Theatre

  • Fringe Festival

Close to Home

An immersive visit to the zoo fusing hopepunk, climate-fiction and the myth of domesticity.

A white woman with her hair tied back in a bun is sitting in an arm chair facing the side. Her head is turned towards the camera. The image has been collaged so that the chair is a bed of flowers and the woman's top is the ocean. The background is solid light blue.
Past Event

Image Credit: Kate Cameron

  • Presented by: flatpack.

  • Created by: Kate Cameron

  • In Collaboration with: Olivia Staaf

Created by Kate Cameron and Olivia Staaf in collaboration with a team of artists and ecologists, Close to Home is a curated performance blending immersive storytelling and science communication.

Exploring the fragility of the social and biological ecosystems we inhabit and construct for ourselves, this site-responsive performance guides audiences through sensory activations full of nostalgia and provocation.
Featuring a teenager who finds solace with elephants, the inherited choreography of a western lowlands gorilla, and a ritual pledge to the earth, this work finds unexpected connections in times of displacement.

Drawing on observations from visits to the zoo and inspired by stories of resilience and hope amidst the climate crisis, Close to Home asks us what it means to make ourselves at home.