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Delamore, Philip and Box, Alex, 2025, Show, Exhibition or Event, Universe: A dark crystal odyssey

Abstract or Description:

Costume design for UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, a contemporary dance piece performed by Company Wayne McGregor. A moving meditation on the climate crisis, exploring themes of exploitation, destruction, apathy and ultimately hope. Originally inspired by The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson’s cult fantasy movie about an ailing planet and a divided race, this piece depicts an earth riven by extremes and urgently in need of healing. Immersive digital environments and cutting-edge costumes create a stunning blend of fantasy and documentary, while high tensile choreography in dialogue with spoken word, powerfully evokes the inseparability of humanity and nature. This is a modern eco-myth that asks how we can come together to be whole again. A co-production between Studio Wayne McGregor and The Royal Ballet in association with The Jim Henson Company.

Contributors:
Contribution
Name
RCA ID
Choreographer
McGregor, Wayne
Collaborator
Box, Alex
Collaborator
Chester, Sam
2110030047794
Collaborator
Bell, Shanti
Production personnel
Yu, Peini
Production personnel
Park, Jungna
Events:
Title
Location
Dates
Type
Universe: A Dark Crystal Odyssey
London, UK
2023-05-13 - 2023-06-04
UNSPECIFIED
Official URL: https://waynemcgregor.com/productions/universe-a-d...
Subjects: Creative Arts and Design > W200 Design studies > W230 Clothing/Fashion Design
School or Centre: Other
School of Design
Funders: Royal Opera House Studio Wayne McGregor
Uncontrolled Keywords: Costume design, dance, Wayne McGregor, Philip Delamore, Universe, Dark Crystal
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2025 09:24
Last Modified: 26 May 2025 23:09
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5827
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