La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco
Puppet Wrangler, Puppeteer
Better known for his epic orchestral tone poems such as 'Fountains of Rome' and 'Pines of Rome', twentieth century Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s music is full of surprises, and his operatic account of Charles Perrault's timeless fairy tale 'Sleeping Beauty' is no exception.
Sherman Theatre - RWCMD (2024)
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Director: Caroline Clegg
Set and Puppetry Designer: Jana Lakatos
Costume Designer: Amy Adair
Puppeteers: Nico Venables, Molly Morgan, Zinuo Liu, Yueji Li
Giant!
Puppet Designer, Maker, Puppeteer - Team Leader
How do you get rid of a giant? A raucous medieval puppetry play with a greedy baron, a hopeless jester, and some revolting peasants. Visual and musical story telling made for 4-9 year olds but suitable for all.
Devising an original piece collaboratively
Old Library - RWCMD (2023)
Directors: Lucy Hall and Dik Downey
Team: Nico Venables, Evan Stead, Finn Jaques, Night Akter
Photographs: Kirsten McTernan and Nico Venables
Cardiff: Now and Then
Puppet Designer, Maker and Puppeteer
Now & Then takes the audience to a world where Cardiff’s past and present collide with fantastical puppetry, movement and music made, composed and performed by RWCMD students. A show made for grown-ups but suitable for all.
Devising an original piece collaboratively
Promenade Puppet Show - Old Library - RWCMD (2022)
Directors: Lucy Hall and Emily LeQuesne
Welcome to Cardiff team: Anna Averof, Siyi Qian, Nico Venables, Kalyssa Speth, Amy Marsden and Robyn Smart
Photographs: Kirsten McTernan
