This is a blog I wrote for the Birmingham City of Culture bid, see blog.birminghamculture.org "I'm in the midst of making a performance called Treasured - A Secret Journey, which has been commissioned by mac, as part of their re-opening season.
I've just got back from an an exciting meeting with two of my collaborators - designer Becky Hurst and lighting designer Ben Pacey - in which we've been developing the set design for the performance.
We were working in the brand-new Foyle Studio at mac, one of two spaces which the performance will use, which we'll have temporarily transformed by the time our audiences see it in June.
Treasured - A Secret Journey is a unique sensory performance for one person at a time, which invites you to venture into your imagination.
At the heart of the experience are three extraordinary pieces of sculptural jewellery, each commissioned for the project from West-Midlands based jewellers. During the performance, you (the audience) get the chance to wear one of the pieces, and discover the treasured secret which it holds..."