Out of the Deep Blue is an outdoor physical theatre performance featuring a 13-foot tall Puppet operated by 5 puppeteers and a female dancer. This spectacle is designed specifically for family and festival audiences and tells the magical story of Eko, a sea giant who rises from the deep ocean and who encounters, on the shore, a courageous little girl called Violet.
The choreography is a larger-than-life ‘pas de deux’, which uses contemporary dance theatre and masterful puppeteering as storytelling tools, accompanied by a mesmerising soundscape. Created in 2021, Out of the Deep Blue has toured extensively from summer 2021 across the UK and internationally.
The performance exists in two-parts: a 25-minute promenadeof the giant puppet interacting with the location, environment, architecture and the audience, and a 25-minute dance theatre duet located at a set performance space (traditionally the walkabout leads to static show). Pre-recorded Audio Description available including audio notes prior to live performances and streamed AD in vernacular English.
Information Pack
Technical Rider
Easy Read Guide
Show Information For International Promoters
Italian
French
German
Spanish
Audience Comments
Audio Description Links and Accessibility
Pre-recorded audio description files are available for blind and visually impaired audiences to listen to.
Please note that the show doesn’t contain any text or spoken word. All the storytelling is expressed through movement and physicality.
Touch Tours prior to the live performances are available (to be organised in advance between promoter and show director
Schools & Community Outreach
Email our Learning & Participation manager Kirsten for more information and to request a booking form.
Audio Notes
Audio notes (for listening before the show)
Full Synchronised Audio Description
Full synchronised audio description (for streaming or download to listen during the performance)
Production Credits
Director/Choreographer:
Johnny Autin
Associate Producer:
Annalise McIntyre
Composer:
Richard Shrewsbury
Dramaturg:
Neus Gil Cortes
Puppet Designer:
Mr Cleaver’s Monsters
Puppetry Consultant:
Ben Thompson
Costume Designer:
Stewart Charlesworth & Megan Nix
Photographer:
Dani Bower & Marcin Sz
Audio Description:
Bruce Tetlow
Outdoor Arts Consultant:
Adam Towndrow
Music:
EIF Sound and Music
Cast Members:
Frank Hickman, Freya Davis, Jamie Higgins, Laura Hague, Mandy Tan, Nina Grindley, Patrick Webster, Sarah Butler & Will Hodson
Upcoming Tour Dates
Use the filter to select Out of the Deep Blue
Funders & Supporters
Autin Dance Theatre presents ‘Parade’ with the support of Arts Council England, MAC – Midlands Arts Centre, 101 Outdoor Arts, Black Country Dance Hub, Without Walls – Blueprint, Black Country Touring and Out There Arts
Violet wished she had a friend. Then, great sea giant, Eko, appears! Violet sets off on a rollercoaster ride with Eko to the bottom of the sea. She meets fish that glow in the dark, squids serving an underwater feast, and a wise seal. Violet discovers that the sea is being destroyed. But what can she do? She is only little. With her Granny and a new gang of friends, can Violet help save the ocean?