Our second internationl outing for Just So Festival came in the form Just So New Zealand in the gorgeous Kaitoke National Park, near Wellington. We welcomed families into our wonderful world for one weekend in 2018 and loved every minute.
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Yuletide at Tatton Park
A blend of folklore trail and wondrous winter festival! We invite you to step into a glittering world at Tatton Park Gardens this winter. Fall into a world of folklore, festive tradition and ridiculous rituals as the characters and creatures from winter myths and stories come to life. This year expect storytelling, live music and… Continue reading Yuletide at Tatton Park
Let Hope Blossom
A UK-Wide Call for Moments of Hope This SpringWild Rumpus and National Trust invite the public to share voice notes as part of a growing national chorus. This April and May, Wild Rumpus and National Trust invite people across the UK to take part in a collective act of noticing. Let Hope Blossom is a… Continue reading Let Hope Blossom
What is our Theory of Change?
Wild Rumpus is unsquashable in our optimism for the future, defiantly and deliberately hopeful. We are working with our collaborators, audiences, artists, volunteers, and everyone else in our ecosystem, to change the world for the better. We articulate how we do this through our theory of change. The change we make is that through art… Continue reading What is our Theory of Change?
Whirligig Conversations: A Man Called Adam
We caught up with A Man Called Adam’s Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones to talk about Birdy, an immersive audiovisual work created for the “Remember Nature” campaign. Blending field recordings, kinetic visuals, and close observation, Birdy explores how birds live alongside us, adapting to human-shaped environments. Performed at Tate Modern and MIMA, the project invites… Continue reading Whirligig Conversations: A Man Called Adam
Field Notes from the Woods: Birdsong reclaims the canopy
As the Wild Rumpus team settle back into our woodland office, the treetop chatter gets louder every day. Quiet murmurs of birdsong have given way to a vibrant cacophony of calls and whistles, accompanying, nourishing and sometimes interrupting our work. A nice technique when you’re trying to learn and identify birdsong is to start in… Continue reading Field Notes from the Woods: Birdsong reclaims the canopy
Whirligig conversations: Lucy Wright
February Wood Observations: Sap Begins to Rise Late winter is a still time in the Wild Rumpus woods, sap rises, seeds stir, things gather unseen. In your work, how do you feel ideas, rituals, or traditions stirring before they are fully visible?A couple of years ago, I decided to approach my practice more seasonally, following… Continue reading Whirligig conversations: Lucy Wright