We Built This City
We Built This City is one of the happiest projects you will ever experience in your entire life.
This giant cardboard construction site involves the whole family in building the cities and towns of their dreams. Thousands of cardboard boxes take over big, open public spaces and each child’s unique creation reflects the time and place of their immediate culture. What evolves in Washington is entirely different to Singapore. Polyglot artists roam the site, entertaining and engaging with kids building skyscrapers, tunnels and sprawling estates. There’s even a rocking sound track. The season ends with the city being shaken and stomped to the ground.
Technical Details
—Performers 5
Touring Production Crew 1
Duration 60-120 minute sessions (variable)
Set up Day 1 load in, Day 2 performances
Venue/Location this is a flexible site-specific work that can be adapted to fit a variety of spaces and circumstances. This work can be installed indoors or outdoors. Big, open public spaces are ideal.
Capacity approximately 180 people at any one time. Admission can be free or ticketed.
Touring History Australia, Abu Dhabi, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, UK, USA
Workshop add-on
—We Made This City Our Own is a workshop experience that can accompany the We Built This City installation. Children make their own houses from cardboard boxes and recycled materials, expressing their own thoughts and ideas and desires for their own houses. These homes are placed within the We Built This City installation as a further celebration of place making and building. Please contact Polyglot for further details.
Contact
—Viv Rosman
Executive Director & co-CEO, Polyglot Theatre
viv@polyglot.org.au
+61 3 9826 3301
Laura Colby (North America)
Director, Elsie Management
laurac@elsieman.org
+1 718/797 4577
