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'Conference of the Birds' live illustration
with Faceless Theatre Company
| 2007

concept sketch showing performers and audience

character sketch for the 'parrot'
I Spent summer weekends working with Faceless on 'Conference of the Birds', an old Sufi story about a group of birds that go searching to find their bird God utopia that they know must exist. I helped with the initial research and development of the stage and props last year and they asked me if I would like to be involved as an 'live' illustrator with the performance this year.

The performance involves live actors, puppets and community participants. My involvement 'on stage' was to draw scenery and give visual clues to what was happening within the narrative by drawing onto large paper screens with markers and spray paints.

Bretton - Pontefract - Bradford - Halifax - Scunthorpe - Leeds - Kendal

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