UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey
2023
Company
Company Wayne McGregor
Director and Choreographer
Wayne McGregor
Music
Joel Cadbury
Film Design
Ravi Deepres
Lighting Design
Lucy Carter
Costume and Head Pieces
Philip Delamore and Alex Box
Spoken Word Artist
Isaiah Hull
Dramaturg
Uzma Hameed
With special thanks to Brian and Wendy Froud
String Arrangements: Benjamin Rimmer, Cello: Akito Goto, Woodwinds: Matthew Pierce, Vocals: Osnat Schmool, Additional Production: Ascher Nathan, Additional Sound Design: Izaak Buffin, Mixed by Andrew Britton
Design Associate: Catherine Smith
Associate Film Designer: Luke Unsworth
Specialist Animation: Steven Spencer
Lighting Associate: Callum MacDonald
New Costume/Character Co-Creators: Shanti Bell, Sam JW Chester and Yeonwoo Oh
Costume Production Assistant: Peini Yu
Originally danced by
Winnie Asawakanjanakit, Rebecca Bassett-Graham, Jordan James Bridge, Salvatore De Simone, Chia-Yu Hsu, Hannah Joseph, Chien-Shun Liao, Jasiah Marshall, and Salomé Pressac
Premiere date and venue
13 May 2023, Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, UK
Photos: Ravi Deepres