RAVEN GIRL

Royal Ballet, Coregrapher: Wayne McGregor, Designer: Vicki Mortimer
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This was a commission from the Wonderful Vicki Mortimer to make a set of mechanical wings for Wayne McGregor's new ballet. Each wing had over a hundred hand cut parts to allow the feathers to open and close realistically. it's basically a fifteen bar linkage taking movement from the dancers elbow and transferring it down each feather. This leaves the dancer in control in a very intuitive manner. 

Big thanks to Sarah Lamb & Melissa Hamilton, the two principle dancers who where complete dudes during the building process.