Haphazard 2025

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Presented by Word of Warning + Z-arts

Haphazard 2025 is a free afternoon for the curious of all ages — see our artists’ images. A Live Art takeover of Z-arts on Saturday 2 August from 1pm to 4pm. Turn up at any time, come and go as you please… and expect the unexpected!

Atrium
Pascaline Ruhana

Got a great idea for our haphazard artwork? Collect a plane from Reception, then fly your idea to Pascaline and watch from the ramp as she brings it to life…

Insta @niartthene

Roaming
Puppetfingers · A Mushroom World

A playful piece exploring re-enchantment through the eyes of a mushroom.
The fungi character reflects the vital role of mushrooms and mycelium in nature. In this new performance, the mushroom becomes a connector — linking people, nature, and space through curiosity, presence, and joyful interaction.

Amy Hegarty (Puppetfingers) is a designer, maker, and performer in the outdoor arts world — specialising in costume, puppetry, and community arts. Her work is collaborative and playful. She particularly enjoys the buzz of performing and creating art that communities can engage with.

puppetfingers.com · Insta @puppetfingers

Roaming
TurnAround Dance Theatre · Join The Circus

Roll up, Roll up! Meet Boingabella, the bounciest, springiest stilt walker in town!
Dressed as a dazzling circus tent, she’ll whisk you away on a high-flying adventure. Hunt for hidden circus clues‚ each unlocking a playful dance challenge. A joyful, interactive experience for all ages — circus adventure you won’t want to miss!

Ellen Turner is a Yorkshire-based stilt, film, and dance artist. She founded TurnAround Dance Theatre in 2013, creating family-friendly circus and walkabout acts. Ellen’s career began with Ludus Dance, touring works by Nigel Charnock, Yael Flexer, and Ben Wright. Her solo debut Car-Door Moment won the Turn Prize 2012. She continues to tour, lead workshops, and has recently secured funding to develop work for early years, family audiences, and explore new theatrical styles like clowning, to enrich her performances.

turnarounddancetheatre.co.uk · Insta @turnarounddance

Café
Aimee Williamson · Cloak of Spells

Join Aimee, a friendly witch, in her coven — where you can make a magical spell to add to the Cloak of Spells! Then watch a special Broom Dance to cast all the spells out into the world…

Aimee is a Lancashire-based performer, dance artist, and theatre-maker. Her work spans across ballet, contemporary, physical theatre, and puppetry. She creates work for outdoor spaces using inspiration from folklore, nature, and local heritage.

rvarts.co.uk/aimee-lily-williamson · Insta @aimeelilywilliamson

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Orla Collier · Sometimes I hate going for walks in nice places that look nice

A solo performance piece exploring feelings of pressure and overwhelm.

Created & performed by Orla Collier. Music by Lee Affen. Commissioned & supported by The Knotted Project

Orla is a Leeds-based freelance dance & physical theatre artist from Cumbria. She trained at Rambert School & NSCD, and now works as a performer, teacher, and choreographer. Orla is inspired by the capacity that dance and theatre has for emotional expression, and how it allows experiences to be explored in both real and absurd ways.

orlacollier.com · Insta @orla.collier

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TurnAround Dance Theatre with Aimee Williamson · Join The Circus

Join BoingaBella as you look up to the sky… and spot Aimee the Air Witch, flying high and weaving magic mid-air with the mysterious Cloak of Spells aerial act. Together, they bring a sparkling mix of circus fun, folklore, and spellbinding surprises! Unlock the magic and become part of the show!

TurnAround Dance Theatre is thrilled to be collaborating with aerialist Aimee Williamson — read more about them in earlier entries.

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Shannon Mulvey · FRANKENDIVA!

A glorious, glitter-soaked monster of a show, FRANKENDIVA! is stomping back — bigger, bolder, and even more unapologetically fabulous. 💥🧷💋

Part pop party, part power anthem, this high-energy, interactive performance is inspired by Frankenstein — but instead of creating a monster, we’re building a DIVA. With the help of the audience, piece by piece, she comes to life in all her fierce, messy glory. Expect iconic pop, franken-glam aesthetics, and a wild celebration of individuality, empowerment, and rejecting society’s expectations.

At 3.30pm, join us for the FRANKENDIVA! DISCO — a full-throttle, all-in, stomp-it-out dance party where everyone gets up to unleash their inner diva. 💃⚡️ Let’s build a diva. Together. One stomp at a time. 💄🩹

Shannon is a performer & lecturer with extensive national and international experience. As a solo artist, she has performed with FC Bergman at the Barbican Theatre, Trapdoor Theatre in Chicago, Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, and the Almeida Theatre. Television credits include appearances on BBC, ITV, and Channel 5.

shannonmulvey.com · Insta @smperformanceart

First floor, Activity Space
the institute for crazy dancing · FRAGILE. One way to wonderment…

A colourful cube transforms into a see-saw and a striking Hazard Cube.
Feeling fragile? Get a sticker; find your balance; make a wish and enter wonderment… Come and join us for a conversation about fragility — find your balance, then enter our cube, for a new view on the world.

The ICD has been crafting participatory performance art for 25 years. From cross-city masquerades to installations that look like fairground rides — but do all the opposites; absurdist cabaret to art gallery interventions and site-responsive performance.

icdancing.com · Insta @icdancing

First floor, Artists Studio from 1.30pm
Madame Zucchini · Hot Political Potato Gameshow

Come and see the veg characters Mme Z has created — could Nigel Cabbage be there? What about Tayto Swift? Do you want to throw potatoes at them in her Veg Shy, reminiscent of fetes with a dash of the horticultural show? Do you want to create your own character to add to the lineup? Feel free to take your creation with you.

Madame Zucchini entertains with vegetables, and sometimes with fruit. She creates her own veg puppet shows (like Pirates of the Carrotbean with Capn Jack Marrow & Kiwi Knightley), runs veg craft sessions, and even dresses up in various vegetable guises. She has done this at all kinds of events across the UK for around 17 years.

madamezucchini.co.uk · Insta @madamezucchini

Image: Puppetfingers
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