About kneeHIGH

kneeHIGH is a company of multi skilled people specialising in visually spectacular outdoor puppetry for major events. We have a common background in circus and theatre, particularly in design and performance. Diversity is a unique feature of the company with practical experience in mechanics, electronics, sculpture, theatre design and construction, pyrotechnics, circus skills and puppetry.

kneeHIGH also take project commissions for special events and festivals. We can design new puppets and performances, or reconstruct our existing puppets for specific events, parades and outdoor celebrations.

The company was formed in 1995 to explore new areas of outdoor performance puppetry. Four giant metallic stilt puppets were designed and built and sent out to the 1995 WOMAD World Music Festival in Adelaide/AUSTRALIA. Following this success, another member was added to the family. This group of huge female aliens was christened The Android Sisters.

Since their creation, The Android Sisters have performed all over Australia and in 17 countires at festivals, corporate launches, exhibition openings, street parades and shows. Total audience to date is estimated at over 700,000 people.

Giants, inflatables, CCD spectacles and more

kneeHIGH have now expanded their activities to include environmental theatre work, co-productions, workshops and commissions. This is in addition to further work with the Androids and other giant puppet characters and the continued creation of new giant puppet families.

Since 1995 kneeHIGH has developed expertise many media related to outdoor spectacle, spectacle theatre and communiuty based CCD events:
Including pyrotechnics, fire images, giant inflatables,animatronics, animated fire puppets, events on water, large CCD community spectacles and more recently aerial work,

The Knee High Puppeteers are continuing to secure bookings throughout Australia and internationally.

How we work

The company has an artistic and administrative hub which is the base for a large ensemble of puppeteers, puppet makers, electronics fetishists and pyrotechnicians who come together for specific projects.

The majority of the company's income is derived from performance fees. kneeHIGH receives some South Australian Government funding for day to day operations and special projects.

Customised puppets and parade images

We take commissions to build giant puppets or parade images designed either for a single event (e.g. paper lantern or papier mache technique) or more durable designs to have ongoing use in a community.

These can be constructed at our Adelaide workshop or as part of a project in your community (see workshops)

workshops)

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