THE CLOCKWORK MOTH
ALL NEW HANSEL & GRETEL FOR 2025!
The Clockwork Moth return to the stage this Summer at the brand new Totnes Fringe with a reworking of our 2019 show 'Hansel & Gretel'. The work was originally commissioned by The National Trust for Wray Castle in the Lake District. With subsequent touring cut short by the Covid lockdown in 2020, we are now reworking the show for a wider audience with some of the new techniques Charlie learn during his 'Developing Your Creative Practice Residency with the incredible Chipotle Teatro in Autumn of 2024. Watch this space for more dates during autumn 2025, or Contact Us to book the show!
BUCKFASTLEIGH NATURE MURAL NEARLY COMPLETE!
Charlie has been commissioned by Moor Imagination Collective (who have opened a new Community Arts Centre in Buckfastleigh at the newly refurbished ex-Methodist Chapel) to create a mural in the centre of the town. The nural contains seven panels on a large, very long wall. The panels tell the story of the cycle of water from the high moors of Dartmoor, through forest, towns, farmland, meadows and estuary to its final voyage to the open sea, where it rises into clouds and makes its way back to the high moors. The mural is a celebration of nature and wildlife and a reminder that a rural town is not an island, but is connected to the world beyond, locally and globally.
CHARLIE'S RESIDENCY WITH CHIPOTLE TEATRO IN MEXICO!
Charlie was delighted to be awarded a 'Developing Your Creative Practice' Grant from Arts Council England - the grant was used for a number of exciting development opportunities including the creation of a shadow animation table and development of a new solo show about family in collaboration with Vicky Parker of Forget-Me-Not Family History. But the highlight of the development period was the amazing opportunity to travel to beautiful Mexico to meet a shadow puppetry company that we have long admired - the incredible Chipotle Teatro. Charlie spent a week in Mexico City beforehand soaking up the amazing arts and culture just i time for the Day of The Dead Festival. From there, he travelled to the tropical region of Chiapas and the high-altitude city of San Cristobal de las Casas, where Ana and Gabi of Chipotle Teatro spend an incredible week giving a tailored residency in shadow-puppetry techniques. It was the learninbg experience of a lifetime adf we can't wait to bring some of that learning into our future work! Thank you eternally Ana and Gabi!!!
