Full Moon Theatre

In 1992, in Gourgoubès, in the south of France, an international team of physicists, engineers, artists, musicians, writers, choreographers, dancers, film directors, television producers led by the French opera director Humbert Camerlo and Arup engineer Peter Rice created the first open air theatre performance exclusively illuminated by the light of the moon.

Thirty years later, we will recreate the Full Moon Theatre ‘Wonderful Laboratory’ as an opportunity to work together as a community after experiencing the isolation of the pandemic and reflect on the fragility of our ecosystem and on the impact of our design actions. These are critical contemporary issues that are especially relevant in the context of the climate, energy and ecological emergencies that we are facing.