Unfolding Andersen

Commissioned by the British Library in 2005.

An intimate performance inspired by the fairy tales and paper cut-outs of Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by an exhibition at the British Library.

As loose pages flew from a pile of old leather books, three performers created whole worlds out of paper, conjuring tin soldiers and ugly ducklings and exploring how stories let our imagination take flight.

Performances at The British Library in 2005.

Cast

Performer

Creative Team

Sue Buckmaster

Director

Artistic Collaborator 

Artistic Collaborator and Bursary Artist 

Costume Design 

Maker

Unfolding Andersen Gallery

Two performers in the production Unfolding Andersen manipulate a paper puppet in duck form, representing the Ugly Duckling

the exhibition space at the British Library showing various white boards detailing the exhibits. A very big swan puppet towers over the space.

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