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Gideon Reeling

The Palace of Versailles- The year 1738

The Louis XV courtiers led the tours of the ChateauCostumes by Alice LessingThe courtiers and the Art Master: amongst the characters drawn from Versailles historyAlistair GoldsmithSome of the British Cast outside the King's OrangeryAn immersive narrative to obtain Louis XV's Royal Accord for Remy MartinA bespoke guided tour around the State Rooms of the PalaceRemy Martin visited in 1738Invited guests had the Palace to themselves to witness the signing of a writThe TourThe King's State RoomsThe Queen's StaircaseFrench and English Speaking ActorsPolar Black created beautiful mapsThe Gardens of the Petit TrianonA surreal tour of the Gardens8 groups on 8 different journeysParticipatory installations included a Portraiture ClassA mash up of historical accuracy and rock and roll ethosAll groups converged to process to cocktailsLittle surprises lurked around every cornerAn evening reception and Dinner took place in the King's OrangeryWe worked with Dance company DanaiadeSurprise performance by Les Indes GalantesAn opulent Dinner for 100 in the OrangerySpectacular projections by Hugo DaltonA three part, full day and evening immersive experience
Client
Polar Black Events
Brand
Remy Martin Polar Black
Event
A grand scale 3 part Immersive show at the Palace of Versailles

We conceived and produced with Polar Black for a full day and night of immersive performance by GR performers and French Dance company Danaiade to launch Remy Martin's Team Up for Excellence campaign.
Gideon Reeling creative produced all performance, scripting, stage management, costumes and props.

The event embraced the entire site of the Palace for an invited audience of press and influencers for one day and included:
A specially commissioned character tour around the state rooms of the Chateau
A surreal tree walk around the gardens of the Petit Trianon to discover certain ancient trees that the client sponsors
An evening reception and dinner created in the great Orangery by Polar Black with surprise performance by Les Indes Gallantes.
The performance was rooted in the 1738 Versailles of Louis XV and was as lavish and beautiful as a Bourbon celebration.

Producers:  Lucy Hall & Kate Hargreaves & Kathryn McGarr
Directors: McGarr and  Hargreaves. For Danaiade: Elodie Bergerault
Written by Hargreaves and McGarr with additional material by the cast
Costume Design: Alice Lessing with Clara Lopez

Performers-  For Gideon Reeling: Geoff Beale, Sam Booth, Jo Bowis, Alistair Goldsmith, Kate Ashcroft, Pauline Huguet, Sam John, Simon Maeder, Kathryn McGarr, Daniel Miller, Alastair Natkiel, Stephanie Nightingale, Libby Northedge, Matthew Odell, Danielle Stagg, Vanessa Faye Stanley. 
For Danaiade: Alexandre Galopin, Julie Salgues, Clément Aubert, Anne Quaderi, Lea Bridaroll, Camille Brulais, Lucie Blain, Eneas Vaca Bualo.

Props: Caroline Perry with Nick Selleck

Hair and Make Up lead: Paul Rogers with Isabelle Reda, Jade Berrocal , Marie Charlotte Fau

Body Art: Nicole Asparadakis

Photographs: Tom Nicolson (and some here from the Gideon Reeling Team)