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Barrow - my piece for the exhibition ‘Performance as Protest’, accompanied by a small section of a longer soundtrack. Plant dyed Irish linen with batik, birch, blackthorn, earth. Audio written and sung by me. In an economic system built upon constant growth, the act of decay is a protest. In Celtic folklore, the cauldron of creation lies at the centre of the Otherworld, in the darkest place. All life and creativity springs forth here from the deep. Light comes from darkness, growth comes from decay. The people who walked these lands 6000 years ago paid attention to this fine balance, this cycle, by marking the solstices, summer and winter, and building monuments aligned to their sunrises. In this piece, I invite visitors to enter the barrow, go inwards, be inscendant. Put the headphones on and allow themselves to fall into the darkness and to find, in the deepest place, pure potential. The fabric is decorated with my own designs as well as Ogham - a runic script used between the 4th and 9th centuries in Britain and Ireland. Some believe it to have been used by the Druids (from Duir, the Celtic root word for oak). It is said that each rune represents a tree, so it is known as the tree alphabet. Trees are coming more and more into my art and performance making. Expect to see more Druid things soon. Thank you to @filmmakerfinn @finnisferal for helping me edit and record the audio, and thank you my house @sthallarsen @elsalalalalalalalalala and Finn for putting up with the cabbage dye smell. And thank you Ruth for your lighting tips. Love you all 💕
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Here’s some highlights from my Film Noir piece for the Collective with a few extra behind the scenes photos put in. This production took blood, sweat, tears, over 50 amazing people, learning, time and dedication. Thank you to everyone who made it possible and turned up to watch. I will say: playing a femme Fetale is oh so Kitty Churchfield ♥️ Film Noir piece: Thea Evans: (Kitty Churchfield) @itstheaevans // @kitty.chrch - Concept, Producer, Sound Designer, Researcher, Actor-Director, Film Noir Woman Tzu-Han Horng: @violet.tzuhan - Concept, Researcher, Projection Designer, Green Screen Operator, Box Operator, Co-Director Joe Adams: @the__real__joe - Actor, Film Noir Man Ethan Bailey-Smith @ethanbaileysmith & Aisa Casserly @art.by.aisa - Costume Design and Styling Polly France: @thingsthatpollymakes // @pollyfronk - Hair Designer Bahar Erikci: @baharerikcii - Set Design and Prop Assistant Red Hill: @redsbraindump // @dawn_of_the_red - Makeup Designer Danny Campbell Fox: @dannycfx - Smoke Operator and Stagehand Photos by @reysnowhere and gracezzzchou @redsbraindump Special thanks to @juliapergjoni @sonny.maximus and zoerozier as well as Ruth, Pete, and all the Technicians for making this show possible Production for @csm_news @performancecsm #filmnoir #performance #femmefetale #theatredesign #vintageart #theatre #actor #oldschool #photography #london #csm #centralsaintmartins #talent
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Rise (2026) Directed by Pip Nixon [Producer]
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Some stills from my video recording of this hilarious show featuring some fabulous people Thank you @sonny.maximus for being the most beautiful cinderella of all and to the many people who made this panto! #panto #pantomime #studentheatre #cinderella #theatrevideo #videography
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