PORTFOLIO
OUR COMMUNITY
Cabasa is made up of a small core team and a large team of freelance artists and makers.
EMILY WOOD
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Emily is founder Artistic Director of Cabasa. She is responsible for the overall vision of Cabasa and managing our team of professional visual artists and makers.
KATE ROTHERY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Kate is our executive producer for Cabasa, managing many a magical creation and event, as well as being a Carnival artist specialising in textiles and a performer.
DAN JONES
COMMS MANAGER
Dan is responsible for all of our digital communications, sharing stories of our Carnival creations with the world. Dan is also a Carnival artist, musician, and performer.
LIZZIE RIGBY
Lizzie is a multi-disciplinary artist and performer based in Mossley. Lizzie has been working as a freelance artist and performer in Carnival and outdoor arts for over 5 years.
ROWAN TAYLOR
Rowan is a Manchester based visual artist. She began her journey into the world of carnival in 2014 when she volunteered on The Great Garden Carnival and hasn’t looked back.
MEL ROBERTS
Mel is a visual artist, puppet maker, sculptor and writer. She has enjoyed a long term collaboration with Cabasa; creating many dancers headdresses, designing silk batik flags and constructing four metre high sprung wire faces.
LAUREN MOORE
Lauren is a freelance Manchester-based artist and designer who specialises in carnival, outdoor and community arts.
IOLA WEIR
Iola is an interdisciplinary artist who designs and creates costumes, structures, and make-up for Carnival, large-scale events, and theatre.
ALISON HAMILTON
Alison Hamilton is an experienced, creative, and versatile bespoke costume and garment designer and technical instructor, with a passion to create beautiful garments and to empower and support others to achieve the same.
GORDON BANKS
Gordon has been working with us for many years as a visual artist, workshop facilitator and sculptor. He brings a wealth of experience, particularly in our local community as a part time and voluntary Director of Mossley Community Arts LTD for 25 years.
WHAT CAN WE HELP WITH?
Cabasa can help with just about any element of carnival arts. Here are some examples of the services we can offer.