Bird's Eye View

co-created by Erika Batdorf and Faye Dupras

winner of the Summerworks 2007 Jury Prize- Best Production

Obsessed with flight, a prisoner under surveillance escapes into a tiny world of her own creation.   Set to an original musical score, Bird's Eye View is a visually evocative multi-media puppet show inspired by Oscar Wilde and his work. This is a solo co-created and directed by Erika Batdorf and performed by puppeteer, theatre creator and performer Faye Dupras, of Foreign Landscapes.

Composer/musician- Adam Frederick
Costumes by Marija Djorevic
Set and Lighting Trevor Schellnuss

Now magazine- NNNN

An incarcerated woman, played by puppeteer Faye Dupras, crafts clues, sculptures and trinkets onstage to tell a cryptic yet intriguing story of loss. Loosely inspired by Oscar’s Wilde’s Happy Prince story, Bird’s Eye View takes the audience on a mythical journey of hope and hopelessness using both puppetry and sophisticated media.…bizarre and beautiful theatre-slash-puppet experience. (IK)

Some great photos and information by our amazing lighting designer Trevor Schellnuss

A lovely youtube video made by Adam the composer of the rehearsal process