects; Upcoming Gigs Firstly, I have a couple of upcoming gigs. This weekend I’ll be performing in my puppet show ‘Encounter with a Monster’  with Umbrella Theatre at the Winter Magic Festival. Saturday 23 June 12.15, The Civic Place (in …