A true tale of love and transition told through the story of Pinocchio with amazing imagery
In this hybrid of theatre and film, shot and edited all in one take, you are invited to go behind the scenes of Cade & MacAskill’s creative process and their relationship, and question what it takes to tell your truth.
Artists and lovers Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill have been creating The Making of Pinocchio since 2018, alongside and in response to Ivor’s gender transition. In this live performance of the work, their tender and complex autobiographical experience meets the magical story of the lying puppet who wants to be a ‘real boy’.
With an ingenious scenography designed by Tim Spooner, layered with sound by Yas Clarke, lights by Jo Palmer, and cinematography from Kirstin McMahon, the show employs split-screen, forced perspective, and intimate close ups to constantly shift between fantasy and authenticity, humor and intimacy, on stage and on screen.
The Making of Pinocchio joyfully embraces the importance of imagination in queer worldmaking and the idea of transness as a state of possibility that can trouble fixed perspectives and inspire change.
Cade & MacAskill are Rosana Cade (they/them) and Ivor MacAskill (he/him): renowned queer artists and facilitators based in Glasgow, Scotland. Their work, together and individually, straddles the worlds of experimental contemporary theatre, live art, queercabaret, film, children’s performance, site-specific, and socially engaged practices.
Their collaboration is born from a shared love of subversive humor, experimentation with persona and text, playful theatricality, and the joy they find in improvising together. They also share a passion for LGBTQIA+ rights and culture. They create strange, rich aesthetic worlds on stage, with unique sonic elements embedded into their work due to ongoing collaboration with sound artist and designer Yas Clarke.
Since 2018 they have been working on The Making of Pinocchio, which was supported through residencies at Gessnerallee in Zurich and Mousonturm in Frankfurt, as well as The Diane Torr Award bursary.
https://www.cademacaskill.com/about
Created by Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill
Performed by Rosana Cade, Ivor MacAskill, Jo Hellier or Moa Johansson, Tim Spooneror, Ray Gammon
Set, Prop & Costume Designer: Tim SpoonerSound
Designer: Yas Clarke
Sound/AV Technician & Show Operator: Yas Clarke or Riwa Saab or PJ Davy
Cameras: Jo Hellier & Moa Johansson
Lighting Designer: Jo Palmer
Relighter: Meghan Hodgson or Marty Langthorne
Company Managers: Ray Gammon or Andre Neely
Cinematographer: Kirstin McMahon & Jo Hellier
Produced by Dr. Nora Laraki for Artsadmin
Creation produced by Mary Osborn for Artsadmin
Production Manager: Sorcha Stott-Strzala
Assistent Stage Manager: Ray Gammon
Outside Eye: Nic Green
Movement advisor: Eleanor Perry
Captioning: Collective Text, Rosana Cade, Ivor MacAskill & Jamie Rea
Caption Design: Yas Clarke & Daniel Hughes
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