Butterfly House

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Event Butterfly House
Venue The CUBE, Altona North, VIC
Umbrella Event Family, educational, interactive, installation, environment
First Date 2020
Last Date 2023
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A magical collision of art, technology, installation and performance.

Celebrating the miracle of flight and metamorphosis. The Butterfly House brings the systems of nature into the city to highlight our connection and shine a light on the wonder of butterflies, and caterpillars, and the importance of insects for our survival. A salute to all the insects who pollinate our food and which feed our birds, lizards, marsupials, and mammals.

Meet the Butterfly Architect who whispers butterflies into being from discarded materials and the Butterfly Keeper who is responsible for making sure daily butterfly quotas are made so the birds and marsupials won't go hungry.

Take a butterfly habitat seedling home to put into your garden and wait for the real butterflies to arrive.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Education
Family
Puppetry
Subjects Environment
Environmental
Environmentalism
Plants
Vegetation
Wildlife
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Penny Baron Artistic Director
Carolyn Hanna Artistic Director
Gabbie Paananen Puppet Designer
Miriam Ceh Set and/or Property Maker
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information In public presentation, audiences are drawn toward a mass of fluttering in a Butterfly House, where undulating vents power air currents that '€˜fly'€™ myriad butterflies, handmade from repurposed materials. At night, bright lights lure the audience like a beacon bewitched by the seemingly impossible. Simultaneously, adjunct community programs explore the lifecycle and threatened habitats of n
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 168985