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Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room
London
Tues 26 May 4.30pm
Wed 27 May & Thurs 28 May 11.30am, 2.30pm
Stay and play session Thurs 28 May 1-2pm
Artists talk Thurs 28 May 5pm
0871 6632500
www.southbankcentre.co.uk

UHArts and Galleries, The University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
Sun 31 May 11am, 2pm
01707 281127
www.herts.ac.uk/artsandgalleries

Workshop at The University of Hertfordshire
Mon 1 June
Co-produced with Theatre Is…

The Civic
Barnsley
Sun 7 June 1pm, 3pm
Mon 8 June & Tues 9 June 10.30am, 1pm
0845 1800363
www.barnsleycivic.co.uk

The Brewhouse Theatre
Taunton
Fri 12 June 10.30am, 1.30pm
01823 283244
www.thebrewhouse.net

exeter phoenix
Exeter
Sun 14 June 4.30pm
Mon 15 June 10.30am, 4.30pm
01392 667080
www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

the egg Theatre Royal Bath
Bath
Wed 17 June - Mon 22 June
Please contact the box office for times of stay and play sessions
01225 448844/ 01225 823409
www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg

macrobert
Stirling
Sat 27 June & Sun 28 June 11am, 1pm
Stay and play session Sat 27 June 3pm-5pm
01786 466666
www.macrobert.org

Eden Court
Inverness
Wed 1 July 6pm
Thurs 2 July - Sat 4 July 10.30am, 1.30pm
01463 234234
www.eden-court.co.uk

Chats Palace
London
Sat 11 July& Sun 12 July 11am, 2pm
020 8533 0227
www.chatspalace.com

TPO Company
Butterflies

From larvae to grown-up, follow the life of the butterfly with TPO’s 'Children’s Cheering Carpet' and motion capture technology.

Compose lullabies with your feet, chase caterpillars on your bottom and get ready to interact with a theatrical experience designed for the eyes, ears, knees and toes.

Created for those of 3 and up, the Children’s Cheering Carpet (CCC) is a touch-sensitive carpet that triggers images and sound, creating a virtual landscape for performers and the audience. Motion capture sensors enable images to be triggered by breath and light, creating images on the white carpet and two large wings.

Images and sounds are created in real time, making the audience the artist as well as the two performers.

TPO have previously toured the UK and Ireland with their Garden Trilogy: The Japanese Garden, The Kurdish Garden and The Italian Garden touring to regional arts centres and theatres including the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre and Lyric Hammersmith, London.

TPO is one of Italy’s most distinguished visual theatre companies, creating original theatrical experiences for younger audiences since 1981. Directed by Davide Venturini and Francesco Gandi, TPO collaborate with artists from various backgrounds to collide digital imagery, dance and theatre. The CCC was awarded the Ade Art Digital Era prize in 2004.

Butterflies has been created for children aged 3-8 and can hold a capacity of 100 spectators at a time.

TPO’s Children’s Cheering Carpet is accessible for wheelchair users and audiences of any language or ability.

Please contact COL for further information and fees.

Produced by Crying Out Loud

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TPO Company Butterflies

TPO Company
Butterflies