GRANDPA HARRY
& THE INKLINGS
A POP UP PERFORMANCE PARADE
Commissioned by Treefort Music Festival in collaboration with Ballet Idaho and Project Flux
Directed by Brendan Duggan
Associate Director - Ching Ching Wong
WHIMSY IN MOTION
Grandpa Harry & The Inklings was a pop-up roaming performance that took place during Treefort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho. Inspired by the vintage animations of Max Fleischer (Betty Boop, Koko the Clown), Grandpa Harry traveled through the streets of downtown Boise to activate local bars, coffee shops, alleys, and sidewalks with a parade of clowns looking to help their elderly grandfather reach his next destination. The work enlisted dancers from Ballet Idaho, Project Flux, and other freelance performers in the area to engage public audiences of the music festival and invite them into the strange itinerary of Grandpa Harry.