Our work
How to Talk and Listen
A series of educational videos providing practical skills for better workplace communication.
Secret Art Powers
Six visual poems to celebrate the creative powers described in Jo Randerson’s new book.
Speed is Emotional
A high-voltage, high-vulnerability comedy performance by Artistic Director Jo Randerson.
Cook Thinks Again
James Cook hosts a reflective walking tour of significant historical sites, two hundred and fifty years after his death.
Surrealist Soiree
A bespoke performance by an imaginary troupe of artists, created to interact with audiences at an event hosted by Te Papa as part of the Surrealist Art touring gallery exhibition.
Dress Up Jam
An open, street-level performance space, where the friendly attendants invite passers-by to dress up, act up and wig out, or just... whatever!
The Feedback Machine
A prototype design for capturing qualitative responses to our work, in a way that is difficult to achieve using a standard survey method.
Things At Home
A video series created in Aotearoa’s COVID-19 lockdown of 2020 by Barbarian’s Artistic Director Jo Randerson.
Grand Opening
A site-specific promenade performance presented in your city’s favourite historic theatre - a whirlwind tour of the building's forgotten spaces.
Albatross Mating Dance
A specially commissioned interactive dance performance for the Te Taiao After Dark: Sex and Larvae on Valentine's event at Te Papa.
Soft ‘n’ Hard
A complex, challenging and riotously funny exploration of the tensions and imbalances between male and female gender roles in a modern world.
Sing It To My Face
An intergenerational confrontation on stage laying bare how old and young really feel about each other.
The Kids’ Election
A polling booth especially for tamariki - making civic participation fun, creative and accessible for a tough crowd.