A Dance & Circus Theatre Company
Embark on an online adventure with Ella Mesma Company from the comfort of your own home!
We’re excited for you to join us in Utopia and Utwopia, two online worlds created in collaboration with Bryan Aldea and the Topia platform. Each world is themed around the elements—Earth, Air, Fire, and Water—and connects directly to our company’s shows.
These immersive worlds combine live and recorded performances, interviews with artists, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, archives of the company’s work, and opportunities to dive deeper into the themes of each performance in a fun, interactive environment!
Much like the legacy of Club Penguin, you’ll take your own avatar on an exciting, virtual journey, connecting with other visitors, discovering hidden treasures, and interacting through clickable links.
How to Enjoy Your Experience:
From the comfort of home, in an online adventure experience, meet artists, see behind the scenes footage, and discover & experience Ella Mesma Company’s newest shows!
A little bit like the Club Penguin legacy, you will take your own avatar on a journey, be able to connect with other visitors and interact with clickable links and hidden treasures.
Utopia and Utwopia are a set of online worlds which we are creating in collaboration with Bryan Aldea and Topia platform.
Each world connects to our company shows and is themed with the elements (Earth, Air, Fire & Water).
These worlds combine live & recorded performances, interviews with our artists, archiving of the company’s work and opportunities for you to connect and deep dive into the themes of the work in a fun interactive world.
Here is how we suggest you enjoy your experience:
Bring yourself or your family to enjoy the adventure as well as a drink and a snack, and if you would like to, dress up in line with the themes of the show.
In this online adventure, you will experience a remote adventure that you can access and navigate from the comfort of your own home.
There will be ambient sound which is personal to you – headphones ensure a great experience, but without headphones, higher volume can result in feedback and ruin the experience for you and others.
When you first go in, you’ll be asked to grant permission for your browser to use your camera and audio, and can also choose your avatar and add your name.
Zoom/teams/skype when open can interfere with the functionality of the online world, so please just make sure they’re closed.
You can get in on a phone or Android tablet (iPads are not currently supported) but you will miss out on some of the key functionality, desktop/laptop is much better and recommended
If you have other browser tabs or apps open, closing them will improve performance
Move around using your cursor keys, or follow your footprints – it’s good to explore!
We create magic experiences using a diverse range of folkloric styles & aerial silks to bring the stories that we would love to have seen growing up to life
