Head Over Heels

For Head Over Heels, I partnered with director Josh Walden to channel the bold, unapologetic spirit of the Go-Go’s and reimagine ancient Arcadia through the lens of 1980s club culture. We drew from the visual language of New York’s Palladium, where theatre, fashion, and music collided under pulsing lights and graphic intensity.

The set was built to feel like an immersive party. Pop Art motifs, geometric shapes, and vivid neon-inspired colors formed a modular world that transformed fluidly between scenes. Instead of medieval architecture, we leaned into a playful mashup, columns glowing in electric pinks, castle facades borrowing from record-sleeve graphics rather than stone.

A custom high-saturation palette amplifies the show’s irreverent tone. Shifting panels, stylized platforms, and dynamic projection elements let each location evolve with the characters’ emotional arcs, creating a visual rhythm that matches the pulse of the Go-Go’s music.

The design honors transformation, identity, and freedom while keeping a pop sensibility that feels fresh and theatrical. Whether evoking a dance floor, a throne room, or a forest of fabulous confusion, the scenic world keeps its eye on the core: joy, rebellion, and love in all its forms.

Ultimately, the set acts as a visual celebration of queerness, musical energy, and theatre’s power to transport. This is not nostalgia; it is momentum in full technicolor.