Returned from Glastonbury alive... just

Hello I'm Emma Callander, a new comer to this lovely creative haven The Parlour.

I've just returned home to Bristol after co-directing Arcadia's 2011 Glastonbury spectacular. It was the most beautifully epic experience. I'd encourage you all to take on the challenge of devising, building and rehearsing an ambitious circus show in a field of mud in the rain in 11 days, it can only make you stronger!

Thank you to each and every incredible person that helped make it happen.

Here's a short film edit of the show (mixed in with an Orbital gig on the Arcadia stage)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w1taLehRjo

And links to the images and info on Arcadia

http://www.arcadiaspectacular.com/gallery/images/glastonbury-2011

Straight into directing the next Prince's Trust show with Travelling Light on Monday morning so I'll let you all know more of that as it unfolds...

Howl's Moving Castle

Last Night we found out that our show for the Southwark Playhouse in London this Christmas has been signed off!!!

We will create and direct the show but we have a really nice line up including Andy Serkis as consulting director, Fyfe Dangerfield as composer and the BBC for R&D.

We have now installed ourselves in the attic room to experiment with the set and the projections for the show.

The Girl with Two Tone Hair

After showing our installation "The Girl with Two Tone Hair" during the "Happening at the Parlour" we go a bursary in order to exhibit it at the Quenington Sculpture show which opened on the 18th of June.

It has been very successful and we sold one edition to a gallery :)

The Girl with two Tone Hair is a 3D music video, an installation in which a love story is projected onto the notes of a pinboard. The 2D version of the music video can be seen here but the actual installation is much more exciting...

Helios's Chariot Of The Sun & Solar Steeds (Annelies Puddy)

This summer Rolling Stage will be rolling out Helios's Chariot of The Sun pulled by his Solar Steeds at festivals across the country.
I have been leading a team to design and make this chariot and hybrid Greek Warrior Horse costumes.
Admittedly I have not been able to use The Parlour to physically build all of this!
Thanks also to Roseanne Wakely and The Puppet Place for their support.


The Chariot

Designed & Constructed by Annelies Puddy & Leon Boydon
Surface Design by Annelies Puddy & Tilly May

Photography by Tilly May


The Solar Steeds


Designed in collaboration with Roseanne Wakely
Made in collaboration with Roseanne Wakely, Leon Boydon, Tilly May and Jude Money

Photography by Tilly May and Annelies Puddy