https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/light-lantern/ 2025-05-02T10:08:09+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/lantern-300x225.jpglight & lantern[vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8695″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”95px”][vc_column_text css=””]Sanctum Studio works with schools and community groups to create light-filled events, featuring lanterns and projection.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Warrandyte Community Festival (2022 & 2023) Sanctum Studio worked with local families at the Eltham Living and Learning Centre to create several giant sculptural lanterns for Warrandyte Community Festival.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Trail of Lights Festival, Trugannina (2019) In 2019 Sanctum Theatre partnered with Little Projector Company and Williams Landing Residents Association to present Trail of Lights Festival, a community-led light & lantern festival  along the Federation Trail in Williams Landing and Truganina, Victoria, Australia. The 5-day festival program included illuminated roving acts, lantern workshops, installations by Wyndham artists and decorative lighting by the local community. Sanctum Studio worked with 200 children to build 50 large sculptural lanterns for the parade, which were then installed along the trail. (Photos by Imran Abul Kashem and Welcome to Point Cook.)[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Montsalvat Solstice Celebration & Bonfire (2012 & 2014) In 2013 and 2014 Sanctum Studio worked with local families at the Eltham Living and Learning Centre to create several giant sculptural lanterns for Montsalvat Solstice Celebration and Bonfire, presented by Festive Fires. (Photos by Field […]https://vimeo.com/1073807425 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/community/ 2025-05-05T19:16:24+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/community-2-300x225.jpgcommunity projects[vc_row content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/330401456″ align=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#252525″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] ‘I love your aesthetic which I feel slips between quirky and cute, and creatively, I love that ideas seems to come from nowhere, then turn left and reappear.’ Mahoney Maia Kiely. City of Whittlesea. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”95px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”95px”][vc_column_text css=””] We work with diverse communities to re-mystify local landscapes in the communal imagination. Some of the things we created are:   A giant starfish for DVA Theatre‘s Spin me a Yarn of the Ocean and the Invisible Dances (2019), The Beginning of Everything puppet show in Harmony Square, Dandenong, in partnership with Fusion Theatre, as part of City of Dandenong’s [SUB]URBAN program (2018), Masks for Barking Spider Theatre’s Unmasked project (2016), The Enchanted Ark puppet and family fun day, Hawthorn Community House, Honourable Mention Live Local Awards, (2008). [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_empty_space height=”95px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]https://vimeo.com/330401456 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/bird_colourful/ 2025-05-05T15:32:07+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/BirdColourful-1-300x225.jpgPlanet Bird Colourful Jelly Sparkle[vc_row content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/797156206″ align=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#252525″][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-6″][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1743743175606{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”] “The amazing Planet Bird Colourful Jelly Sparkle giant puppets…brought such a great excitement and sense of fun to our event. There were squeals of delight from children everywhere One Eye and Frill Neck went!” Emily Donoghue, Senior Producer, Geelong Arts Centre [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6″][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] “I have programmed Sanctum’s Puppets into all manner of situations – daytime with families and night-time with a party crowd – and they never fail to entertain and titillate.   They manage to stir up trouble in all the right ways.” Ian Pidd, Festival Director, The Lost Lands, The Falls, Junction, The Village, Moomba [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””]The aliens from Planet Bird Colourful Jelly Sparkle have landed. One Eye and Frill Neck are quite disoriented after traveling at three times the speed of light across seven galaxies. Robot Monkey arrives on Earth after four billion aeons pursuing his pernicious quarry, The Blue Caterpillar, through space and time. One Eye and Frill Neck were created in 2020 for Moomba Parade based on concept sketches by a six-year-old artist. Robot Monkey and Blue Caterpillar were created by […]https://vimeo.com/797156206 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/pearly-whites/ 2025-05-13T13:36:19+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PearlyWhites-1-300x225.jpgPearly Whites[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/246740077″ align=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#252525″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1743742090607{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”] “One of the funniest shows ever. Definitely in our top 10 best puppet works.  Go see this people. It’s brilliant.” Sarah Kriegler, Artistic Director, Melbourne International Festival of Puppetry. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””] “The cowd was absolutely glued to each show of the Pearly Whites installation. I’ve never seen a crowd so locked in to a performance at a festival!” Roland Fraval, Events Officer, City of Whittlesea [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””]Join Dr Hal E. Tosis, world-renowned speleologist, for an in-depth study of one particularly fascinating fissure. Journey with him over the lip, through the spongy cavern and into the bowls of the earth. ‘Let’s do science!’ But what are these sugary meteorites and why is the cave so partial to them? Could they have something to do with the slimy creatures sucking on the pearly white stalagmites? Pearly Whites is not just another story of good dental hygiene triumphing over plaque and tooth decay. It’s a chaotic slapstick puppet show, packed with adventure, subterranean exploration, battles with colossal bacteria, and ‘it’s behind you!’ moments guaranteed to leave children of all ages squealing with glee.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column […]https://vimeo.com/246740077 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/correa/ 2026-03-04T15:13:47+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CORREA-300x225.jpgCORREA (2022)[vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column el_id=”Film”][vc_empty_space height=”75px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”75px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6312″ img_size=”large” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8055″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8073″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8063″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8069″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8065″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8061″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””]“This animated gem is not just a feast for the eyes but a contemplative piece that urges its audience to reflect on the symbiotic relationship between mankind and nature.” Ulrich Bergman. Artistic Director. BERLIN NEW WAVE FILM FESTIVAL CORREA tells the story of the beings that animate the bush. It begins with their gestation in flowers and follows their journey across the land, to the water. Animated by LACHLAN PLAIN. Composed by NICK WILSON, (SOUND FOSSIL). Vocals by JASMINE POWELL and LACHLAN PLAIN. Presented by SANCTUM STUDIO. Supported by CITY OF MELBOURNE.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”75px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_single_image image=”6319″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column el_id=”exhibition”][vc_empty_space height=”75px”][vc_column_text css=””]The CORREA film was created as part of an exhibition at Town Hall Broadmeadows Gallery – an installation of sculpture, light and stop motion projection developed in conjunction with the 2022 Hume Winter Lights Festival. CORREA tells the story of the beings […]https://vimeo.com/798571836 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/lanimals/ 2026-08-30T09:24:27+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LANIMALS-300x225.jpgLANIMALS (2020)[vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731239019″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731241689″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimals3″ css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/887053979″ css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””]At the start of 2020, with the spread of COVID-19 throughout the human population globally, we watched our brethren take to the streets – goats in Wales, deer in Japan, boars in Europe, monkeys in Thailand and birds everywhere. So we took to the streets of Melbourne.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimalsmovie” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Written & Directed by Lee Ramsayer-Bache and Lachlan Plain Director of Photography – Ivan Masic Fungus Videos & Photography – Alison Pouliot Aerial Cinematrography – Lee Ramsayer-Bache & Liam Neal Music – Andrew Thomson-Wilson, Ex Ponto, Sound Fossil Narration – Louise O’Dwyer Puppeteering – Lachlan Plain, Stephane Hisler, Nick Wilson, Jet Pheonix, Teshan Joy, Opal Crafter [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_single_image image=”8409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8089″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8087″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]https://vimeo.com/731239019https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LANIMALS-300x225.jpgLANIMALS (2020)[vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731239019″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731241689″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimals3″ css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/887053979″ css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””]At the start of 2020, with the spread of COVID-19 throughout the human population globally, we watched our brethren take to the streets – goats in Wales, deer in Japan, boars in Europe, monkeys in Thailand and birds everywhere. So we took to the streets of Melbourne.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimalsmovie” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Written & Directed by Lee Ramsayer-Bache and Lachlan Plain Director of Photography – Ivan Masic Fungus Videos & Photography – Alison Pouliot Aerial Cinematrography – Lee Ramsayer-Bache & Liam Neal Music – Andrew Thomson-Wilson, Ex Ponto, Sound Fossil Narration – Louise O’Dwyer Puppeteering – Lachlan Plain, Stephane Hisler, Nick Wilson, Jet Pheonix, Teshan Joy, Opal Crafter [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_single_image image=”8409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8089″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8087″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]https://vimeo.com/731241689https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LANIMALS-300x225.jpgLANIMALS (2020)[vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731239019″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/731241689″ css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimals3″ css=””][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/887053979″ css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””]At the start of 2020, with the spread of COVID-19 throughout the human population globally, we watched our brethren take to the streets – goats in Wales, deer in Japan, boars in Europe, monkeys in Thailand and birds everywhere. So we took to the streets of Melbourne.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/sanctumstudio/lanimalsmovie” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] Written & Directed by Lee Ramsayer-Bache and Lachlan Plain Director of Photography – Ivan Masic Fungus Videos & Photography – Alison Pouliot Aerial Cinematrography – Lee Ramsayer-Bache & Liam Neal Music – Andrew Thomson-Wilson, Ex Ponto, Sound Fossil Narration – Louise O’Dwyer Puppeteering – Lachlan Plain, Stephane Hisler, Nick Wilson, Jet Pheonix, Teshan Joy, Opal Crafter [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_single_image image=”8409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8089″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][vc_single_image image=”8087″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”85px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]https://vimeo.com/887053979 https://sanctumstudio.au/portfolio-item/tmwcs/ 2025-05-05T18:07:00+10:00https://sanctumstudio.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sleep-300x225.jpgThe Man Who Cannot Sleep (2018)[vc_row simple_background_color=”#000000″][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/275601767″ css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” simple_background_color=”#00000000″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][vc_column_text css=””] ‘And The Man Who Cannot Sleep…forged a dark and surreal dystopia, packed with visual surprises, from a fusion of soundscape, sculpture and full-body puppetry.’ Cameron Woodhead, The Age.   A giant head sits on a street corner. He has woken up in the past, our present. He does not want to fall asleep again. He does not want to return to the devastated land of the future. Throughout the night he witnesses our revelry, us naive Lilliputians, and cannot believe his eyes. A surrealist performance combining puppetry and projection. The Man Who Cannot Sleep is a gargantuan emissary from the world of dreams. It is an ode to a civilization on the verge of collapse. Conceived by Magic Lantern Studio’s Gonzalo Varela and realised in collaboration with Sanctum Theatre’s Lachlan Plain. 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