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Eshu at the Crossroads

New collaboration with choreographer Miguel Altunaga. Touring 2025

A tale of choice, trickery and joy. Join our dancers and puppeteer as they find themselves at an enchanted crossroads. They have a decision to make but don’t know which way to turn – what will help them? Who is Eshu?    Programme 

Theatre-Rites are collaborating with the celebrated Afro Cuban choreographer and dancer Miguel Altunaga to create their first ever outdoor production.

Eshu At The Crossroads directed by Sue Buckmaster and choreographed by Miguel Altunaga brings the vibrancy of Miguel’s Yoruba culture to life, full of dance, puppetry and music. Join this wonderful family adventure. Suitable for everyone aged 4 plus.

Supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Stockton International Riverside Festival, Birmingham Weekender and Brighton Festival.

“Virtuosic Afro-Cuban choreography and transformational puppetry brought wonder and joy to huge audiences at GDIF’s Greenwich Fair in 2025. Presented at Greenwich Park near the meridian line with the panorama of London stretching out as a backdrop, Eshu’s crossroads brought the global and local together in a miraculous way”

– Bradley Hemmings, Artistic Director, Greenwich+Docklands Festivals

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

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Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

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2025 IMAGES

On an outdoor stage a dancer kneels before a magestic beautiful puppet wearing white lace and a bowl shaped headdress. The puppet reaches their hand out to the dancer's head

©Miguel Altunaga

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

A dancer wearing a black and white patterned shirt with black trousers looks suprised and holds her hands up in the air. Beside her are two puppeteers dressed in black with black masks manipulating a puppet with a black and red head on top of a black and red coat. This puppet also has its hands up

©Miguel Altunaga

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

Photo Credit: Katherine Mager

on an outdoor stage are two dancers, one with their arms outstretched and legs in motion mirroring the dancer behind. The dancer behind is dressed in black with a large black mask of a bird and wings on their arm

©Miguel Altunaga

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On an outdoor stage a dancer kneels before a magestic beautiful puppet wearing white lace and a bowl shaped headdress. The puppet reaches their hand out to the dancer's head
A dancer wearing a black and white patterned shirt with black trousers looks suprised and holds her hands up in the air. Beside her are two puppeteers dressed in black with black masks manipulating a puppet with a black and red head on top of a black and red coat. This puppet also has its hands up
on an outdoor stage are two dancers, one with their arms outstretched and legs in motion mirroring the dancer behind. The dancer behind is dressed in black with a large black mask of a bird and wings on their arm
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