![]() If you must add a prefix to my name, I prefer Mx. ![]() ![]() I use feminine pronouns such as she / her but I use masculine titles such as sir, "you guys", cameraman, etc. Inspired by the works of artists from all fields, including Alejandro Jodorowsky, Goethe, Dorothea Tanning, Jorge Luis Borges, and Punchdrunk, and including performers from immersive theatre leaders You Me Bum Bum Train, we are thrilled to utilise this unique opportunity to fully explore these stories in a grand space.Welcome! Allow me to introduce meself. We want to look at growth and reconciliation and explore the question: how do we process tragedy and trauma? How do we move through stuck moments in our life to come together? We want to come together to revel in the beautiful way that we are connected, particularly, in these stories, as women, as strangers, as writers and readers of the stories of each other’s lives. We want to welcome you into this world to experience the wonder and awe we feel while creating, the intense sense of possibility- that there may be a significance underlying the actions of everyday life. We at the Magic Theatre Collective believe that there is hope. While we may not be able to pay full industry rates for this first production, we want to provide each team member with a financial contribution to recognise their time and efforts.)Įvery day we are bombarded with news of tragedy and horror, we are met with sadness and anger, and convinced that our situation on this planet is hopeless. We want to empower our entire team to give the most they can to this exciting project, while still being able to pay the rent. (As artists, creatives, and performers we are often asked to sacrifice paid opportunities for our art, or vice versa. financial contributions to our cast and crew. (with seven floors of spaces to explore and a cast of 15-20 characters, we have grand visions and need your support to fully realise them!) sourcing materials for original costumes, sets, lighting, and props The money we raise in this campaign will go towards: In order to fully realise our vision, we are asking for support from you!ĭonate- or if you can't donate, share our page, help us spread the word! We are a fledgling company with bold dreams and big goals. Filming will also take place on location in rural England and Berlin.Ī collective of London-based international artists, actors, designers, musicians, writers, directors, dancers, musicians, and more. We are thrilled to have this unique opportunity to fully realise our stories within the walls of this unique setting. Rich with its own history of ghosts and intrigue, Booth House is now run by social enterprise property guardianship company Dot Dot Dot, which has granted us access to the space for a limited time period. Not just a magical, metaphysical journey, our tales will unwind in the real world, with stories spread over the seven floors of Booth House, the old Salvation Army hostel in the heart of Whitechapel. Now, with our initial ideas mapped out and a strong team of creative collaborators bringing their expertise to the production, design, and performance aspects, we are ready to move forward into the next stage of the production- creating immersive worlds in the space, where we can play out ideas and bring these stories to life! We have been hard at work on the project since September. And to prove that: the more you look, the more you see.įilming will begin in February, with a first video installation of short films presented in spring 2019. To recognise the inherent possibility within each of our lives. To encourage people to look around their everyday lives with wonder and hope. To reveal the magic that already exists in the world. We call it “The Magic Theatre Collective”. Years in the making, we are also creating a new collective of theatrical and artistic collaborators, bringing together different sectors of the community to form new living networks of potential. We are adapting original interconnected narratives into multimedia storytelling forms- starting with a series of short films and building towards a large-scale immersive theatre production. You have checked yourself into the pages of a book and you are walking through these written places, witnessing as the act of creation heals past trauma. You travel through a labyrinthine building, meeting a colourful cast of characters from 1920s New York City, from a traveling circus and a jazz cafe in New Orleans, to a surreal realm where time slows, and sometimes even freezes. You receive a letter signed by a person you have never met- and it propels you on a journey into layered worlds of mystery and wonder.
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