Read the report from Outside Online, our experimental, live online forum for outdoor artists! 20 people took part in the debate, contributing 147 posts, and the discussions ranged from debates about provocative work to whether the UK has become a receiving rather than a producing house for large-scale shows. You can see the summary here.
“An unbelievable scene. So beautiful – what an ending to a great show” – Nigel Hinds, London 2012 Festival
Featuring 5000 artists, 2012 torchbearers and a total audience of 500,000, Battle for the Winds was a unique theatrical event from July 26-28, marking the opening of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing event. Read more here!
Would you like to test the limits of our imagination? We’re pretty sure it’s limitless, so get in touch if you have an idea that would benefit from a Desperate point of view – we’re always looking for new partners and projects.
The Desperate Dictionary is now live! Our video archive spans over 30 years and ranges from early, experimental shows to coverage of our latest productions. We’ve taken clips from a variety of silly, beautiful, musical, anarchic, serious and hilarious videos that demonstrate different aspects of our work and collected them into a dictionary of Desperation. Have a look!
Desperate Men has been at the forefront of outdoor arts in the UK since the company was founded in 1980. Our original manifesto was to ‘Make mincemeat of flimsy reality’ – take a look at our archive to see whether we succeeded and let us know if you saw any of the shows!
WYE VALLEY RIVER FESTIVAL
We’re delighted to be working as Creative Organisers on developing the inaugural Wye Valley River Festival,…
We’re available to take on projects in 2013 and beyond. Read about what we do here and get in touch!…
Read moreOur light and airy rehearsal space is available for hire. It’s a fantastic, low-cost venue for theatre company rehearsals, measuring…
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