the moon's a balloon

Visual narratives avoid the directness of words and in so doing they urge the watcher to construct meaning in a personal way, determined by the life experiences and mood of the watcher.

It’s a step outside our normal way of communicating and as such it grabs our attention in a much more visceral way and stirs us at a deeper emotional level.

The Moon's a Balloon is the title of a new work being evolved by a creative team involving dancer/theatre-makers, Katrina Lazaroff and Rob Griffin, composer/musician Josh Bennett, designer Morag Cook, lighting designer Dave Gadsden and director, Dave Brown with support from Roz Hervey.

We have begun to make small visual narratives using the possibilities of white balloons and black space. These simple visual events are often mesmerizing to watch and the stories they tell say a great deal about human behaviour in universal ways.  The aesthetic is so clean and uncluttered, it seems to allow us a clearer access to the heart of things. It defies us to do so much with so little.  Black .. .white … clean lines … crisp shapes … but within this austere palette, so much humanity … so much colour and contrast emotionally... so much powerful meaning.

Something is beginning to emerge ... what it is we're not sure yet ... but we plan to have a production for you in 2013.