‘The Borogoves’ was a large scale, site specific work-in-progress produced by the Spaghetti Circus for the 2015 Mullumbimby Circus Festival. The show featured the many talents and skills of over 40 Spaghetti Circus emerging and professional artists in collaboration with a host of regional professional artists, designers and makers.
Based on the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem, ‘The Jabberwocky’, ‘The Borogroves’ re-imagined the first two verses of the poem as series of interactions between three very different tribes who inhabit the trees of the Mullumbimby Showgrounds.
The show was a huge success with over 400 people enjoying the show as one of the highlights of the festival.
‘The Borogroves’ was supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW Regional Theatre projects funding.
‘Twas brillig and the Slithey Toves, did gyre and gamble in the wabe’.
Tal, Naira and Gus as Slithey Toves, supported by Li Pawson, Sharni Graham & Leonie Mills.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costumes – Llama Strangedreams
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
‘All mimsy were the Borogoves’.
Honey Leigh, Sharni Graham & Shamani Blaser.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costumes – Llama Strangedreams
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
‘And the Mome Raths outgrabe’
Nyah Dyall-Nogare & Hannah Richards.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costumes – Llama Strangedreams
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
‘Beware the Jabberwock my son’.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costumes – Llama Strangedreams
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
‘Beware the Jub Jub bird.’
Luella Fitzgerald, Anais Stewart-Long & Rosalani Mordaunt.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costumes – Leonie Mills
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
‘And shun the frumious Bandersnatch’.
Kye Schultejohann as the Bandersnatch.
Photography – Darcy Grant
Lighting – Rich Morrod
Set design – Joey Ruigrok
Costume elements – Studio Kite
Styling – Llama Strangedreams
Hair & make-up – Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters, Liesel Fitzgerald, Yeni Lovell
CAST, CREATIVES & CREW
‘Slithey Toves’: Nelle Lovatt, Jade Kerry, Mela Gordon, Mirabai Fletcher Bell, Lilyanna Massey, Brahminy Porter, Sienna Kahn, Zoe Morrison, Ellen Bartlett, Izobel Penfold, Rhiannon Durkin, Aviva Moon, Alita Rossmanith-Jones, Niara Kraus, Avalon Swann, Alaria Morrod, Lachie Belleville, Tal Shemesh, Otto McCormack, Charlie Gill, Gus Anderson, Ariel Haslam, Gilbert Lovett
Maintenance Guy & ‘Bandersnatch’: Kye Schultenjohann
‘Dad’: Li Pawson
Motorcycle Stunts: Julian Stubbs and Gilbert Lovatt
‘Borogroves’: Jade Donald, Aleshanee Kelso, Sharni Graham, Shamani Blaser, Anais Stewart-Long, Luella Fitzgerald, Rosa Mordaunt, Mila Schneider, Honey Leigh, Julian Stubbs
‘Mome Raths’: Hannah Richards, Galen Bliss, Nyah Dalle-Nogare, AJ, Mytharia Johnston
Senior Spaghetti
Circus Artists: Yos Worth, Misha Reale, Leonie Mills, Li Pawson, Petrina Hutchinson
Director: Simone O’Brien
Choreographers: Petrina Hutchinson, Yos Worth, Li Pawson, Misha Reale
Stilt Choreographers: David Clarkson (Stalker Theatre), Chloe de Buyl
Designer: Joey Ruigrok van der Werven
Costumes: Llama Kendall for Llama StrangeDreams (Stilts), Leonie Mills
Dressers: Yeni Lovell, Liesel Fitzgerald
Crafternooners: Denya Cochram, Kylie Duncan, Lainie Anderson, Liesel Fitzgerald, Leonie Mills, Sue Hird, Niyati Hutchins, Yeni Lovell, Kate Legett, Kate Dennis
Make up: Dinah Fear, Mandy Peters
Composer: Jaiia Cerff (Spaghetti emerging artist)
Sound & effects: Jaiia Cerff and Leon Bartlett
Rap and saxophone: Li Pawson
Lighting design: Rich Morrod
Lighting operators: James Bartlett (Spaghetti emerging artist) and Greg Bork
Production Manager: Bethwynn ‘Harry’ Hackett
Stage Management: Harry, Leonie, Petrina, Yos, Misha, Kye
Riggers: Chad Albinger, Peta Sanders, Jon Blake, Ryan Taplin, Margot Storm, Leonie Mills, Rich Morrod
Landscaping: Sue Hird
Video & photography: Carnival Cinema – Hamish and John McCormack
Voice over artist: Denise McCormack
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