Process Jam, Merseyway Workshop, 2024
Cross-art improvisation project where 5 musicians and 5 visual artists/makers came together to respond to one another and create in a shared environment. The sessions culminated in a group live performance, and the project continues with an exhibition scheduled for 2025.
The session was produced by Merseyway Workshop and funded by the UK Government through the UKSPF fund.
Surroundings, Balo, 2023 - 2024
Surroundings is a collaborative project with improvising duo, Balo (harp/voice & percussion). The project explores how sound behaves in certain spaces when interacting with certain objects(art). Each performance is different, with improvisation at the heart of both the audio and visual output.
Ulita, 2019 - 2023
Ulita is a music-driven theatre collective. Luca is the artist for the project as well as co-creator, alongside musicians Tom Harris and Nishla Smith.
The Ulita team first came together on What Happened to Agnes, a visually distinctive staged song cycle commissioned by Opera North, and developed by Opera North, Leeds Playhouse, and HOME. What Happened to Agnes toured the UK in Spring 2020 with support from Arts Council England, and was reprised for Edinburgh Fringe in Summer 2023.
Projects also include The Secret Elevator, a digital short originally commissioned for Lancaster Jazz Festival; I Like I Hope I Am in partnership with Olympias Music Foundation's 'Voices of Hope' choir and are currently developing Sister, a musical play for two actors and improvising chamber orchestra. Sister received funding for its R&D period through the Develop Your Creative Practice fund, and began workshops at Britten Pears Arts in 2021.
Find out more about Ulita here.