Day of the Dead

Mandinga creates new costumes, puppets, and processional and site specific performances on a bi-annual basis. Projects are  inspired by everything from classic paintings such as Hieronymus Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights, to the natural world, to George Orwell's Animal Farm. You can view our previous projects in the Project Archive.
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CURRENT PROJECT:   DAY OF THE DEAD, 2017 - 2019

Following a recent R&D trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, and a residency here at our studios with Mexican artist Pedro Mendoza in November 2016, we are inspired once again to revisit the traditional ritualistic festival, Day of the Dead. This project will involve not only processional carnival performance, but will also incorporate a site specific performance leading to a finale ritual. 

With costumes and prop development way under way in the studios, this work debuted at Aalborg Karneval, Denmark, in May 2017. Currently, the research stage is progressing into a production phase, scaling up some of the models into life size prototype props and characters. This involves making casts ready for vac forming, and solving structural and articulation issues, as the props and puppets will be used both for a site-specific installation, then double up as moving sets for the carnival parade in Aalborg, Denmark, in May. 

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