A winged elegy stretching from the deep blue to deep space.

Another deeply personal story from the creator of 2017/18’s Bipolar Karaoke, The Butterfly Nebula is the imprint left on the universe after a catastrophic event. Using fairy tale, sci fi, pen and ink illustration and anime drawing projections and live music The Butterfly Nebula tells hidden stories of creativity, mental illness, tragedy and becoming in an elegy for one long lost.

‘Barakat’s performance is at times funny, tragic and deeply moving.‘ – Review of Bipolar Karaoke by Kathryn Keeble

Written and directed by Spescha Barakat

Performed by Spescha Barakat and Zac Anderson

Red Giant (band) Kirsty Letts, Melissa Letts, Daniel Zugna, Erica Pringle

Sound Design/AV Gemma Horbury

Lighting Designer Bronwyn Pringle

Stage Manager Emma Fox

Anime Drawings (projections) by Melissa Letts

Pen and Ink Illustrations (projections) by Spescha Barakat

Image by Darren Gill